Stools - Floating

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What to Expect at your Health Care Provider's Office

A health care provider will normally take a family history and disease history, and then complete a physical examination.

A stool sample and blood tests may be requested after the history and physical exam is completed. In most cases, however, this will not be required.

Medical history questions documenting floating stools in detail may include:

• Family history (general information about the health of family members)
• Time
  • When were floating stools first noticed?
  • Does it happen all the time or intermittently?
  • Is there any pattern?
• Dietary history
  • What has the diet been?
  • Does a change in the diet change the stools?
• Other
  • Are other symptoms present?
  • Are foul-smelling stools present?
  • Are the stools an abnormal color (especially pale or clay-colored stools)?
    

TREATMENT
Treatment depends on the specific diagnosis. Strictly adhere to your health care provider's instructions, including prescribed diets.