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Posted 4/5/2013 8:37 AM (GMT 0)
There has been lots of discussion on herevabout floaters but I could not find a defenative answer. I was on antibiotics and ever sense every poop has been a floater for atleast 4 days. Should i call my GI? One thread said it could be infection so I am worried about cdiff. Itvalso smells a bit yeasty maybe. Just smells different. Thank you
Posted 4/5/2013 10:04 AM (GMT 0)
Floaters are also caused by anxiety
Posted 4/5/2013 12:52 PM (GMT 0)
...and too much fat in your diet.

Carlie
Posted 4/5/2013 5:27 PM (GMT 0)
It can also be too much carbon from sodas or just a lot of gas in general can cause floaters.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003128.htm
Posted 4/5/2013 5:43 PM (GMT 0)
I was told floaters are good. Its a sign of good digestion. If your stool sinks to the bottom is still has undigested food in it.
Posted 4/5/2013 6:11 PM (GMT 0)
Wow so many theories here... I was always under the impression that and stool high in fiber floated, stool low in fiber sank, due to its being denser. I have almost always noticed my psyllium craps floating, but not always. I attributed the sinkers to being mixed with other food.
Posted 4/5/2013 7:26 PM (GMT 0)
Floaters are not good, they are a sign of too much bad fat in your diet and they are usually small poops...ideally you want a sausage looking stool that stays intact, is heavy and sinks to the bottom of the toilet....those are signs of a healthy stool and decent nutrition...because we have issues absorbing nutrients we can be more prone to floaters and that's not a good thing.
Posted 4/5/2013 7:35 PM (GMT 0)
They're also attributed to a lot of air in the stool, which happens when the colon is moving much faster, but still slow enough to produce a stool rather than diarrhea.

Are you using fibre? Are you using probiotics still?

So you have some fat in your stool...if it's brown stool, that's good. If it's yellow consistently or white...then worry.

Anything food-wise you've added/consuming  regarding fat?

q

Posted 4/5/2013 7:54 PM (GMT 0)
Why worry about yellow?
Posted 4/5/2013 8:09 PM (GMT 0)
not enough bile, which could be gallbladder/liver issues.
q
Posted 4/5/2013 10:56 PM (GMT 0)
I actually thought yellow was an over production of bile.
Posted 4/6/2013 12:11 AM (GMT 0)
I'll try to poop a floater for you guys....
Posted 4/6/2013 11:25 AM (GMT 0)
Excuse my earlier post, I was in another mind frame. The floaters Your referring to have nothing to do with anxiety.. Haha sorry!
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