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  • Gastroenterology
  • Digestive Health
  • Clinical Diagnostics

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  • Functional bowel disorders are prevalent yet challenging to diagnose accurately.
  • Differentiating between these disorders significantly impacts patient quality of life.
  • The clinical sign of 'floating stools' requires further investigation for its diagnostic utility.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if 'floating stools' correlate with psychological disorders.
  • To assess the association between floating stools and colonic transit time.
  • To evaluate the link between floating stools and specific bowel disorders based on Rome III criteria.

Main Methods:

  • 1252 patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders completed Rome III criteria questionnaires.
  • Information on the presence of floating stools was collected.
  • 344 patients with functional bowel disorders underwent psychometric testing and colonic transit time studies.

Main Results:

  • Floating stools were reported by 26% of functional bowel disorder patients versus 3% of others (P<0.001).
  • No significant differences in demographics, psychometric scores, or colonic transit times were found based on floating stools.
  • Mixed irritable bowel syndrome was the only functional gastrointestinal disorder independently associated with floating stools (P=0.003).

Conclusions:

  • Floating stools serve as a characteristic indicator for patients diagnosed with mixed irritable bowel syndrome.
  • This finding may assist in the differential diagnosis of functional bowel disorders.
  • Further research can explore the underlying mechanisms of floating stools in mixed IBS.