Spirulina Farts?

Factual Questions
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My husband has recently been consuming a lot of Greens+, spirulina, that sort of stuff.

Perhaps coincidentally, he has been letting go the most toxic, potent, vile farts I have ever had the displeasure of experiencing. Honestly. He’s always been a chemical bomber, but things have gotten suddenly and terrifyingly worse. The first time it happened I couldn’t come out from under the covers for at least five minutes.

(The reason I think of it is that some of the greens smell vile coming out of the jar. I can’t imagine they’d be freshened up in the trip through his digestive system.)

Is there a chance the two things are connected? Does spirulina give you nasty flautulence?

(This is the dumbest question I have ever posted. But I simply must know.)

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Oh, yeah. It has a lot to do with the greens as well, but spirulina can give you some amazing gas until your system adjusts to it. You can either tough it out until his intestinal flora adjusts, divorce him, or start eating it as well. that way you can match him emission for emission. :smiley:

3

Try getting him to add more Probiotics to his diet (the “live” part in “live culture yogurt”).

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“This was a fart that could end a marriage…” – George Carlin

5

You have no idea. A friend reports that when her husband farts, the dog leaves the room.

Thanks for the tips, folks: I will definitely get him some yogurt, and get myself some noseplugs until his system adjusts.

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Omg, I’m glad I found this post. I drank sprulina mixed in juice this morning and now I have the most toxic smelling farts. Did it ever go away or did he have to stop taking it?

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If you’re asking the original poster, you probably aren’t getting an answer, since they haven’t been seen here in nearly 15 years.

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We did, however, have a recent thread in which the OP complained about hipster bands, a good name of which might be Spirulina Farts.

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Maybe she’s still under the covers.

10

I thought Spirulina Farts was a teacher at Hogwarts.

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I’m dying :joy::joy::joy: I just realized how long ago this post was.

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:joy::joy::joy::joy: perhaps she passed away from toxic fumes

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I believe the OP is gone with the wind.

mmm

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And then a spark from the fridge kicking on blew up the place.

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When taken as directed, spirulina generally doesn’t cause side effects. In some people, it may cause mild side effects, including headaches, diarrhea, bloating, and gas.

Note you are supposed to start with a small amount and let your gut get used to it.

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Nope, they teach at Hogfarts.

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I was playing bridge with three friends once - after we had all enjoyed spicy curries.

Suddenly there was a truly disgusting emission from one of them, which caused an instant mass exodus from the room. :fearful:

Now there was only one doorway (fortunately the door was open.)
I made it out first, then two of my friends jammed each other in the doorway.
While they took a few seconds to free themselves the unlucky friend trapped in the room could be heard begging to be let out… :nauseated_face:

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Another thing touted as healthy and causing farts is Jerusalem artichokes. Their “more digestible starch” leads to some calling them fartichokes.

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Scientist here, who has spent 20+ years working with micro- and blue-green-algae. I strongly recommend that you do not take spirulina. While there might not be any issues with it alone, it’s the quality of the product in the U.S., since there’s absolutely no regulation on ‘supplements.’ In work I was peripherally involved in, we looked at three off-the-shelf products of a different algae and where shocked to find two were highly microcystin-producing blue-green algae. And here’s a recent peer-reviewed paper saying essentially the same thing:

Sorry to break the levity, but I feel it’s my professional duty alert you all to at least my concerns :wink:

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No, and thank you for returning to give us the facts. And, FQ isnt really supposed to have joke answers anyway.