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If stool floats but sinks if broken into smaller pieces or squished, is that fat making it float or is that gas being released?scared pancreatic cancer
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FOrget it: It depends upon the gas content of the stool. Forget about it and pay attention to more important things in your life. "floaters" don't mean cancer, so relax.
Answered 12/29/2022
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