Floating Poop??

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So for about 6 months now, every poop I take floats. Every day. This has never happened to me before. The only change was switching from Yaz to a generic version and then I went off birth control entirely. Has anyone else had anything like this?

I've had blood tests, stool samples and everything has come back normal. I'm going to a GI specialist soon and I'm scared they'll want me to get a colonoscopy. It's like my body is over-producing gas. 
I don't understand 😰😭😭😭😭😭😭

Edit - Thanks everyone! It's not high fat, but might be from fiber - I eat a lot of spinach?? The ultrasound showed my gallbladder is normal too. Blah. I am lactose intolerant, but I don't usually consume any dairy during the week and only occasionally on weekends (thanks Lactaid!)

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The only thing I've heard is that a high fat diet can cause floating stool. Good luck though!

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Floating poop can also be caused when you're more gassy or if theres more gas mixed with your stool than usual. Happens to me sometimes

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I have ghost poo's, they dissappear by the time I go to look lol.

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I've heard that a diet high in fiber will cause floating bowel movements as well- I remember it from a nutrition class in college. I've not heard about that happening from high iron or high fat diets (not saying that's wrong- just never heard of it before).

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I have never heard the too much fat content theory others have mentioned (which does not mean it's wrong of course) but I had heard that calcium is very buoyant and can make No. 2s float. I always notice it happen when I eat yogurt or cheese. Cheese of course also has fat but I eat fat free yogurt.

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I've heard poop floats or doesn't due to iron content but I'm not sure what it means if it's high or low when it floats.

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The colonoscopy isn't the bad, actually. The stuff they have you drink that cleans you out is the bad part. But all in all, not as scary as you'd think.

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Floating poop happens when there is too much fat content in your stool. Which means that your body may not be digesting it properly or absorbing it properly.

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It means you are eating too much fat.

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