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Posted 11/3/2007 1:50 PM (GMT 0)
Are floating stools good or bad? The info on the web seems to contradict on this point. Some sites say floating stools are good as they are a sign of high fibre in your diet. Other sites say floating stools are bad as they imply a degree of malabsorption in your small bowel?

Also some sites say floating stools are a result of a high fat content in your diet whereas other sites say this is not the case. I do notice that I produce floating stools the day after I've eaten fried food.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,

D

 

Posted 11/3/2007 2:20 PM (GMT 0)
I've noticed the same thing, damo. Fatty foods seem to do it for me.
Posted 11/3/2007 3:05 PM (GMT 0)
I was told by my doc that floaters are caused from too much fat intake and my diet now seems to confirm that. My fat intake for the last 8 months has been very low and I now have nothing but sinkers. lol
Posted 11/3/2007 4:54 PM (GMT 0)

This link is very helpful in regards to floating stools and many other things associated with stools.

http://www.enzymestuff.com/rtstools.htm

:)

Posted 11/3/2007 5:01 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for that Pb. Just like other websites it says that floaters are not caused by excess fat. Yet I do find that I always get floaters after indulging in some good old fashioned greasy food. Very confusing!!
Posted 11/3/2007 5:09 PM (GMT 0)
Inflammation in the colon will also cause floaters if the stool is being passed through a bit too fast (yet has time to be produced .. which is a good sign)....gas will also produce them because air causes them to float as well.

What are you drinking WITH our fried foods?

q
Posted 11/3/2007 6:08 PM (GMT 0)
Floaters are routinely a problem when I'm flaring; never otherwise.

Mitz
Posted 11/3/2007 8:04 PM (GMT 0)
and, yet again, we are all so different!
i haven't had a floater since before i developed UC! and for me, the floating ones always seemed to be good ones, so i miss them! haha
Posted 11/3/2007 8:48 PM (GMT 0)
fried food doesn't necessarily = fat food either
Posted 11/3/2007 9:05 PM (GMT 0)
it does where I come from!!! But seriously is there something else so about fried food that seems to cause floaters?
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