Floating Stools What does it mean

Floating Stools? What does it mean?

I know its not the most catchy title for a question , but this is a question i always wanted an answer for.. My stools always float and I have been having digestion problems all the time. What does floating stools mean? Does it mean my bladder is not functioning well or fat absorption is bad?

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It actually means your digestion is good. Stools are supposed to float - if you produce a log that sinks to the bottom of the toilet that is a sign of lack of fibre.
On the other hand the colour is important - if the stools are pale/white then that is a sign of fat malabsorbtion.

Floating stools is seen is a variety of different situations. Most are diet-related or caused by episodes of diarrhea that accompany an acute gastrointestinal infection. A change in dietary habits can lead to an increase in the amount of gas produced by bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract.

Similarly, acute gastrointestinal infections can result in increased gas content in the intestines due to rapid movement of food through the GI tract. One misconception is that floating stools are caused by an increase in the fat content of the stool. In fact, it is increased gas levels in the stool that make it less dense and allow it to float.

Another cause of floating stools is malabsorption. More than two weeks of diarrhea with floating stools is often seen in people suffering from malabsorption, a dysfunction in the GI tract that affects the body's ability to digest and absorb fat and other types of foods.

Increased levels of nutrients in the stool (which have not been absorbed by the GI tract) are supplied to the normal bacteria that live in the gut, which in turn produce more gas. This results in more gas-rich stool that floats.

You are suppose to be healthy if your stools float.
Something to do with you eating the right type of foods.

its fatty stool