Efficacy and Safety of Maxing Xianchang Su in the Treatment of Functional Constipation: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 1

Bristol stool scale.

Classification	Fecal property	Score
Level 1	Separate hard lumps, like nuts	3
Level 2	Sausage shaped but lumpy	2
Level 3	Like a sausage or snake but with cracks on its surface	1
Level 4	Like a sausage or snake, smooth and soft	0
Level 5	Soft blobs with clear cut edges	0
Level 6	Fluffy pieces with ragged edges, a mushy stool	0
Level 7	Watery stool, no solid block (completely liquid)	0