Bathroom test for right amount of fiber…Anyone ever heard of this?
#43127 - 02/04/04 04:51 PM
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Kandee
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In a book I have (that I consider rather old but that still contains some good info),
"Foods That Heal", by Maureen Shalaman, my edition: 1994, page 193,
she describes a self test method from Dr. Denis Burkitt, supposedly an authority on colon and waste matter, for determining whether or not the diet contains enough fiber.
About stool quality:
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Floaters are stools containing enough fiber to make them float. Sinkers are heavy and hard…..
Anyone ever heard of this as a determining factor as to if you are getting enough fiber or not?
Not the most pleasant of topics I know  (floaters vs. sinkers), but if it's going to be asked, this is the place to do it.
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I've never heard of that, but I have seen this before: Check if your feces are healthy .
The floater/sinker question does come up, with the sinker being more points, which is not good according to the results chart.
BTW: I have NO IDEA how accurate this little "quiz" is.  I would like to know who the heck weighs theirs. OK, maybe I'd rather not know. 
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Another IBS book I have says, perfectly round, the diameter of a quarter.
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The size of a quarter? Like who's gonna measure it?!?
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Absolutely!
#43255 - 02/05/04 09:21 AM
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Bevvy
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Sure -- I have always checked to make sure mine float. (They don't now, and seldom ever have!)
This is an OLD adage -- obviously our own KK is too young, eh?  (Bet THAT's something she doesn't hear very often!) 
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Fast forward to Bev tossing quarters into the toilet, muttering to herself....LOL (Just kidding Bev! Hugs to you!)
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Good One, Becca!
#43267 - 02/05/04 09:40 AM
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Bevvy
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You must be remembering the fanatical me calculating fat percentages awhile back, right? Yeah, this is exactly like something I would do.
Damn my reputation!
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the whole thing sounds so gross. IT IS right up there with doing those awful stood tests(samples for the drs). another necessary evil.
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Re: Absolutely!
#43284 - 02/05/04 10:32 AM
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Kandee
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You're RIGHT, I'm just to young to know these things!
(Can I go back to my playpen now?)
It doesn't come up in many normal conversations, at least not in my circles.
Had to laugh at Mags site. It's a riot. Did you look at it? ...it even goes into weight and color...the color I'd argue with....especially if you're a big cocoa consumer!!!
Do we need to run a "foaters and sinkers" poll? LOL
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Perfection?
#43285 - 02/05/04 10:39 AM
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Kandee
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Was this in the Canine IBS Guidebook? Sheesh........don't they know we humans are not perfect, certainly not in that respect.
And how'd they get to be experts on this I wonder? That sure wouldn't want to be MY field of expertise !!!!
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