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title: Printable stool diary: free one-week bowel log
url: https://stoollog.com/stool-diary-template
description: A free one-week stool diary to print: time, Bristol type, pain and notes for each bowel movement, with space for food, drinks and medicines.
---

# Printable stool diary

A one-week diary to fill in by hand. Write a line each time you go, and bring the sheet to your appointment. It prints on one landscape page.

[Print the Bristol chart too](https://stoollog.com/bristol-stool-chart)

**Name:** ______________________ **Week starting:** ____________

**Type** (Bristol): 1 hard lumps · 2 lumpy · 3 cracked · 4 smooth · 5 soft blobs · 6 mushy · 7 watery**Pain:** 0 none to 10 worst

| Day | Time | Type 1–7 | Pain 0–10 | Blood, mucus, colour, straining, urgency | Food, drinks, medicines, symptoms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon |  |  |  |  |  |
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| Tue |  |  |  |  |  |
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| Wed |  |  |  |  |  |
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| Thu |  |  |  |  |  |
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| Fri |  |  |  |  |  |
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| Sat |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Sun |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |

Didn't go on a day? Write "didn't go" so it isn't mistaken for a forgotten day. Free diary from stoollog.com. This is a diary, not medical advice.

## How to fill it in

Write a line right after you go, with the time and the type from the [Bristol stool chart](https://stoollog.com/bristol-stool-chart). Add pain from 0 to 10, and anything unusual: blood, mucus, a colour that isn't brown, straining, or needing to go urgently. In the last column, note foods you suspect, water, medicines with their dose, and symptoms such as bloating or cramps.

Two weeks gives a doctor a good picture, so print two copies. At the end of each week, count your stools, how many were hard (types 1–2) and loose (types 6–7), and the longest gap. Our guide on [how to keep a stool diary](https://stoollog.com/blog/how-to-keep-a-stool-diary) explains what doctors look for, and [what to bring to a GI appointment](https://stoollog.com/blog/what-to-bring-to-a-gi-appointment) has questions to ask.

For a child, use the same sheet: note accidents or soiling in the last column. See [keeping a poop diary for your child](https://stoollog.com/blog/poop-diary-for-kids).

## Rather keep it on your phone?

Stool Log keeps the same diary in a tap from the app, a widget or your Apple Watch, adds up each week for you, and makes a free report of your last 14 days to print or share.

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