Health

Stool tracker

A stool tracker is a tool that helps you and your practitioner better understand how your gut-transit time and stool consistency may be related to your health status and any symptoms you may be experiencing.

  • Gut-transit time refers to the amount of time it takes for the food you consume to be
    digested and eliminated as stool.
  • Stool consistency refers to the shape and consistency of your stool after it has
    been eliminated.

Both gut-transit time and stool consistency can be used to help you and your practitioner make decisions about your health. The Bristol stool chart can be used as a guide to help you track your gut-transit time and stool consistency.

The Bristol stool chart

The Bristol stool form scale, commonly referred to as the Bristol stool chart, was developed as a tool to help determine gut-transit time and may also be used as a measure of stool consistency in clinical and research settings.

Stool types one and two generally indicate constipation, whereas types six and seven may indicate diarrhea. Your practitioner can help you determine what your stool tracker results mean.

Stool tracker

Using the Bristol stool form scale as a guide, use the stool tracker chart to mark down each time you have a bowel movement, what type of stool you experienced according to the Bristol stool chart, and any other observations.

Date: Jan 1, 2022

Time: 8:00 a.m

Type: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Other observations: e.g., bloating, undigested food in stool, pain

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