Jean-Claude <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>i am puzzled myself as i think i had floating stools all my life , as far i
>can tell .as a kid i remember being surprised when i needed to pooh while
>bathing in the cold water of the atlantic ocean , i just did it thinking
>that the stools will sink and nobody will notice but to my own shame they
>came back at the surface where everybody could see it .
>so i am curious , what does it mean and is it important if it float or not
>?

One of my books in medicine from 1997 says: "When the stool is floating in
the toilet, then the fibre content is sufficient. If it sinks, then that
can indicate a diet low in fibre."

Hope this helps,
Fredrik