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Bright orange specks may show up in your bowel movements, though this should not actually color your bowel movements orange. Dr. Paredez continues, âOrange diarrhea may be the result of infectious diarrhea, which causes rapid transit through the intestine, which limits the amount of bile in the stool. Bile duct cancer and pancreatic cancer are the life-threatening medical conditions that can result in orange diarrhea.
While it may be surprising to see floating poop, it's usually nothing to be concerned about and is often related to something you had to eat. Here are the two main causes of this type of stool. Excessive Gas in the Stool. Most of the time, floating stool is the result of something you ate. If you eat something that causes gas (or eat a large meal), the gas mixes in with stool in the intestines. The extra air makes poop less dense, causing it to float when it hits the toilet bowl.