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I heard a rumor that if your poop doesn't float, its a sign of poor diet. is this true?
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Mis-informed: "floating poop" is an exception, not the norm. Stool floats in part when it contains a lot of air or gas. You are correct in that diet plays a considerable role in stool composition, but additional roles here are played by your bacterial flora, the effectiveness of food digestion and absorption, GI transit time, more.
Answered 6/29/2020
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