Roundish white pieces?

[NikaNik]

Almost the entire time I've had c. diff (since January of this year) I've noticed that my stool, when formed, has tiny round white pieces in it. When I had D I didn't notice as much because it was like a pile of mush. I've seen a couple posts on here about this but they seemed to be from a while ago. My GI said it's probably mucus but I wanted to hear from anyone else who notices it. Some days it's more apparent than others.

Also, does anyone get the stools that come out fast/gassy and are broken apart into many floating pieces? I had one today and got nervous because I had one like that before my last relapse (but now I'm on day 5 of Dificid and so far so good). It's so odd! I hate going and I hate looking in the bowl!

[Tonja13]

Yep...white pieces. Common. I think they are always there, we just notice them more now because we are paying attention. I hit a point more recently where I wasn't noticing them as much. When I realized this, I made a point to look for them--sure enough--they are still there. They are less noticeable now, but my stool has been gradually regaining the brown color and it's darker now. I think the lighter the stool, the easier they are to see. I really think they are normal. (We eat food--what goes in, must come out!) You may want to look at the most recent threads by myself and a couple others in the last day or so about over-analyzing our stool...it may help you feel better.
Yep...the floaty/piecey/gassy...sounds right. I had a few of those on Dificid and shortly afterwards. I really think most of the time it's just an irritated, healing gut trying to push food through.

[NikaNik]

Phew! Thank you, Tonja. The white pieces are so weird - like spotted poop. I thought it might be the Florastor as well but you're right - food, mucus, they could always be there but I never noticed before since my stool was darker before all this. This morning, I was in a meeting and then all of a sudden got that lovely urge to go. I remember the days I looked forward to going...to have a little poop break after my morning coffee. That was the life lol!