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floating and sinking poop

Posted 09.18.2003 by Dr. Adams (189)
Jennifer B asks:

Hi! I'm a female teenager. I have always had nice floating BMs. Recently, I have been noticing a change. They are all sinking, and are a dark green in color instead of my normal brown. What does this mean?



Dr. Adams responds:
For the most part, it has to do with diet. A diet high in fats and oils will create BM's that float. The BM's from a high fat diet also may be bubbly or sudsy. On the other hand, a diet high in vegetables and soluable fiber will create heavy BM's that will sink.

What else can play a role in sinking or floating BM's? Certain diseases certainly can. Any disease that prevents the absorption of fat will create fatty floating BM's. A few that come to my mind are cystic fibrosis, chronic pancreatitis, bacterial overgrowth syndrome, biliary cirrhosis or stricture, and also after removal of the gallbladder (cholecystectomy)

-- Dr. Adams

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Dr. Adams is a resident in the Department of Internal Medicine at North Shore University Hopsital in Manhasset, NY. Got a question for him?

Kung Poo (91) -- 03.16.2004

Actually Dr.Adams is wrong, some poop cannot swim, the green kind is infamous for this because it is native to oklahoma where there are no oceans, from what you described it sounds like you have New York poop. Try eating some New York style pizza.

Justa Girl (not verified) -- 03.16.2004

Right on! Who the fuck needs a poop doctor? We've got some sound advice from members.

Kung Poo (91) -- 03.16.2004

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Chip Brown (201) -- 03.16.2004

Hey Kung Poo! Will I ever trip and fall on garden rake?

Kung Poo (91) -- 03.16.2004

If you'd stop asking me stupid questions and watch where you were going you wouldn't have to worry about that.

The Shit Volcano (3646) -- 03.24.2004

Ha ha!

Dumpin' Jack Splash (not verified) -- 04.01.2004

My personal dietry evidence leads me to disagree with Dr Adams. I usually spend 2-3 consecutive days a week eating nothing but fruit, salads and vegetables. This leads to soft, loose bm's that always float.

Great site by the way. I'll post some stories and comments up when I get time!!

PooperGal (not verified) -- 04.11.2004

I think Jennifer means regular turds, not diarrhea bits that float. When you get a full sized, solid-looking log that floats, then another time deliver a full sized log that sinks, it does pique curiosity about what makes one denser than the other.

I think that it may be correct that turds full of fatty stuff float whilte logs made of fibre sink, owing to the lower density of fat. Red Cross water safety folks have known for years that a fat person is more bouyant than a muscular one who doesn't have a lot of body fat. Fat is less dense, and floats.

Do rubber chickens poop? (not verified) -- 04.30.2004

Do rubber chickens poop?

The Shit Volcano (3646) -- 04.30.2004

Only in Mexico.

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GottaGoGirl (2615) -- 07.10.2006

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Anonymous Coward (not verified) -- 07.22.2007

DOES ANYONE KNOW A GOOD DETECTIVE, THERE SEEMS TO BE A NEIGHBORHOOD TURD BURGLAR

coco puff (not verified) -- 09.04.2007

Sometime I go days with out pooping... When I do go my poop are hard, dark, floating pebbles...

well thats easy (not verified) -- 01.24.2008

coco, thats because your intestinal tract takes water out of your stool, the longer its in there, the more packed and hard and dark it will be... at least thats what i remember from wherever the **ll i learned it from

prarie doggin (1546) -- 01.24.2008

I have heard that floaters just contain more gas bubbles in them when they form. As far as the green turds, that can be from something you ate (most likely with food coloring), or a Canadian goose has been using your toilet without your knowledge. Hope I have been helpful.

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