Stool types 1 and 2 indicate that a person has constipation, and stool types 6 and 7 may indicate inflammation in the bowel and possible diarrhea.

The seven types of stool are: separate hard lumps a lumpy, sausage-like clump a sausage shape with cracks smooth sausage-shaped soft blobs with cle...

Stool types 3 and 4 are typically considered the healthiest types and indicate proper bowel function.