Bristol stool scale

Bristol stool scale
Bristol stool chart
SynonymsBristol stool chart (BSC);[1] Bristol Stool Scale (BSS); Bristol Stool Form Scale (BSFS or BSF scale);[2]
Purposeclassify type of feces (diagnostic triad for irritable bowel syndrome)[3]

The Bristol stool scale is a diagnostic medical tool designed to classify the form of human faeces into seven categories.[4] It is used in both clinical and experimental fields.[5][6][7]

It was developed at the Bristol Royal Infirmary as a clinical assessment tool in 1997,[8] and is widely used as a research tool to evaluate the effectiveness of treatments for various diseases of the bowel, as well as a clinical communication aid;[9][10] including being part of the diagnostic triad for irritable bowel syndrome.[11]

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  2. ^ Gut Sense What Exactly Are Normal Stools?, Konstantin Monastyrsky. Accessed July 2015
  3. ^ What to know about the Bristol Stool Chart or Bristol Stool Scale.. N.p.: Dr.Hakim Saboowala, 2022.
  4. ^ Harvey S, Matthai S, King DA (27 September 2022). "How to use the Bristol Stool Chart in childhood constipation". Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education and Practice Edition. 108 (5): 335–339. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2022-324513. PMID 36167665. S2CID 252567021.
  5. ^ Koh H, Lee MJ, Kim MJ, Shin JI, Chung KS (February 2010). "Simple diagnostic approach to childhood fecal retention using the Leech score and Bristol stool form scale in medical practice". J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 25 (2): 334–8. doi:10.1111/j.1440-1746.2009.06015.x. PMID 19817956. S2CID 46258249.
  6. ^ Corsetti M, De Nardi P, Di Pietro S, Passaretti S, Testoni P, Staudacher C (December 2009). "Rectal distensibility and symptoms after stapled and Milligan-Morgan operation for hemorrhoids". J Gastrointest Surg. 13 (12): 2245–51. doi:10.1007/s11605-009-0983-7. PMID 19672663. S2CID 30157677.
  7. ^ Wang HJ, Liang XM, Yu ZL, Zhou LY, Lin SR, Geraint M (2004). "A Randomised, Controlled Comparison of Low-Dose Polyethylene Glycol 3350 plus Electrolytes with Ispaghula Husk in the Treatment of Adults with Chronic Functional Constipation". Clin Drug Investig. 24 (10): 569–76. doi:10.2165/00044011-200424100-00002. PMID 17523718. S2CID 29204976.
  8. ^ Lewis, Heaton (1997). "Stool form scale as a useful guide to intestinal transit time". Scand. J. Gastroenterol. 32 (9): 920–924. doi:10.3109/00365529709011203. PMID 9299672. S2CID 32196954.
  9. ^ Ackley BJ, Ladwig GB (2013). Nursing Diagnosis Handbook, An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care, 10: Nursing Diagnosis Handbook. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 240. ISBN 9780323085496.
  10. ^ Bristol scale stool form. A still valid help in medical practice and clinical research G Riegler, I Esposito – Techniques in coloproctology, 2001 – Springer
  11. ^ National Collaborating Centre for Nursing and Supportive Care (February 2008). Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Adults: Diagnosis and Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Primary Care (Report). NICE Clinical Guidelines. PMID 21656972. No. 61. Retrieved 17 November 2015.