# I'm Going to Regret Posting This \[Embarrassing situations with gas\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 1, 2011, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-regret-posting-this-embarrassing-situations-with-gas/594816 "2011-09-01T01:59:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-regret-posting-this-embarrassing-situations-with-gas/594816/21 "2011-09-01T14:42:06Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > I’ve edited the thread title a bit so it’s a little more descriptive. Mebbe, but you’ve got it mostly wrong… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-regret-posting-this-embarrassing-situations-with-gas/594816/22 "2011-09-01T14:47:38Z")
> [@Cicero](#): > > Prune juice does it for me. Especially if I have a tin of **jellied lambs tongues** with it. > > I am not game to go anywhere without a mop. Do they go well with “crunchy frog?” ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-regret-posting-this-embarrassing-situations-with-gas/594816/23 "2011-09-01T15:09:47Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > Did you shit on the kitchen floor or something? Oh, no, I even had time to take my jeans down and reach a toilet, every single time (note I don’t say I managed to sit on one every single time). But it took three days until my tummy was back to normal, and I spent them not moving much… normally, my visits to her house consist of “Navamom sits down and Nava works”, this one was more along the lines of “Nava lies down looking pale and Navamom works”. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-regret-posting-this-embarrassing-situations-with-gas/594816/24 "2011-09-01T15:24:43Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > Oh, no, I even had time to take my jeans down and reach a toilet, every single time (note I don’t say I managed to sit on one every single time). But it took three days until my tummy was back to normal, and I spent them not moving much… normally, my visits to her house consist of “Navamom sits down and Nava works”, this one was more along the lines of “Nava lies down looking pale and Navamom works”. Do medicines like Immodium AD not work for you? ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-regret-posting-this-embarrassing-situations-with-gas/594816/25 "2011-09-01T15:28:04Z")
I’m going to regret even reading this thread. Sorry folks, but my appetite has just disappeared for some reason. Plus our esteemed moderator has edited OP to be even _ **more descriptive** _? Thanks. :eek: > [@](#): > > This stuff has been going through me like Sherman went through Georgia. > … > I came within a fraction of a second of shitting my pants today at a client’s office. > … > I popped off a crackler … > [@](#): > > It’s like, well, immediate liquid. > [@](#): > > Ethiopian/Eritrean food … just makes me need to spray crap in all directions. > [@](#): > > … lots of things that give me Exploding Ass Syndrome … > [@](#): > > … Prune juice … > [@](#): > > … jellied lambs tongues … > [@](#): > > … crunchy frog … ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-regret-posting-this-embarrassing-situations-with-gas/594816/26 "2011-09-01T15:57:30Z")
> [@Cicero](#): > > Prune juice does it for me. Especially if I have a tin of jellied lambs tongues with it… Phew. I’m safe then :D. (or is that a whoosh?). ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-regret-posting-this-embarrassing-situations-with-gas/594816/27 "2011-09-01T16:01:18Z")
> [@Machine\_Elf](#): > > Do medicines like Immodium AD not work for you? The Spanish equivalent is what my mother has been taking every three days for the last ten years. If I can afford to do so without losing workdays, I’d much rather spend a couple of days looking like a ghost and on an astringent diet than start on that route. Plus, she doesn’t learn lessons unless they are very painful for her. Believe me, I made sure it hurt her a lot more than it hurt me. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-regret-posting-this-embarrassing-situations-with-gas/594816/28 "2011-09-01T16:05:32Z")
> [@Mama\_Zappa](#): > > (or is that a whoosh?). Sometimes it’s a whoosh. But usually it’s more of a BRAAAAAAAAPPPPP! ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-regret-posting-this-embarrassing-situations-with-gas/594816/29 "2011-09-01T17:25:29Z")
This whole situation stinks. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-regret-posting-this-embarrassing-situations-with-gas/594816/30 "2011-09-01T18:33:29Z")
> [@downtown1441](#): > > I’ve been eating dried seaweed by the sheet, you can get it at any ethnic grocery, the same stuff they wrap sushi rolls with just in like 10" x 12" sheets. It’s delicious, wicked healthy, and has the added benefits of making my shit smell vaguely of a Japanese restaurant. “Honey? You’ve had a tough day, you don’t need to cook tonight. Put on your nice blue dress, because I’m taking you out to **downtown1441** ’s ass!” ---
**Author:** ![Hyperelastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-regret-posting-this-embarrassing-situations-with-gas/594816/31 "2011-09-01T22:52:07Z")
> [@Snake\_Plissken](#): > > Thanks for sparing Savannah. Yes, I marched straight to the sea without stopping ---
**Author:** ![The\_Doughnut\_Thief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Doughnut\_Thief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Doughnut_Thief)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-regret-posting-this-embarrassing-situations-with-gas/594816/32 "2011-09-02T00:31:02Z")
I wish I could have had the same luck as in the OP. Sadly, I did not. My encounter with bum gravy was brought on by a lack of sleep. One morning after working a 12 hour shift my wife needed me to stay awake and take her to a doctors appointment which, being the loving husband I am, I agreed to. After getting our children up, dressed, fed, and in the car we were off to Day Care at about hour 15, during which time an insidious count down toward Montezuma’s’ revenge had been put into motion. Now at about hour 17, while we had morning coffee together, things had started to become uncomfortable but not unmanageable. Finally, at approximately hour 17.5, it was time for her appointment. I became fully aware of how dire my situation had become, after parking and letting my wife out, when I felt a couple bubbles roll over in my stomach, which to me said the back door jumpers were hooked and poised for the green light. I thought to myself, I need a distraction…Ah, YouTube should do the trick. Unfortunately, I became too distracted and floated an air biscuit which in turn caused an upside-down hot fudge sundae in my favorite pair of shorts. In a state of shock and panic I left my wife at the doctor’s office to make the 15m drive back to my house to rid myself of this most unwelcomed chocolate gremlin and clean the smell from the car luckily the seats are leather and my wife was somewhat understanding. ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-regret-posting-this-embarrassing-situations-with-gas/594816/33 "2011-09-02T01:55:42Z")
Like **VunderBob** , for me it’s primarily sugar alcohols. This is something as a diabetic, that I have to be careful of out of concern for my co-workers and people I hang out with. This last week, what with it being ragweed season, I had a SF cough drop in my mouth much of the time. I actually suggested to my boss that a couple of my scheduled meetings be rescheduled or done online. One toot in her office and she was with me on that. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-regret-posting-this-embarrassing-situations-with-gas/594816.md?page=1)