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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:clown: :D I like that. It doesn't even stink.:D :clown:

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Oh my poor patient yesterday...didn't see a totally orbed shape deep brown HUGE hard one on there! LOL! We named it because of the effort she did pushing that one out! LOL!!!!!!!! Dameion!

would that be a BBBM? (Big bad BM?)

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Interesting! Useful for "unwitnessed" BMs, lol......

My son was having some GI problems, and even at age 14, was having trouble telling the GI doc what his stool was like. Doc helped out by asking if it was like sausage? Mashed potatoes? Now whenever we go for follow-up we (privately) refer him to Dr Mashed Potatoes!

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okayyyyyy

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Specializes in Orthosurgery, Rehab, Homecare.

I feel so juvenille for laughing . . . . poop .. ..He, He, He. ..

~Jen

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Specializes in Orthosurgery, Rehab, Homecare.

Check this out. . . .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Stool_Scale

~Jen

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