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Is it a "good" thing if my feces sink in the toilet all the time? i used to think floating = well hydrated; just want to make sure i understand fully.
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Sinking stools: Sinking is good. Most normal stools sink. When a person has persistently floating stools, we tend to wonder if they have too much fat in them, which could mean they are not absorbing food normal in the digestive tract.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Normal: Most stool that floats is because of air, rather than fat. It is normal for stool to sink. Stool that floats and is pale, frothy, bulky, foul-smelling, greasy, oily, sticky is not normal: excess fat.
Answered 9/30/2020
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