[kburgess]

My ceiling is cracking and has rings around it. It is right underneath our bathroom toilet. Anyone know what could be going on here?

[speedball1]

Sounds like you may have a leak. The rings sound like water marks. I would suspect the wax seal. Does the toilet rock a bit?
Pull the toilet, (any water under the bowl?) and replace the wax seal. That should take care of the problem. Good luck, Tom

[kburgess]

It does not shake any but if I try to pull on it, it makes a little noise, but I don't feel it moving. I do see that the grout in the tile in the corner of the toilet room is darker than the rest. Could it be a leak in a pipe?

Oh, and no water under the bowl!

I tried to upload a photo, but it won't let me.

[speedball1]

Hi kburgess and welcome to the Plumbing pageat at AskMeHelpDesk. In the future please use the edit button instead of starting a new post.
The wax seal is the most likely source of the problem. I would pull the toilet and check. **OR**
If you don't think it's the wax seal you can feel the back of the tank for any moisture or open up the ceiling to check the pipes. Good luck, Tom n PS I don't need a picture of your toilet but if you can take a picture of the floor after the toilet's been pulled that would be nice. Read on!

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