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Poo Diary
Use this diary to monitor your child's bowel movements.
Instructions for completing a Poo Diary
- Write down every poo that is passed, even if it is a little stain in the child’s pants.
- In the Type column, write down the number from the Bristol Stool Chart that best describes the poo (see below).
- Fill in the diary for a whole week, or longer if your doctor or nurse asks for it.
- At the end of every day, check to make sure no poos were forgotten. Write in whatever laxatives have been taken that day, including the dose.
- Record the amounts of stool passed as small/medium/large etc.
- In the Comments column, write down anything you think may be helpful, such as if your child had tummy pain or was sick.
- Some children use suppositories or enemas or washouts to help them poo. Note in the last column if/when your child uses any of these.

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