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title: Bowel appointment summary: a free printable for your doctor
url: https://stoollog.com/doctor-visit-summary
description: Make a one-page summary of your bowel symptoms for a GP or GI appointment: stools, Bristol types, changes, medicines and questions. Nothing is sent.
---

[Doctor visits](https://stoollog.com/blog/what-to-bring-to-a-gi-appointment) · Free tool

# Your appointment summary

Tick and type what's been happening, then print one page for your GP or gastroenterologist. Doctors ask about your symptoms, your general health and your family history, so bring it written down.[1](#src-nhs-bowel)

Everything stays on this page, in your browser. Nothing is sent or saved: close the page and it's gone.

About you

Name (optional)

Appointment date (optional)

Your stools lately

Over the last two weeks or so. A diary helps: tracking your stools for several days or weeks before the visit is something NIDDK suggests.[2](#src-niddk-diary)

Stools a week, roughly

Longest gap between stools (days)

Usual types on the [Bristol stool chart](https://stoollog.com/bristol-stool-chart)

Type 1Separate hard lumpsType 2Lumpy sausageType 3Sausage with cracksType 4Smooth, soft sausageType 5Soft blobs, clear edgesType 6Mushy, ragged piecesType 7Watery, no solid pieces

Symptoms

Pain or crampsBloatingUrgency (having to rush)StrainingFeeling I haven't finishedAccidents or leakingMucus in my pooWindGoing at night

Anything else Signs to mention first

Blood in my poo (red or black)Black or dark red pooLosing weight without tryingA lump or swelling in my tummy

When you noticed them When it started When you first noticed the change

Came on suddenly Came on slowly

Anything that changed around then What you've tried, and whether it helped Medicines and supplements

Everything, with the dose and how often, including ones bought without a prescription.

Family history

Doctors ask whether anyone in your family has had bowel cancer.[1](#src-nhs-bowel)

Bowel cancerCoeliac diseaseCrohn's disease or ulcerative colitis

Your questions

Most important first.

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## Don't wait for the appointment

- See a GP if you have blood in your poo, which may look red or black.[1](#src-nhs-bowel)
- Ask for an urgent GP appointment or get help from NHS 111 if your poo is black or dark red, or you have bloody diarrhoea.[1](#src-nhs-bowel)
- Call 999 or go to A&E if there's a lot of blood or you see large blood clots when you poo.[1](#src-nhs-bowel)

## Let your iPhone fill this in

Stool Log keeps the diary as you go and turns your last 14 days into a free report for your doctor: stools a week, hard and loose days, the longest gap, and red flags with their dates.

[Get Stool Log on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6748586544?ct=tool_summary)

## Sources

1. NHS. [Symptoms of bowel cancer](https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/bowel-cancer/symptoms/), 2026.
2. NIDDK (National Institutes of Health). [Diagnosis of constipation](https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/constipation/diagnosis), 2018.

This tool is general information, not medical advice. Reviewed 2026-11-05.