WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF CIC?
CONSTIPATION
Lumpy or hard stools Fewer than 3 bowel movements a week Incomplete bowel movements
Lumpy or hard stools
Fewer than 3 bowel movements a week
Incomplete bowel movements
WHAT COULD SMALL, HARD STOOLS MEAN?
The Bristol Stool Form Scale makes it easier to understand and talk about stools. The scale helps assess how long stools have been in the bowel by assigning them a number based on their size, shape, and consistency.
Type 1 stools have spent the most time in the bowel; type 7 have spent the least. Stools resembling types 1-2 may indicate constipation, types 3-5 are typically considered normal bowel movements, and types 6-7 could mean diarrhea.
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Small, hard lumps
Log-like but lumpy
Log-like with surface cracks
Smooth & snake-like
Soft blobs with clear-cut edges
Fluffy with ragged edges
Watery, no solid pieces
Constipation
Normal
Diarrhea