What Should Your Poop Look Like?

Normal stool should be shaped like a torpedo with a soft consistency that's easy to pass.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• The Bristol stool chart is widely used as a tool to help patients identify their type of stool when seeing their doctor

• The seven-point scale ranges from constipation (Type 1) to diarrhea (Type 7), with a variety of consistencies in between

• Type 1 is an indication that a person is very constipated, while Type 2 is associated with slight c…