2.5. Self-Reported Bristol Stool Chart Scoring
watery diarrhea, constipation
Participants scored their bowel movements using the Bristol Stool Form Scale, also known as the Bristol Stool Chart (BSC), where Type 1 = constipation with hard, round stools, Type 2 = lumpy and sausage-like stools, Types 3 and 4 are soft, easily passed ‘normal’ stools, Type 5 = soft blobs of stool with clear-cut edges, Type 6 = stools with mushy consistency and ragged edges, and Type 7 = watery diarrhea [