My Poop

[lorka150]

tell me, please, if this sounds familiar

it's a healthy 'feeling' poop, comes out okay. i eat a lot of fibre, so i don't have problems going.

often there is a 'film' of poop... like thin excess that floats on the top. the whole poop doesn't float. just this thin, poopy film.

does ANYONE know what i'm talking about?

[aikiducky]

A healthy intestine will produce a moderate amount of mucus to help the poop glide along. maybe that's what you're seeing?

Pauliina

[Guest BERNESES]

I think it's probably the mucus too.

[lorka150]

so this is a good thing? like, a healing type attribute, perhaps?

[aikiducky]

Yes, I think so. Especially since you don't have trouble going, and it doesn't float, sounds like a healthy, normal poop to me. Congratulations!

Pauliina

[julie5914]

Yay, way to go for easy sinking poop! Mine only sinks every now and then and I practically have a party!

[Guest BERNESES]

Yay, way to go for easy sinking poop! Mine only sinks every now and then and I practically have a party!

Isn't that so funny? This may be one of the few boards on the Internet where people celebrate their poop!

[Guest MyKidsMom]

Okay...I just have to ask...I have heard lots of examples of weird poop, but what would "normal" poop look like? My mom and I have this ongoing discussion about where or not our poop should float...I say 'no' and she says 'yes'.

[Guest nini]

There's a pamplet at the health food store that always cracks me up, but it talks about colon health and healthy poops and it says that a healthy poop should float for a few seconds then gently sink! One of my friends and I laughed in hysterics one day reading this pamplet... But there ya go, that describes a healthy poop!

[Megan]

I might ask your doctor about the film because mine seemed extremely interested to know whether or not I had a slimy film on my poo...of course at this point I didn't know the medical problem i was getting in to and hadn't really paid much attention,now I turn and take a look before I flush!!