While certain things such as blood in your poop and frequent diarrhea are known red flags, it turns out that whether your ...

Sinking poop is considered normal, says Dr. Mejdi Ahmad, MD, Ahmad, a board-certified gastroenterologist with Medical Offices of Manhattan.

If your poop won’t sink, don’t panic. Occasionally, this just means it contains more gas—maybe from fizzy drinks or beans. But if it happens often, fat malabsorption could be to blame.

Simply put, stool is denser than water, so it should sink, said Dr. Supriya Rao, a gastroenterologist at Integrated Gastroenterology Consultants in Massachusetts.

For years, we haven't really known precisely why some poop floats and others sink like an anchor. Theories have suggested that increased fat content in the stool can lead to the increased ...

Q. I was watching Oprah and heard a doctor say that poop should never float. Why? Health professionals have been debating the causes of “floaters” versus “sinkers” for years. Some believe ...

Stool is denser than water, so it usually sinks into the toilet, Dr. Josovitz says. Sinking poop is considered normal, says , a board-certified gastroenterologist with Medical Offices of Manhattan.

Is it normal for poop to float or sink? You might remember from science class that an object denser than water will generally sink—and the same is usually true of poop, Dr. Schnoll-Sussbaum says.

Sinking poop is considered normal, says Dr. Mejdi Ahmad, MD, Ahmad, a board-certified gastroenterologist with Medical Offices of Manhattan.