Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
With malabsorption, is floating stool a daily occurance?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
NO: It depends on the amount of malabsorption and the amount of fat in the diet and the underlying condition.
Answered 4/26/2013
5.2k views
Thank
Related Questions
A member asked:
Does it stand to reason that floating stool in the absence of fat malabsorption(normal CT scan and 72hr fat test isn't be caused by pancreatic cancer?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
My test show that i have malabsorption(fat and amydon on stool) . What diet should i have. And how can i find out what causes it? Thank you!
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Five month old stooling four times a day. He is at 60% for weight and 90% for height, no apparent weight problems. Could this be malabsorption?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Can you have malabsorption with no oily stool and normal perfectly normal albumin levels?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
People also searched for:
Does floating stool caused by fat malabsorption have an obvious bad smell?
If malabsorption was the cause of floating stool on and off for almost a year would one be able to maintain thier body wieght?
Floating stool can be a sign of malabsorption. But wouldnt blood and stool tests point towards this? How does one test for malabsorption?
Hello, like a week ago, I've started to experience digestive problems, such as possible the malabsorption, as the stools were floating and had a foul-smelly odor, I feel fatigued and sort of weak as well, could that be something serious or not really?
Worried about malabsorption (occ. Floating stools) had negative CT scan and qualitative fat test. Gastro. Dr. Said quantitative test unnecessary. Why?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HIPAASecure
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHOAccredited
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
