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Hello
Does anyone else have an issue with floating poop? Mine seems to float all the time. It didn't concern me until a friend said that it's a really bad sign. I suffer really badly with a health anxiety and now I'm so worried and get very stressed and tense when i need to go to the bathroom.
Sorry about TMI and thanks for reading.
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pippa58442 lisa215
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Floating stools can mean any number of things and is not necessarily a bad sign. Some people with IBS get this . See your doctor who will be able to reassure you with tests and a diagnosis. Expert medical is the best thing to relieve your health anxiety. Your friend may not be an expert in gut problems.
fiona66001 lisa215
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oh lisa i can relate to this 100%. i think i must have always had floating stools , but i had horrible bowel problem in may last year which conitinued for 4 minths ( soft , pale ) i then googled and ofcourse WITHOUT EXCEPTION it was terminal anyway after a colonoscopy was clear the bowels cleared up (oct to dec) THEN during a very very stressful december and january ( last week i was diagnose with heart disease ) low and behold stomach has flared again soft pale stools
my point is i think IBS is a likely candidate althought my stool always float, i think stress changes colour and shape so i think it could be something inocent
i have developed horrendous health anxiety and googled to enterinity it consummed me so much so that i developed and still have almost a phobia of using the bathroom because i have to check colour , shape ..... everything its horrendous
i know this is graphic but your not alone x
lisa215 fiona66001
Posted
Hi Fiona
I've had spells of pale and soft stools as well, and like you they seem to happen when im stressed and anxious. Ive suffered with IBS symptoms since my daughter was 4 (shes 25 now!) . Its restricted my life so much and I'm constantly looking for things that might help. Im so thankful that you replied to me and I genuinely appreciate you taking the time to write.
It is good not to feel so alone.
moonpig lisa215
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hi lisa! i get floating poop sometimes. especially annoying when it needs a double flush! i think if its really bothering you speak to your GP. im no expert in the field and ive often wondered myself why it does that!. i know its not the nicest topic to talk about but better a few minutes being embarrassed than a lifetime of being uncomfortable. x
heather38380 lisa215
Posted
hi lisa, my stool floats all the time as well i talked to my gastro about this and he said they dont usually worry about floating stools because it tends to be higher gas content. but see a dr just to put your mind at ease
lisa215 heather38380
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Hi Heather
Ive read that too. But being a worrier I also absorb all the bad stuff that Dr Google throws out! Im glad that I posted on here, I feel a little calmer. Thank you
fiona66001 lisa215
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thanks for your reply so my son is 26 si you may be around middle agei wonder if uour near the M word ( menopause)as everything has gone daft for me since then im now 50 and it wasnt until then that my health anxiety began
i wonder do you ever get really nausious ? if you have a flare ?
lisa215 fiona66001
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I am 48, almost 3 years post menopause. My IBS seemed to get worse about 6 years ago when my periods started getting a bit hit and miss. Things got worse again for me about 3 years ago when my partner left me with no warning, at the same time my ex husband died suddenly and my sister in law passed away from cancer so it was a really stressful time all round. I find I get quite a lot of nausea, especially in the mornings. I also was diagnosed with vitamin D deficiency in September last year.
fiona66001 lisa215
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im sorry thats a lot of stuffbut i totally understand my anxiety hit about 2 years ago but following events from the previous yearon the same date one day in august 2015 my eldest son and his girlfirnd had a still born baby and my youngest son tried to commit suicide i also have a severley disabled daughter so im sure have this stuff is circumstantial ! xx
lisa215 fiona66001
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That too is an awful lot to deal with. Its hardly surprising that you have issues with anxiety and IBS. Life is cruel and very hard sometimes. Its good to share worries on forums like this. Sometimes just writing things down that others who are going through hard times can read and maybe advise or just offer support can help xx