Pictoral chart showing different types of BM

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Okay after you are done giggling, this is a very useful thing! My daughter has some GI issues and trying to explain her bm's is often challenging. If only a nurse had shown me this and let me pick out the one I was trying to describe. I thought someone might find this useful for their patients. Zelnorm might even provide these charts for free if you tell them you are a medical professional.

http://www.zelnorm.com/hcp/images/sectionimages/typechart.jpg

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Specializes in School Nursing.

:smackingf :smackingf :smackingf :smackingf :smackingf :smackingf :smacking OH MY GOODNESS....WHAT NEXT ?? :rolleyes:

LPN 90

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Dialysis.

:roll

that's pretty funny! poo always makes me laugh, unless I am cleaning it up!!!

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Okay after you are done giggling, this is a very useful thing! My daughter has some GI issues and trying to explain her bm's is often challenging. If only a nurse had shown me this and let me pick out the one I was trying to describe. I thought someone might find this useful for their patients. Zelnorm might even provide these charts for free if you tell them you are a medical professional.

http://www.zelnorm.com/hcp/images/sectionimages/typechart.jpg

Why do they always compare body stuff to FOOD?

Poop: "Sausage like"

Poop: "Sausage like with nuts"

Discharge: "Cheesy" or "Cottage Cheese"

Vomit: "Coffee grounds"

Uterus: "Pear Shaped"

Cervical Mucus: "Egg Whites"

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Why do they always compare body stuff to FOOD?

Poop: "Sausage like"

Poop: "Sausage like with nuts"

Discharge: "Cheesy" or "Cottage Cheese"

Vomit: "Coffee grounds"

Uterus: "Pear Shaped"

Cervical Mucus: "Egg Whites"

Maybe because most of the stuff started out as food! :roll

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Specializes in Medical-Surgical, Hemodialysis.
Why do they always compare body stuff to FOOD?

Poop: "Sausage like"

Poop: "Sausage like with nuts"

Discharge: "Cheesy" or "Cottage Cheese"

Vomit: "Coffee grounds"

Uterus: "Pear Shaped"

Cervical Mucus: "Egg Whites"

Ewww files those items as food's that look like poop, not to be confused with the other fun file.... foods that make you go poop. :roll

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You guys crack me up... first with the "why are bodily fluids compared with food" to "food that makes you go poop."

:rotfl::rotfl:

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When I saw the topic.....I just HAD to take a peek. So, as I sit here eating lunch....I wonder which it will end up being?

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Specializes in Mental Health and MR/DD.

This chart may be helpful in the LTC that I work at. Some of the individuals aren't about to describe what their BM looks like, but with this chart they may be able to point at the best picture.

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we actually use this scale in my hospital to evaluate and document BMs. Its called the Bristol scale (btw we are an acute hospital not LTC)

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I put this on my PDA. (A student can never have too many resources.)

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And to think, I wasn't sure just what to put on that blank wall in our newly redone guest bathroom.

Can I get one suitable for framing?

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