I think floaters generally indicate some kind of malabsorption or more
gas in the system -- it used to be thought that excess fat would create
floaters, but I think that got debunked. But I can't for the life of me
understand why paleo would cause this. Maybe you can tell us more about
what you're eating. Has your fiber intake gone up or down? Are you
eating anything now or more of something that you didn't eat before or
only rarely. Is you're diet higher in carbs or fats or protein? It's a
puzzle.

Liz

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> When I first started paleo I began passing stools irregularly,
> generally large, soft, pale stools with the odd day of constipation.
> Stranger, they began to float.  I don't remember them doing this
> before.  I read somewhere it's a symptom of a leaky gut caused by
> nutrients passing through to gut bacteria intact and feeding them,
> hence producing gas in the stools.  Since stopping eating nuts (about a
> week now) my stools have become *much* darker in a matter of days, but
> they still float.
>
> Can you think of any logic to this?  Surely by cutting out wheat and
> starch I would be reducing the gut irritation and starving excess
> bacteria?  Maybe a few more nut-free weeks will help but it's been like
> this for months now!
>
> Ash

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