# How do your stools rate on the Bristol Stool Form Scale? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 25, 2009, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-your-stools-rate-on-the-bristol-stool-form-scale/504183 "2009-07-25T01:28:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2009, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-your-stools-rate-on-the-bristol-stool-form-scale/504183/61 "2009-07-28T00:09:25Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > Well…I meant at your kid’s poop. > > I guess the thought of looking down there is just too much to take. Also I’m usually in a hurry. Like for urine. Why bother? Stop looking at your kid’s evacuations when they’re old enough to self-report. You want to check urine, too, because someone might think they feel fine, yet their urine could be pink (beet consumption excluded!), brown, or clear, all indicating a potentially serious problem. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2009, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-your-stools-rate-on-the-bristol-stool-form-scale/504183/62 "2009-07-28T01:14:46Z")
> [@GargoyleWB](#): > > A cross-sectional slice (like taffy candy?) or longitudinally (like a snake?). The image of pooping taffy has me giggling like a 12-year-old. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2009, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-your-stools-rate-on-the-bristol-stool-form-scale/504183/63 "2009-07-28T01:57:13Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > Well…I meant at your kid’s poop. > > I guess the thought of looking down there is just too much to take. Also I’m usually in a hurry. Like for urine. Why bother? It’s one of the pleasures of parenthood: looking at your kid’s evacuation, at times obsessing over it, and discussing it with your partner. Lovely. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2009, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-your-stools-rate-on-the-bristol-stool-form-scale/504183/64 "2009-07-28T16:56:18Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > The link in the OP is [chilhoodconstipation.com](http://chilhoodconstipation.com). I have to ask you Doper parents: do you regularly look at your kids’ poop? Even with a kid with encopresis that took 4 years to sort out, I never made a habit of inspecting the output once they were out of diapers. Ick. 3-5 here. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2009, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-your-stools-rate-on-the-bristol-stool-form-scale/504183/65 "2009-07-28T17:33:47Z")
Me either. Why should I waste my time with the work of amateurs, when I have so many masterpieces within, striving to get out? ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2009, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-your-stools-rate-on-the-bristol-stool-form-scale/504183/66 "2009-07-28T19:31:50Z")
You folks certainly know your shit. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-your-stools-rate-on-the-bristol-stool-form-scale/504183/67 "2009-07-29T01:45:11Z")
I am a 3 or a 4 . What about frequency. Should you poop every day? Twice a day ? ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-your-stools-rate-on-the-bristol-stool-form-scale/504183/68 "2009-07-29T02:06:46Z")
I’m usually a 4, and a 5 if I overeat. ---
**Author:** ![Lightray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightray/32/391_2.png) [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-your-stools-rate-on-the-bristol-stool-form-scale/504183/69 "2009-07-29T02:26:56Z")
Usually a 3 or 4, daily or every other day. Today, with no warning: 7. Usually means virus or I unknowingly ate something I have an allergy to. Grr. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-your-stools-rate-on-the-bristol-stool-form-scale/504183.md?page=3)