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Description

Huysentruyt et al reported the Brussels Infant and Toddler Stool Scale (BITSS) for describing the stool of an infant or toddler. This is based on the Bristol Stool Form Scale. The authors are from multiple institutions in Europe, the United States, Central America and South America.


Patient selection: infant or toddler

 

The stool is usually observed in the diaper.

 

Stool Appearance

Scale

Bristol Stool Form Scale

hard

4

Type 1 and ?2

formed

0

Types 3 or 4

loose

4

Types 5 or 6

watery

6

Type 7

 


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