Your poop offers clues about your health. But how can you describe your bowel movements (BMs) to your doctor without bringing in a sample? You and your doctor can use something called the Bristol ...

The Bristol Stool Chart is a diagnostic tool that evaluates your stool (poop). It sorts stools into seven categories based on appearance and texture. The Bristol Stool Chart indicates that ...

Gastroenterologists are pushing a decades-old diagnostic tool, the Bristol Stool Scale, out of the clinic and into daily self-monitoring, arguing that most people are ignoring the cheapest gut-health ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In addition to being able to describe your stool to a doctor, it's helpful to have a general idea of the ...