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I need some advice on how to cease this embarrassing, if mildly amusing, dysfunction that I suffer from.
I pass wind regularly, sometimes I just can't contain it and let rip wherever I may be. This could be in a meeting, a lift, a bar, a car, in fact anywhere.
Now, while this may seem okay, as we all do it, my flatulence in particular is pretty terrible.
Not only does it sound like amplified thunder, but the smell is horrendous, and needless to say, is very embarrassing in certain situations. I mean, I've cleared a few rooms before now.
I eat well, 3 meals a day with no snacking, keep fit, and only drink alchohol at the weekend. So why oh why this flatulence? I'm beginning to think it may be hereditary, as my old man used to let rip in legendary fashion when I was younger, so maybe.
So, can anyone relate? Or give me some advice as to why, or how to stop, this evil menace.
I pass wind regularly, sometimes I just can't contain it and let rip wherever I may be. This could be in a meeting, a lift, a bar, a car, in fact anywhere.
Now, while this may seem okay, as we all do it, my flatulence in particular is pretty terrible.
Not only does it sound like amplified thunder, but the smell is horrendous, and needless to say, is very embarrassing in certain situations. I mean, I've cleared a few rooms before now.
I eat well, 3 meals a day with no snacking, keep fit, and only drink alchohol at the weekend. So why oh why this flatulence? I'm beginning to think it may be hereditary, as my old man used to let rip in legendary fashion when I was younger, so maybe.
So, can anyone relate? Or give me some advice as to why, or how to stop, this evil menace.
ShadownINja said:
Likely possibilities:
-the food you eat
-bowel problems eg IBS
-you don't go to the toilet as much as your body needs
I would think the last two especially-the food you eat
-bowel problems eg IBS
-you don't go to the toilet as much as your body needs
Maybe you have some form of intolerance to certain foods which is causing a mild stomach upset resulting in heavy wind?
Me? I fart regular and without sounding like a child, I love it!
It's a poor arse that can't rejoice as my mother says
Jag-D said:
ShadownINja said:
Likely possibilities:
-the food you eat
-bowel problems eg IBS
-you don't go to the toilet as much as your body needs
I would think the last two especially-the food you eat
-bowel problems eg IBS
-you don't go to the toilet as much as your body needs
Maybe you have some form of intolerance to certain foods which is causing a mild stomach upset resulting in heavy wind?
Me? I fart regular and without sounding like a child, I love it!
It's a poor arse that can't rejoice as my mother says
I take a dump regularly, maybe 3 times a day, like clockwork.Sometimes its worse after I visit the loo.
I usually have bran flakes with whole milk for breakfast, anything on toast for lunch ie. beans, ravioli, ham and cheese, even a seafood based dish if i'm flush. And a filling dinner like bangers and mash, spaghetti bolognese etc. So not too bad I think.
I love passing wind, but when it clears the room its rather embarrassing. A colleague described it as 'smells like raw sewage', Oh the shame...
I get the poops all the time, it is definitely hereditry as both my mother and father a prolific guffers.
As my sister says, "We come from a very gaseous family...", personally I always find a good trouser rumbler very satisfying. I've also been known to clear the office, and I also have no shame.
I say 'let rip' and stuff the consequences!
As my sister says, "We come from a very gaseous family...", personally I always find a good trouser rumbler very satisfying. I've also been known to clear the office, and I also have no shame.
I say 'let rip' and stuff the consequences!
TurboMills said:
how to stop, this evil menace.
TurboMills said:
beans
Did you really need to ask us? 
Seriously, though, cut out the bran flakes for a week and the next week cut out the beans. Bran flakes can cause problems for some people. As for beans... you were a schoolboy once, so you know the score.
PS Visiting the toilet 3 times a day? I know others say they have this frequency but I thought once or twice a day was healthy and anything less or more could be a problem (not alarmingly, I mean in terms of diet).
Edited by ShadownINja on Sunday 5th July 13:04
ShadownINja said:
TurboMills said:
how to stop, this evil menace.
TurboMills said:
beans
Did you really need to ask us? Seriously, though, cut out the bran flakes for a week and the next week cut out the beans. Bran flakes can cause problems for some people. As for beans... you were a schoolboy once, so you know the score.
