Chumpitazi et al modified the Bristol Stool Form Scale (BSFS) to evaluate the stool of toddlers. It shows good inter-rater reproducibility. The authors are from Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, University of Texas Health Science Center Houston and the Children's Nutritional Research Center in Houston.
The original BSFS has 7 types. The modified BSFS has 5, after removal of types 3 and 5 of the BSFS.
Modified BSFS
Description
Original BSFS
mType 1
separate hard lumps
Type 1
mType 2
sausage-shaped and lumpy
Type 2
mType 3
sausage or snake-like, smooth and soft
Type 4
mType 4
fluffy pieces with ragged edges, mushy
Type 6
mType 5
watery with no solid pieces
Type7
The Brussels Infants & Toddlers Stool Scale (BITSS) is similar but has 4 types, with combination of mType 2 and mType 3 combined.
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