A 7-Day Bowel Habit Tracker for Real Life
This is your personal gut guide. Track your poop, patterns, and habits over the next 7 days to help you (and your provider) get to the bottom of what’s going on.
Instructions
Use one page per day — designed for 7 days
Optional: Print front/back for portability, upload to your patient dashboard.
DAY ___
Did you poop today?
_ Yes
_ No
What time(s)?
What did it look like?
Refer to the chart Bristol Stool Chart above.
Type 1: Separate hard lumps
Type 2: Lumpy sausage
Type 3: Cracked sausage
Type 4: Smooth, soft snake
Type 5: Soft blobs
Type 6: Mushy with edges
Type 7: Liquid/no solid
How hard was it to go? (Scale 1–5)
1 = No problem
3 = Needed to push
5 = Strained a lot
Did you have any of the following?
_ Pain during poop
_ Blood on the paper or in bowl
_ Feeling of incomplete emptying
_ Anal itch afterward
_ Lump or bulge at the anus
_ Used more than 2 wipes
Did you eat and drink today:
_ Fiber-rich meals?
_ At least 2L of water?
Notes:
Weekly Reflection Page
At the end of 7 days, reflect on patterns:
How many days did you poop?
What Bristol types were most common?
Did you notice any triggers (foods, stress, travel)?
Any symptoms that occurred more than once?
What helped things go better?
Bring This to Your Visit
This tool helps your doctor see the whole picture. Your symptoms aren’t just about frequency—they’re about patterns, effort, and what your gut is trying to tell you.
Dr. Fong’s Golden Rules
✔️ Go when you have to go
✔️ Don’t strain
✔️ Hydrate + fiber daily
✔️ Don’t wipe too much
✔️ Get up if nothing happens
This blog was created using an AI model of Carmen’s book, Constipation Nation.
