Why does some poo float and some not?!
Question: Isn't it all the same stuff?
Answers: Isn't it all the same stuff?
LMAO!!!!!
You are too funny! I've never thought about that, but you're right, sometimes it does and sometimes it sinks. I must go and research this now. You made me smile and very curious!
Here's your answer:
WHAT MAKES POOP FLOAT?
Surprisingly, not what you might think.
Conventional medical wisdom attributes Floaters to the amount of fat in your poop. While this IS true for certain diseases (cystic fibrosis, celiac disease, biliary atresia, abetalipoprotenimia and a few other weird sounding illnesses), it is NOT true for your run-of-the-mill healthy person.
Vegetarians would have you believe that the "perfect" stool (that is, one uncontaminated by the consumption of animal parts) is the Floater. Many vegetarians have spent their entire lives in the quest to produce perfection -- when in fact no particular diet can reliably produce Floaters. The vast majority of us bring forth Sinkers.
Sinkers really need a good P.R. person -- they have gotten a bad rap over the ages. Sure, Floaters are cute and all, but a good solid Sinker will never let you down.
BACK TO WHAT MAKES POOP FLOAT...
Actually, it is gas that does it. Increased levels of air and gas in the poop make it less dense, and cause it to float. Simple as that. Dietary changes can lead to an increase in the amount of gas produced by the bacteria that live in the gut, which is probably what the vegetarians are basing their whole "perfect stool" theory on. I don't know -- the whole time I was vegan I never consistently produced Floaters.
Then, after a couple of years, I grew disenchanted and yearned for a hamburger. And that was the end of Poonurse the Vegetarian.
WHY DOES IT MATTER?
Well, I'm a little unclear on that. It must matter greatly to a lot of people, or else they wouldn't take so much time to write to me about it. I guess it could matter if you are worried that you are sick or something.
If you have diarrheal-esque Floaters for more than two weeks, you may have a malabsorption problem -- a dysfunction of the GI tract that affects the body's ability to digest and absorb fat. Acute gastrointestinal infections can also result in increased gas content in the intestines, due to rapid movement of stool through the GI tract.
SO WHAT?
So I am forced to assume that Floaters are NOT the most desirable of all stools. Sinkers are by far more common. Don't spend your life chowing down on tofu burgers just because you think you are being cheated out of a Floater. Neither tofu burgers nor Floaters are worth the trouble. Sinkers are our destiny
cos if u have lotsa fibre then it'll float
No its density differences.
Some food doesn't get completely digested while others are more easily digested. Some has higher water content then others.
Corn for example doesn't really get digested at all.
It all depends on the density of what was consumed - the more dense waste will sink and vice-versa.
The poo that float contains fat.
The more fatty foods in your system the more it will float.
It has to do with fiber in your diet. If you eat enough fiber it floats, not enough and it sinks.
because of weight distribution.
how much it weighs over the surface area it takes up.
so poo with more air in it will have less weight, so solid compact clumps will sink, and light fluffy ones will float.
If you smashed the fluffy one more compact it will float.
well take into account what you eat, determining the density of the poo, and how the poo is shaped. if its a giant log and you ate steak, it will sink like titanic. if you had popcorn and you **** little pieces, you might have some floaters you can bob for later while youre blindfolded.
density causes it to sink, if you eat a fatty hamburger it will sink, if you eat fruits, vegetables and pastas it will float. Fat contents, oil and other factors determine if it sinks or floats lol
Wipe your asses and flush... Transaction complete.
Christ...
It is the density that makes the difference.
Some rocks float but most do not.