PS Visiting the toilet 3 times a day? I know others say they have this frequency but I thought once or twice a day was healthy and anything less or more could be a problem (not alarmingly, I mean in terms of diet).
Edited by ShadownINja on Sunday 5th July 13:04
I know its like asking mummy, but what would you recommend for a regular weeks diet?
TurboMills said:
ShadownINja said:
TurboMills said:
how to stop, this evil menace.
TurboMills said:
beans
Did you really need to ask us? Seriously, though, cut out the bran flakes for a week and the next week cut out the beans. Bran flakes can cause problems for some people. As for beans... you were a schoolboy once, so you know the score.
PS Visiting the toilet 3 times a day? I know others say they have this frequency but I thought once or twice a day was healthy and anything less or more could be a problem (not alarmingly, I mean in terms of diet).
Edited by ShadownINja on Sunday 5th July 13:04
I know its like asking mummy, but what would you recommend for a regular weeks diet?
) so use your imagination and try new things at the supermarket. Loiter in the asian cuisine section, for instance. Or the wholefoods section. Or simply check out different vegetables in that section.ShadownINja said:
Seriously, though, cut out the bran flakes for a week and the next week cut out the beans. Bran flakes can cause problems for some people.
I'd agree with cutting those out of your diet. Too much fibre in my diet has similar effects (as I have IBS). There may be something with the dairy products too, but I'm not entirely sure on that. Did I hear correctly that it takes upto 2 weeks to 'flush' the dairy products out of your system? Could try losing the whole milk and cheese for a couple of weeks.Good luck!
JimCross said:
I'd suggest cutting out milk for a bit. I'm lactose intolerant, and before I found out I had a similar gaseous problem. As soon as I cut out milk (actually, changed to Lactofree), the problem went away. Worth a go.
I know a few people with this issue and this was exactly the cause (milk, or milk containing products, which is LOTS of stuff). Try cutting out dairy totally and see how you go.TurboMills] said:
I take a dump regularly, maybe 3 times a day, like clockwork.Sometimes its worse after I visit the loo.
I usually have bran flakes with whole milk for breakfast, anything on toast for lunch ie. beans, ravioli, ham and cheese, even a seafood based dish if i'm flush. And a filling dinner like bangers and mash, spaghetti bolognese etc. So not too bad I think.
I love passing wind, but when it clears the room its rather embarrassing. A colleague described it as 'smells like raw sewage', Oh the shame...
Someone I know who takes diet very seriously told me that we were never meant to eat diary products or wheat (no idea if this is true or not) but as a result a lot of people have some level on intolerance to one or the other, or even both. Pasta is made from wheat of course.
Sounds like intolerance to certain foods to me.
I know the feeling, I can have a decently hot curry and not really suffer but if I have a dogburger with a bit of onion (or a bacon & sausage butty) I fart & crap like I've eaten a Phaal.
It sounds to me like you need to cut out x or y and see if you still have windy pops. Or move to Japan (am, I dreaming or do they happily trump with abandon in public???).
I know the feeling, I can have a decently hot curry and not really suffer but if I have a dogburger with a bit of onion (or a bacon & sausage butty) I fart & crap like I've eaten a Phaal.
It sounds to me like you need to cut out x or y and see if you still have windy pops. Or move to Japan (am, I dreaming or do they happily trump with abandon in public???).
Certain foods turn me into a wind machine.....try avoiding the following:
- Peppers (uncooked are worse).
- Onions.
- Chilli but specifically things like tabasco sauce.
- Dairy products. Use lactose free alternatives.
- Beer. Try drinking wheat beer instead.
It takes time to get all this out the system but it works for me. Unfortunately it's tough to cook without onions so you tend to find this a problem, plus I love spicy foods so that's a problem too!!!
- Peppers (uncooked are worse).
- Onions.
- Chilli but specifically things like tabasco sauce.
- Dairy products. Use lactose free alternatives.
- Beer. Try drinking wheat beer instead.
It takes time to get all this out the system but it works for me. Unfortunately it's tough to cook without onions so you tend to find this a problem, plus I love spicy foods so that's a problem too!!!
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