Question 1

what does it means when your stool has a lil white floating substance around the edges?

Accepted Answer

Fat or mucous: This could be undigested fat/oil. Your intestine may not be processing fat properly (especially if it is an ongoing issue). Or it might just be the combination and quantity of food you ate means it passed through before being processed. Alternatively, the white substance could be inflammatory fluid (pus/mucous) - this is less likely if you don't also have diarrhoea, cramps, blood in your stool.

Question 2

my stools come out in very dark greenish black pebbles. what does this mean? i've had different color, texture, and floating and non float stools

Accepted Answer

Possibly melena?: Dark-colored stools may result from iron supplements, foods you eat (like a lot of spinach), substances (like peptobismol), but most significantly suggests bleeding. When blood is denatured by acid in your stomach, as from ulcers, stools will turn tarry ("melena"). Blood may also be ingested from nose bleeds, bleeding gums... Persistent melena (without obvious cause) ; symptoms warrants md visit.

Question 3

my stool was normal and soft but there was a small amount of mucus that was floating at the top. if means anything i'm also under lot of anxiety stres?

Accepted Answer

Possibly: This could be a sign of IBS- get examined  and get a GI consultation.

Question 4

hve hemorrhoids, and streak of blood on my stool, always hve formed stool. just now i pooped then my stool is so thin. what that does mean?

Accepted Answer

Hemmoroids: Not associated with stool changes. And thin stool, don't know what you mean by that?  Either way if concerned see a doctor to be evaluated in person.

Question 5

what can cause an orangish brown stool? stools are soft and formed. does orangish stool mean bile duct blockage or cancer?

Accepted Answer

Not usually: Bile duct blockage presents with clay-gray colored stools or even dark stools if it bleeds or if sits at the end of the duct (ampulla). Never heard of orange stools.

Question 6

occasional floating stool, slowly sinks. some air bubbles. stool is brown soft and formed. normal colonoscopy, ct scan and stool tests. should i worry?

Accepted Answer

Got symptoms?: Why colonoscopy at age 34?   Checked diet, possible small bowel issues? No alarm symptoms based on what you wrote in. Talk with your doc.

Question 7

if floating stools were caused by pancreatic cancer, would they look obviously abnormal? stool is brown, soft & formed but occ. floats. ct scan normal

Accepted Answer

Fat malabsorption: Floating stool is more likely to be an indication of fat absorption. It is not a sign of pancreatic cancer.

Question 8

swollen tounge, floating stools, slightly swollen hands and feet, occasional joint pains...what do theses symptoms mean?

Accepted Answer

Inflammation: Swollen tongue, hands and feet could be angioedema--all the symptoms you name could come from a food allergy, and that is one thing you would want to rule out before looking for more chronic and insidious diseases, because the treatment is so straightforward--don't eat the food. There are many other possible causes, however. Starting with an allergist would be a logical choice, though.

Question 9

bright red string like thing floating in my feces. okay.. so i just did the number #2 and in my feces i noticed a bright red string like thing floating  in it can this possibly mean anything? when i wiped there was a lil just a lil blood bright red but i

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I : I canâ€™t tell you for sure what the bright red string-like material in your stool is.  First question, are you sure if is from your bowel movement or did bloody mucus from your period land on your bowel movement after it hit the toilet?  Second, what have you been eating? Have you eaten/ drank blueberries, beets, red wine or anything with red coloring like koolaid or jello?  Have you had diarrhea (which can have some mixed in blood) or have you been constipated (requiring you to push forcefully with potential for bleeding)?  Have you experienced abdominal pain? The red might be due to something you ingested or it might be blood in your feces. Sometimes blood comes from hemorrhoids.  If this red is caused by blood then it is probably due to bleeding lower in your gastrointestinal tract. 
  If you were feeling sick, it could be due to a variety of conditions like ulcerative colitis crohns disease, gastroenteritis, food poisoning, or a fissure  just to mention a few. 
The string like appearance might be due to some mucus in your stool. Some times undigested vegetable matter (ie. Celery) can look string like.
  Eating some foods can turn your poop red. It doesnâ€™t sound like there is any certainty about whether the red came from your period or from your feces. Go over the list above to see if any of those things might be the reason. If you are really uncertain whether the red material was menstrual or fecal; check the next time you have a bowel movement. If you have symptoms that suggest you are ill, if you have continued red matter in your stool, or if you are worried, contact your doctor.  Stay well.

Question 10

what does blue stool mean?

Accepted Answer

Ate blue food...: Blue stool probably means you ate or drank something with blue pigments or blue food coloring.

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My stools come out in very dark greenish black pebbles. what does this mean? i've had different color, texture, and floating and non float stools

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My stool was normal and soft but there was a small amount of mucus that was floating at the top. if means anything i'm also under lot of anxiety stres?

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Hve hemorrhoids, and streak of blood on my stool, always hve formed stool. just now i pooped then my stool is so thin. what that does mean?

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What can cause an orangish brown stool? stools are soft and formed. does orangish stool mean bile duct blockage or cancer?

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Occasional floating stool, slowly sinks. some air bubbles. stool is brown soft and formed. normal colonoscopy, ct scan and stool tests. should i worry?

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If floating stools were caused by pancreatic cancer, would they look obviously abnormal? stool is brown, soft & formed but occ. floats. ct scan normal

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Swollen tounge, floating stools, slightly swollen hands and feet, occasional joint pains...what do theses symptoms mean?

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Bright red string like thing floating in my feces. okay.. so i just did the number #2 and in my feces i noticed a bright red string like thing floating in it can this possibly mean anything? when i wiped there was a lil just a lil blood bright red but i

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