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    Sometimes my stool floats and sometimes its sinks, why?

    Question #35210. Asked by student. (Jun 07 03 9:59 PM)


    Justin

    		When your stool floats, it means that it must be lighter than water and that it contains fat or a great deal of undigested material.

    http://www.curezone.com/clark/digestion.asp

    Jun 07 03, 10:05 PM
    greencavalier

    		Since you (well, someone) asked.... If your stools float, that's healthy. It means you are eating enough fibre. If your stools sink, eat more beans!

    Jun 08 03, 12:14 PM
    student

    		what does fiber have to do with it?

    Jun 08 03, 1:44 PM
    greencavalier

    		Insoluble fibre that passes right through you is less dense than, um, the other stuff that makes a stool. And insoluble fibre is good as it apparently cleans your colon on the way through.

    So floating stools are good - unless they are loose and smelly, in which case they may be floating due to undigested fats or gas bubbles produced by excess bacteria!

    Jun 08 03, 9:02 PM

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