It’s unfortunate that poop talk tends to make adults squeamish, because our stool can offer some powerful clues about what’s ...

You and your doctor can use something called the Bristol Stool Scale or Bristol Stool Chart. It uses pictures and brief descriptions to give you a way to talk about shapes and types of poop ...

The Bristol Stool Form Scale (BSFS), or Bristol stool scale, is a chart that can help classify stools into seven groups. Characterizing the stool based on its consistency can help identify if it ...

The color of your poop (stool) can provide clues about diseases ... causes like internal bleeding or liver disease. A poop color chart can help narrow the possible causes based on colors ranging ...

However, long-term changes in stool formation or bowel habits may indicate a further issue in the gastrointestinal system. Furthermore, sticky poop that visibly contains blood can indicate a ...

Stool chart can help rule out Neonatal and Infantile Cholestasis (also known as infant jaundice), a condition where bile flow from liver is blocked, potentially leading to serious liver damage.