Bristol Stool Form Scale
All seven types with transit hint (slow → fast). Classification per Lewis & Heaton 1997, the standard in the German DGVS S3 guideline 021/016.
7-day template · free · GDPR
Your IBS diary in 7 days.
Bristol cheat-sheet, daily tracking grid, FODMAP list, and a 4-point doctor-visit plan — a print-ready PDF straight to your inbox.
What's inside
Four clinically clean building blocks.
No esoterics, no miracle promises — just structured self-observation that holds up in a consultation.
Cheat-Sheet
7
Bristol stool types with transit hint · Lewis & Heaton 1997
Daily Grid
7
Columns: Time · Type · Pain · Trigger · Meal · Stress · Sleep
FODMAP
20
Typical triggers per Monash · phases 1 & 2
Doctor Plan
4
Points to prepare your next IBS consultation
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In detail
What you'll find on the six pages.
A printable template — with space for your own entries. No app required.
Daily tracking grid
One page per day: timestamp, Bristol type, pain VAS, meal, FODMAP tag, stress level, sleep duration. Fillable in 30 seconds.
FODMAP red-flag list
Twenty typical triggers by Monash category (fructose, lactose, polyols, fructans, galactans). Sorted into phase 1 (eliminate) and phase 2 (reintroduce).
Four-point doctor-visit plan
Symptom course, top trigger hypothesis, IBS-SSS score (Francis 1997), three concrete questions for the consultation — structured on one page.
Seek medical care immediately for red-flag symptomsBlood in stool · black (tarry) stool · unexplained weight loss · fever · night sweats · severe persistent pain · new symptoms from age 50 · family history of colorectal cancer or IBD. This template does not replace medical advice.
Prefer digital
If paper feels clunky — 30 seconds instead of paper.
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