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Increased gas in the stool allows it to float. Floating stools may also happen if you have a gastrointestinal infection. Floating, greasy stools that are foul smelling may be due to severe malabsorption,

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If your feces is always floating check yourself for these two conditions: excess gas and poor absorption of nutrients. Certain foods will also cause gas in your feces.

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Why do some feces float and others sink?

because some feces has pockets of methane and this makes it float. If you evacuate quickly after feeluing the urge to defacate, then your feces have ample methane-if you hold on to your feces then you are not only anal-retentive, but you are a veritable flatus factory-but your feces will sink.


What makes feces float?

it floats because it floats, and that is the answer. thank you thank you!


What chemicals or virus is contained in human feces?

Human feces is composed of unusable food and million of bacteria.


Will a human float in oil?

A human may float in an oily substance. It is more likely that the human will get trapped under the oil and not float.


Why is animal feces called scat?

Animal feces is called scat just to show that it is non-human. There are many other terms used for the term "feces" to show non-human feces. These are dung, droppings and spoor.


Why is a rat's feces so smelly?

For the same reason human feces does - Rats are omnivores. If a human and a ratty both ate lasagna for three days straight their feces would smell the same.


Are a polar bear's feces white?

No. It is more like the color of human feces and that of other mammals.


Organ responsible for feces formation?

Human feces (or stools) are produced by the entire digestive system.


Will it possible to use human feces?

yes


Is spreading human feces on furniture dangerous?

yes and that is kind of disgusting. Feces is human waste and filled with harmful bacteria. It is very bad for you health.


Does a human body float in helium gas?

No, human body doesn't float on helium as it is light.


Would a human finger sink or float?

Float (on water).