A member asked:

Hi docs, thanks for ur help and advice, sorry to ask u this, but is a healthy stool ment to sink or float in the toilet water. thanks?

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Dr. Silviu Pasniciuc answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Most sink: Most will sink, but in specific diseases or type of food eaten they will float based on their density, amount of fat and gas. Malabsorbtion syndromes may result in partially digested food with some of the stool sinking and some floating.

Answered 6/14/2018

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