During a history intake assessment, a patient describes stools as soft and smooth like a sausage. According to the Bristol Stool Form Scale, which classification is appropriate for these stools?
a) Type 1: Separate hard lumps
b) Type 2: Sausage-shaped but lumpy
c) Type 3: Like a sausage but with cracks on the surface
d) Type 4: Like a smooth, soft sausage