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From: Background factors involved in the epidemiology of functional constipation in the Japanese population: a cross-sectional study

Fig. 2

Bristol scale. Comparison of stool types between FC and non-FC groups (A) and between groups with strong and weak awareness of constipation (B). 1: Watery, no solid pieces; 2: fluffy pieces with ragged edges, a mushy stool; 3: soft blobs with clear cut, smooth and soft, passed early; 4: like sausage or snake, smooth and soft; 5: like sausage but with cracks on surface; 6: sausage shaped but lumpy; 7: shaped hard lumps, like nuts, hard to pass

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