# OdorEliminators and what really works **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [July 10, 2017, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odoreliminators-and-what-really-works/790939 "2017-07-10T18:20:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DickNRody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eada6e/32.png) [@DickNRody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DickNRody)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2017, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odoreliminators-and-what-really-works/790939/1 "2017-07-10T18:20:19Z")
;););)The most unpleasant odor that we have to smell, is of course, that which emanates from our own farts and feces. I learned how to eliminate those odors as a child. A friend of my mother’s had an intestinal operation, and afterwards was prescribed activated charcoal tablets. As a result, neither her farts nor her feces had any odor[😃 ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2017, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odoreliminators-and-what-really-works/790939/2 "2017-07-10T18:23:08Z")
Did she demonstrate this for you? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2017, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odoreliminators-and-what-really-works/790939/3 "2017-07-10T18:26:09Z")
Welcome to the Straight Dope, **DickNRody**. When making a comment on one of Cecil’s columns, it’s helpful to post a link to it so others can find the column easily. Is this the one? [How do “odor eliminators” work?](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/3318/how-do-odor-eliminators-work)