what causes my poop to sink or float??

Answer 1

About 3/4 of your average turd is made of water. Of course, this value is highly variable - the water content of diarrhea is much higher, and the amount of water in poop that has been retained (voluntarily or otherwise) is lower. Water is absorbed out of fecal material as it passes through the intestine, so the longer a turd resides inside before emerging, the drier it will be.
Of the remaining portion of the turd, about 1/3 is composed of dead bacteria. These microcorpses come from the intestinal garden of microorganisms that assist us in the digestion of our food. Another 1/3 of the turd mass is made of stuff that we find indigestible, like cellulose, for instance. This indigestible material is called "fiber," and is useful in getting the turd to move along through the intestine, perhaps because it provides traction. The remaining portion of the turd is a mixture of fats such as cholesterol, inorganic salts like phosphates, live bacteria, dead cells and mucus from the lining of the intestine, and protein.
Poop stinks as a result of the products of bacterial action. Bacteria produce smelly, sulfur- or nitrogen-rich organic compounds such as indole, skatole, and mercaptans, and the inorganic gas hydrogen sulfide. These are the same compounds that give farts their odor.

Floaters are turds that have an unusually high gas content. Sometimes the gases produced by bacteria in our gut don't have a chance to collect into a large fart bubble, but remain dispersed in the feces. The poop then comes out foamy, and has a lower density than water. Poop with a high fat content will also float.

Answer 2

What Causes Poop To Float

Answer 3

Funny, I just learned this in chemistry.. It has to do with what you were eating and the type of bacteria you pooped out. Some bacteria give off nitrogen, methane, or different types of gases that have different weights so based on your diet some turds sink and some float.

Answer 4

Poop may not be things that you have just eaten yesterday.

As our colon is 7.5 times our height. Everyday as we eat, some of it gets left behind.

Sometimes the things you poop could already have been in your tummy for 10 or even 20 years.

Poop that floats are new poop.. those that sink are from long ago... so if you see them, CONGRATS on getting rid of junk from your colon! :)

Answer 5

See how oil floats when mixed with water? That´s why your poop floats too. Your food must be oily, greasy...

Answer 6

I heard if your poop floats it means there is fat in your diet. Not kidding.

Answer 7

floating stools usually indicate excess fat in the diet.

Answer 8

I always thought it was you iron intake. hmmm?

Answer 9

You must be very bored.

Answer 10

When it is Much TO LARGE TO STAY DOWN.LOL