# Is this true?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-true/63799>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 30, 2001, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-true/63799 "2001-04-30T03:05:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mofo\_Rising](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Mofo\_Rising](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mofo_Rising)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2001, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-true/63799/1 "2001-04-30T03:05:34Z")

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While reading the [disinformation](http://www.disinfo.com/) site’s review of **Who Cut the Cheese: A Cultural History of the Fart** , I came upon this factoid:

· Hitler was a chronic farter. To combat his constant breaking of wind, he took a quack cure that contained, among other things, strychnine and belladonna. For eight years, he ingested high amounts of these poisons, which very likely contributed to his irritability and dementia.

Is that true?

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**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2001, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-true/63799/2 "2001-04-30T21:04:55Z")

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[Check this site.](http://www.urbanmyths.com/classics_hitler.html)

This article insinuates that Hitler basically tried to treat himself by simply eliminating ‘problem’ foods from his diet.

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**Author:** ![kmudd20001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ce73a5/32.png) [@kmudd20001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kmudd20001)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2001, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-true/63799/3 "2001-04-30T21:19:04Z")

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Hitler’s doctor gave him little seeds to eat.  
Some small seeds when eaten do form strychnine in the body.  
Kevin