Weird Loo Behavior....

[Hime]

I have a TMI question about HungLikeJesus's post -- actually something that I've been wondering about for ages, but I don't like to talk about this kind of thing with people who, like, actually know who I am.

Is poop supposed to float? I hear people saying things like "floating like a turd" or whatever, and I find that confusing because, um, mine don't, er, ever. I've heard that it might have to do with fat levels in someone's diet?

For the record, though, I don't have any weird bathroom habits, except that sometimes at work I act like I'm going to the bathroom and actually go to the building lounge and do a quick yoga break instead.

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by Hime

Is poop supposed to float? I hear people saying things like "floating like a turd" or whatever, and I find that confusing because, um, mine don't, er, ever. I've heard that it might have to do with fat levels in someone's diet?

I've heard two different opinions - one that poo floats because the pooper is eating too mch fat, therefore floaters are a sign of poor diet.

I have also heard that it floats because it is full of fibre (which swells up in the gut and is therefore lighter than the average waste). Therefore floaters are to be coveted.

Personally I tend towards the latter, although telling you why would probably involve TMI.

BTW I find the worst ones in the whole world are alcohol poos - Guinness and red wine topping the poll. Hard, black and hard to pass (Shaft!)

[JuancoRocks]

Originally Posted by Hime

I have a TMI question about HungLikeJesus's post -- actually something that I've been wondering about for ages, but I don't like to talk about this kind of thing with people who, like, actually know who I am.

Is poop supposed to float? I hear people saying things like "floating like a turd" or whatever, and I find that confusing because, um, mine don't, er, ever. I've heard that it might have to do with fat levels in someone's diet?

For the record, though, I don't have any weird bathroom habits, except that sometimes at work I act like I'm going to the bathroom and actually go to the building lounge and do a quick yoga break instead.

Turds float because of methane content....depending on what you eat and how you eat.....if you eat your food fast and swallow air, more gas is introduced into your lower GI tract.....

Methane in your poop makes turds float to the top of the soup

I've heard from trusted sources that healthy people's poop should float. Sometimes mine does, sometimes it doesn't. Depends on what I ate and how I ate.

I go to the bathroom to read the paper and escape the gathering horde.....Light incense....chant......mumble.....

They leave you alone.....