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Table 1 Bristol Stool Scale

From: Effect of acupuncture for constipation after ischemic stroke: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Type

Description

1

Separate hard lumps, like nuts (hard to pass)

2

Sausage-shaped, but lumpy

3

Like a sausage but with cracks on its surface

4

Like a sausage or snake, smooth and soft

5

Soft blobs with clear-cut edges (passed easily)

6

Fluffy pieces with ragged edges, a mushy stool

7

Watery, no solid pieces; entirely liquid