Farting in public lol

Hi

How do you guys cope with passing wind in public?

I sound like a train at times and it smells so bad whilst flaring, am thinking about returning to work but the gas is no better rather ripe in fact. Not to put to finer point on it i have to leave the room i'm in when i let one off! I have been taking probiotics and have charcoal tabs but nothing works HELP

Does the smell of our gas have anything to do with how severe a flare is?
When I was first dx and in my original flare the smell was VERY bad and very potent...when I went to the hosp the doctor assumed it was IBD just by that smell on its own..

Too funny!  I have always been a gassy (sp?) person but after my diagnosis, it got even worse!  I blame it on the meds.  Fortunately for me (and everyone else), mine usually don't have a lot of smell unless I have eaten something that doesn't agree with me but they are LOUD.  My friends say that I don't "bake" mine long enough to build up any smell.  I even pass a lot of gas in bed, very loud and long.  My husband said he was dreaming of an avalanche one night and he woke up in the middle of it only to realize that I was farting in my sleep.  He asked how a person could fart for that long.  I KNOW that is from the suppositories at bedtime. 

Depending on the situation, I either pretend nothing happened or I laugh.  I usually laugh.  You have to have a sense of humor with this disease, that's for sure!  Humans are the only animals who are embarrassed by bodily functions, although I do agree that there are definitely some situations that it is just not acceptable to "let 'er rip"........

Matches work really well for getting rid of a bad smell from gas very quickly.......don't know if it would be appropriate to be lighting matches at work, or the gym for that matter.  Being an owner of a gym, I am used to bad smells from people working out, and I think most others in there know that it is something that happens when you are working out.  Breathe deep, it goes away quicker.  LOL. 

Everybody produces gas. It's caused by 1) swallowed air or 2) the breakdown of undigested food by bacteria in the colon. If it smells it's generally the bacteria's fault b/c they're producing sulfer as their own by product. I think my gas was worse about a year prior to me getting UC. I know I was eating unhealthy, also eating lots of nuts and eating in a hurry and not chewing good. Maybe the bacteria in my gut were starting to get inbalanced somehow leading up to my UC. Who knows....

Thanks BCGirl, I feel better (about the gym).

Oh your avalanche dream story is the best! I will have to tell my husband that one (he complains about my gas all the time! Poor guy).

Every person's output stinks. Period. It's just that in the case of colon inflamation, pain & urgency make it 50 times harder to hold in. A while back some member recommended spraying Oust to get rid of the odor. Quincy, that has also happened to me in the aisle of mega-stores; no one can be seen close by but the stench hangs on! (Lol.) / Old Hat (30 yrs with left-sided UC; presently in remission taking brandname Colazal)

Maybe you should up your probiotics? When I'm flaring I have stinky ones. When I worked, I would go in the bathroom to pass gas. Sometimes when I'm out in public with my husband and kids, I'll let an SBD out. I'll watch my husband for a reaction and try not to laugh. He'll usually say that our little one has a dirty diaper, at which point I'll start laughing. Nope, it was meee.

RH_Texas_Gal, I think I saw underwear with charcoal filters in them.......

As for farting while flaring, I am in agreement with the rest of you.... it's kind of like playing Russian Roulette....... However, my gas is so bad sometimes that I have no choice.  I can be standing there talking to someone and "Poot".  No warning, no chance to prepare......I just cross my fingers that there was nothing else with the sound and that it doesn't have what I like to refer to as "serious hang time".  In cases like that, I just pretend nothing happened unless it's a friend or family member.  If I am comfortable with the person, I just make a joke and carry on (usually checking my pants before carrying on )

 

Im with you kazy girl, If I feel a fart coming on during a flare im running to a toilet somewhere or behind a tree if im out exercising and the smell during a flare is just flat out nasty. I will have to say this topic has put a smile on my face for the day!

And let's not forget our name for "farting with something else coming out"... the shart.

omg subdued that is so funny!

I am definitely with Kazygirl on this one!! There is NO WAY I could pass wind in public while flaring without having an accident! If I feel the urge coming on I have to run to get to the bathroom ASAP as wind is always accompanied by blood and mucous! Yesterday I was just driving up to my house and got that sudden urge to pass wind, I tried to hold it but it was so painful and alas, I made a huge mess. Fortunately I was alone in my car and no-one was home either as it really wasn't pleasant!!!

omg! mrdee, what does your trash smell like? eewwwww o.0