Floating Pooh

[Ned]

Whats the maximum number of flushes its taken you to get rid of a stubborn floater.

My current record is 7 flushes.


Just wondering like.

 

[public school boy]

Floating Pooh.. Winnie on holiday?

 

[Deanbha]

I use too much loo roll and block the bog all the time. Everytime i get nervous the turd is going to fall over the side.

 

[slinky]

sounds like you have a poor diet, or a problem with your digestive system.

Stools - floating - Overview

Floating stools are seen in a variety of different situations. Most are diet-related, or caused by episodes of diarrhea that accompany a gastrointestinal infection. A change in diet can lead to an increase in the amount of gas produced by the bacteria found in the (healthy) gastrointestinal tract.

Similarly, acute gastrointestinal (GI) infections can result in increased gas in the intestines, due to rapid movement of food through the GI tract. One wrong idea is that floating stools are caused by an increase in the fat content of the stool. In fact, it is increased gas in the stool that make it less dense and allow it to float.

Another cause of floating stools is malabsorption, in which the body can't properly digest and absorb fat and other nutrients from the GI tract. More than 2 weeks of diarrhea with floating stools is often seen in people suffering from malabsorption.

Increased levels of nutrients in the stool (which have not been absorbed by the GI tract) are supplied to the normal bacteria that live in the gut. These bacteria in turn produce more gas. This results in more gas-rich stools that float.

Common Causes:

Dietary changes, diarrhea, and malabsorption can cause floating stools. Most causes are harmless and the floating stools will go away by themselves when the infection ends or the normal bacteria in the GI tract adjust to the changes in the diet.

The following diseases may also cause floating stools:

Abetalipoproteinemia
Biliary atresia
Cystic fibrosis
Disaccharides deficiency (insufficient amounts of the sugar-digesting enzymes lactase, sucrase, or isomaltase)
Gluten-induced enteropathy (sprue or celiac disease)
Idiopathic steatorrhea (fatty stools with no known cause)

 

[public school boy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2lVGbq_3gI

 

[Ned]

Cheers Slinky

Floaters are not the "norm" but just had one & it was a bit stubborn so it got me thinking. (As you do)

 

[Twinkle Toes]

Give yourself a fighting chance by tying some fishing line round it & heavily counter-weight it with lead shot (like an over-weighted float).

Every little helps.

 

[Durlston]

I use too much loo roll and block the bog all the time. Everytime i get nervous the turd is going to fall over the side.

Same here. I started a thread once about a blocked toilet and had to call a plumber in. I fluctuate between constipation and the runs regularly.

 

[bennibenj]

i done one so thick and long once i had to stab it to enable it to fit round the u bend

 

[cannedheat]

Leave them floaters alone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT_9OUvmb5I

 

[Ned]

Give yourself a fighting chance by tying some fishing line round it & heavily counter-weight it with lead shot (like an over-weighted float).

Every little helps.

 

[JCL]

You win the prize for the crappiest post of the week...

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Floating Pooh

 

[Gritt23]

sounds like you have a poor diet, or a problem with your digestive system.

Stools - floating - Overview

Floating stools are seen in a variety of different situations. Most are diet-related, or caused by episodes of diarrhea that accompany a gastrointestinal infection. A change in diet can lead to an increase in the amount of gas produced by the bacteria found in the (healthy) gastrointestinal tract.

Similarly, acute gastrointestinal (GI) infections can result in increased gas in the intestines, due to rapid movement of food through the GI tract. One wrong idea is that floating stools are caused by an increase in the fat content of the stool. In fact, it is increased gas in the stool that make it less dense and allow it to float.

Another cause of floating stools is malabsorption, in which the body can't properly digest and absorb fat and other nutrients from the GI tract. More than 2 weeks of diarrhea with floating stools is often seen in people suffering from malabsorption.

Increased levels of nutrients in the stool (which have not been absorbed by the GI tract) are supplied to the normal bacteria that live in the gut. These bacteria in turn produce more gas. This results in more gas-rich stools that float.

Common Causes:

Dietary changes, diarrhea, and malabsorption can cause floating stools. Most causes are harmless and the floating stools will go away by themselves when the infection ends or the normal bacteria in the GI tract adjust to the changes in the diet.

The following diseases may also cause floating stools:

Abetalipoproteinemia
Biliary atresia
Cystic fibrosis
Disaccharides deficiency (insufficient amounts of the sugar-digesting enzymes lactase, sucrase, or isomaltase)
Gluten-induced enteropathy (sprue or celiac disease)
Idiopathic steatorrhea (fatty stools with no known cause)

Hmm, I was about to suggest the OP had been chewing cork, but you seen to have slightly outdone me on technical knowledge here.