Another Thread for Gas-Passers

Originally posted by mjlrn97

LadyNASDAQ, I see by your profile that you're only 3 days younger than I am:) I'm glad you're not sagging and bagging the way I am......of course, nobody but me thinks that, but *I* know the truth!

I'm intrigued by your post. I've had intestinal thunder and lightning for many years thanks to my brief stint as a bulimic way back in the late '70s (irritable bowel syndrome w/diarrhea), but had never had issues with gas until a few months ago. I have an appointment with my doctor next Monday, and I will definitely be bringing this to his attention, as it is not only embarrassing, but uncomfortable what with all the bloating and cramping that goes along with it.

Thank you for your perspective......I honestly hadn't thought it could be anything really serious. I'm sorry about your aunt....how old was she when she developed Crohn's? And how did she die from it? I've taken care of many people with Crohn's or ulcerative colitis, and I've never seen any of them die, unless it was from complications (steroids knocked out their immune systems and they came down w/ an opportunistic infection, or a massive GI bleed got them etc.).

I had ulcerative colitis along with sclerosing cholangitits (liver disease). I was diagnosed at 11 years old. The UC stayed calm for a number of years, but 4 years ago, I had my entire colon taken out for fear of colon cancer. I was always getting dehydrated from watery, bloody stools. Creatinine would be as high as 11.0 and Hgb would be as low as 5.0. I continue to get the gas and bloating, but try to keep it under control, which is hard when you want something fattening to eat I am glad that you are seeing your doctor. Feel free to ask me if you have any questions.

Christine

The dog thing? Kind of reminds me of my dog Fred I had years ago. I hated the way his testicles hung down; just like a bulls. Well anyway, some of those gaseous babies he let were enough to knock out a prizefighter. Pheeew! But his love for me and my kids was pure, which caused us to love him so much.

Well, getting back to what causes mine, I'm currently on 13 different medications, and one of them is to help control the side effects of burping, farting, and the hiccups. The controller lets up on its job sometimes too. That's when horrendous things begin!

A lot of time I feel them coming ahead of time, but sometimes they just sneak out of both orfices without warning, and it seems mostly at the most inopportune time too. Like when I'm in Walmart, a food store, or in a waiting room, etc. Those sneakers are a real embarassment too.:imbar because at any unexpected moment, they can come simultaneously. Then everyone hears a Fart, a burp, and hiccups all at once":imbar

But boy, when they come when my stomach has been rumbling, I definitely feel such relief.

Fran:nurse:

Let's face it, passing gas is just a fact of life, everyone does it, even animals do it. Heck, my kids used to make their own bubble baths when they were infants (and I don't mean with soap). People who claim to never fart really crack me up, they probably do it at night while they are asleep then wake up wondering why they're cold only to find the blankets floating at the ceiling. Why do we have to live in a society that frowns on people playing the butt trumpet? To me, farts are proof that God has a sense of humor.

And furthermore, just look at my sig line, "never hold your farts in, they travel up your spine, to your brain, and that's where you get crappy ideas from."

There is yet another new medicine out to help with this problem. It's called Zelnorm. Anyone tried it yet? I hate being bloated every time I eat and every time I bend over you know what happens! This is particularly embarrassing at an elementary school. The kids go ape, they cover their mouths and try not to say anything, but one precocious young lad said" Did you do that?" My mom says that's really not very polite. What do you say? Most of them just giggle.

I just couldent pass this one up. My DH always thought he could let, "The best farts." (Go figure---they're men.) When he and his buddies would travel to races (he's a drag racer) he would purposely eat several boiled eggs, get Burger King onion rings so he could have the nastiest gas. (Ok- they're HOW OLD?) Anyway, it took a long time 2+ years before I would "let one go" in front of him. But we were coming back from Famous Dave's one night and I had a SBD one. It was so thick, I swear you could slice the air. My DH actually had me pull the car over because he thought he was going to puke. From then on, I always remind him that...........I am the king!!!:kiss

If you're out in public with small children there is no way you can get away with passing gas and not having the whole store know about it, simply because kids don't know how to be quiet about it.

I hid in an aisle at Wal-Mart once with my boys who where about 3 and 4 at the time and tried to sneak out a fart. Well, it came out a little louder than I wanted it too, not loud enough for anyone in the next aisles to hear but loud enough for my kids to hear. As I'm pushing the cart through the store, my kids made it a point to tell everyone we came across that "momma pooh-poohed.":imbar Might as well have put them on the PA system so they could inform the whole store at once instead of having to repeat it a hundred times. :roll

Now my oldest thinks it's funny to walk through a store and let one rip. As if that isn't bad enough, he also feels he needs to tell us what just happened, as if we couldn't hear it. At least my youngest let's it fly out the other end, he just belches real loud. So imagine my embarrassment as I'm walking through the store with one boy farting and the other one belching. Oh Lordy!

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Let's face it, passing gas is just a fact of life, everyone does it, even animals do it. Heck, my kids used to make their own bubble baths when they were infants (and I don't mean with soap). People who claim to never fart really crack me up, they probably do it at night while they are asleep then wake up wondering why they're cold only to find the blankets floating at the ceiling. Why do we have to live in a society that frowns on people playing the butt trumpet? To me, farts are proof that God has a sense of humor.

And furthermore, just look at my sig line, "never hold your farts in, they travel up your spine, to your brain, and that's where you get crappy ideas from."

Yep, I definitely agree. It began early this morning with a few short, but LOUD burps, followed by one loud, lengthy, vibrating FART that my caregiver described as, "I could just picture the cheeks of your butt vibrating on that one.":rotfl: Ahhhh, but such relief it does give.

Fran:nurse:

I'm wondering what on earth can make stools the consistency of rubber? Every now and again I do a guaiac test on mine to make sure I'm not having a bleed, as I did have one brief episode in the past, and sometimes the aroma is quite similar. Today, however, the consistency was such that I couldn't even get a sample on the card. What IS that??! Yes, I AM seeing my MD next week, and yes, this is on the agenda, even though I'm terrified he'll make me go get scoped, and we all know what THAT means............!

GoLytely, anyone?

WOOOOO HOOOOO! Now we're getting down to business. Let me see now. Hmmmm. Had any chocolate pudding lately? That can get kind of rubbery when it sits too long. Or maybe you swallowed some gum, and it mixed with your more DELICATE issue, and waalah! Rubbery POOP!

Fran:nurse:

In all sincerity, mj I hope you get to the bottom of the thing ASAP! Something doesn't smack right with your S/S. So I really do hope you make out alright, and if there is something brewing there, I hope it gets nipped in the bud.

((((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))))):kiss

Fran