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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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.
Ok... I took the test... and dending on the day/week... I'm either......9 or 13  guess that is IBS for ya!! LOL
If you score:
7 to 9 points..........You are quite healthy
10 to 12 points......Be careful what you eat everyday
Take more dietary fibres.
13 to 14 points......Warning! If these conditions continue
long, you should see a doctor
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LOL...I meant it in the most affectionate way possible; not to kiss up but I'd say you're my favorite board member. 
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There's a band in Oregon, kind of local celebrity-type, called "Floater"..kind of a cross between alternative and "grunge" music. Well, after today's discussion, I'll never be able to listen to them again without thinking of what "Floater" REALLY means, lol.
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Gee!
#43301 - 02/05/04 11:06 AM
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Bevvy
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What a nice thing to say. You'll never know how much I needed that right now. Thank you.
Kiss up anytime, Becca!
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I mean it sincerely.
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There's a band in Oregon, kind of local celebrity-type, called "Floater"..kind of a cross between alternative and "grunge" music. Well, after today's discussion, I'll never be able to listen to them again without thinking of what "Floater" REALLY means, lol.
Oh, too funny!! I'll have to watch for them in Seattle!
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They do play in Seattle; they also play in California and Idaho as well.
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LOL!! This whole thread is cracking me up!!
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I had a similar problem at my former job, corporate computer training. The assistant trainers that walked around the room helping people were called "floaters." Made me giggle every time I said it!
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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.
My DH had to give a SS a couple of years ago, and the little container they gave him for it looked like one of the small tubs of margarine that comes in the two-pack (the plastic was gray, though). DH is an infamous jokester, and before submitting the sample he wrote on the side of the container with permanent marker, "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter".
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ROFL!!! That is too funny!! Gross, disgusting, nasty...but funny!!! Thanks for the laugh! I needed that today!
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For details about floating stools see
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003128.htm
It has nothing to do with fibre. It is caused by excess gas and malabsorption of nutrients.
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