FLOATING STOOL:
Sometimes stool floats simply because it contains more gas produced by healthy gut bacteria.
However, a persistent floating stool that is:
• Pale
• Greasy
• Foul-smelling
• Difficult to flush
It is a fatty stool, medically called Steatorrhoea.
This happens when fat is not properly digested or absorbed due to diseases affecting the pancreas, liver, bile ducts or small intestine.
A healthy stool may float occasionally because of gas,
But if it floats like an oil tanker and it looks greasy, then your digestive system may be struggling to absorb fat.
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