Is it supposed to sink or float?

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  • mamagooskie
    mamagooskie Posts: 2,964 Member
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    I have never heard of this.....interesting.....wonder if I'm a floater? I average 40 + grams of fiber every day.
  • pyro13g
    pyro13g Posts: 1,127 Member
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    The only thing important thing about bowel movements is that you have them and are not constipated, bloated, or gassy all the time.
  • JenBrown0210
    JenBrown0210 Posts: 985 Member
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    http://ezinearticles.com/?Bowel-Movement-101&id=583482

    You cannot believe everything you read on the internet, and google kinda sucks sometimes. I rather ask some people that I trust.
  • ladyhawk00
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  • Oishii
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    We were told at school that they should float, but I have my doubts. Statistically few people get enough fibre, but when our biology teacher asked whose poos floated most of the class raised their hands, which seemed weird to me.

    I go over on fibre according to mfp quite regularly and my poos very seldom float, unless I'm ill.
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  • tammyquinnlmt
    tammyquinnlmt Posts: 680 Member
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    I never thought to consider this question. Informative to say the least.
  • pyro13g
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    Every party needs a pooper :laugh:

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  • theresnoeggs
    theresnoeggs Posts: 188 Member
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    This is actually something I remember from nursing school: Higher the fat content the more it floats. There wasn't anything mentioned about fiber though so I ddin't know that part LOL!
  • Vmsunderland
    Vmsunderland Posts: 53
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    I was told by a trainer and a doctor that floating means there is too much fat in your diet.... actually if you want to make sure you have enough fiber your poo should be soft
  • breezymom81
    breezymom81 Posts: 499 Member
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    floating can also be fat that is not being absorbed.
  • marci355
    marci355 Posts: 292
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    BUMP:bigsmile:
  • Oishii
    Oishii Posts: 2,675 Member
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    Ok.. TMI perhaps but...

    Today it floated and I looked back to yesterday and I was over on fat but not fibre.

    Just anecdotal, but if the fat fits...

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