# Trump has Uncontrollable Fecal Incontinence? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 30, 2020, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-uncontrollable-fecal-incontinence/924333 "2020-10-30T18:27:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-uncontrollable-fecal-incontinence/924333/1 "2020-10-30T18:27:58Z")
I got this one from a podcast I listened to at work. A guest on the show used to work on _The Apprentice_ and other Trump media like the beauty pageants. The guest said that Trump wears Depends and has chronic fecal incontinence because of the drugs he’s addicted to, and the greasy junk food he eats. I’m thinking it’s plausible. Or is this just leftist propaganda? I’m a leftist, but I won’t believe just anything the anti-Trump people say. This is not discussed on mainstream news, but is that because it’s not verifiable, or that it’s just so gross to talk about? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-uncontrollable-fecal-incontinence/924333/2 "2020-10-30T18:30:44Z")
If Trump denies it then you know it’s true. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-uncontrollable-fecal-incontinence/924333/3 "2020-10-30T18:31:02Z")
I would think that by now, it would have leaked for sure. Seriously, you would think _someone_ would have remarked on the stench that would surround him. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-uncontrollable-fecal-incontinence/924333/4 "2020-10-30T18:38:21Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Seriously, you would think _someone_ would have remarked on the stench that would surround him. This. The day the left starts sounding like the right is the day I stop identifying with the left. Or to quote the Votemaster: “This doesn’t pass the smell test.” ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-uncontrollable-fecal-incontinence/924333/5 "2020-10-30T18:38:43Z")
Trump clearly has fecal incontinence. It’s just is at the opposite end of the digestive tract than is usual. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-uncontrollable-fecal-incontinence/924333/6 "2020-10-30T18:54:31Z")
There is a photo of Trump on the golf course, shot from behind, which purportedly shows a diarrhea stain, but Snopes says it’s a fake. ---
**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:** [October 30, 2020, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-uncontrollable-fecal-incontinence/924333/7 "2020-10-30T19:02:37Z")
That explains why he walked out of the _60 Minutes_ interview last week. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-uncontrollable-fecal-incontinence/924333/8 "2020-10-30T19:07:27Z")
He does have a weirdly big butt in many photos, and I’ve often wondered what the hell he’s got under there. However: - Myriad sources report that he abstains entirely from drinking, presumably related to having seen what alcoholism did to his older brother. That alone suggests he’s an unlikely candidate for drug addiction. True, it’s far from conclusive, but I’m skeptical that he could have hidden a drug addiction all this time. - Assuming it’s true and he does need some sort of padding, I would imagine it could be done very subtly. During the 45 years or so that I menstruated, the options available improved dramatically, from ridiculous bulky wads with absurdly inconvenient pins and ties to simple, slim, convenient pads. I am sure that if Trump needs diapers, he has ones that are designed not to show. - More importantly: WHO CARES? Imagine for a moment that a politician you respect suffered from an embarrassing condition like fecal incontinence. Would you want to expose and humiliate them? Would you think them less qualified to strategize or make decisions? I utterly loathe Trump and wouldn’t feel a moment’s pity if it were publicly verified that the rumor in the OP were true. But any immature glee I might feel is ultimately irrelevant. There are far more important things we ought to be worrying about than whether Trump needs diapers. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-uncontrollable-fecal-incontinence/924333/9 "2020-10-30T19:15:42Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > Myriad sources report that he abstains entirely from drinking, presumably related to having seen what alcoholism did to his older brother. That alone suggests he’s an unlikely candidate for drug addiction. True, it’s far from conclusive, but I’m skeptical that he could have hidden a drug addiction all this time. No, I totally think he’s a drug addict. All that sniffling, narcissism, and wild mood swings, and that alcoholism runs in his family. Trump would easily rationalize any drug use on his part as “it’s okay because it’s not alcohol.” ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-uncontrollable-fecal-incontinence/924333/10 "2020-10-30T19:16:27Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](#): > > I got this one from a podcast I listened to at work. A guest on the show used to work on _The Apprentice_ and other Trump media like the beauty pageants. The guest said that Trump wears Depends and has chronic fecal incontinence because of the drugs he’s addicted to, and the greasy junk food he eats. Maybe they’re misremembering speculation in _GQ_ from 3½ years ago. > **[Does Donald Trump Have Irritable Bowel Syndrome? A Theory](https://www.gq.com/story/game-of-thrones-donald-trump-theory)** > > Here is all the circumstantial evidence. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-uncontrollable-fecal-incontinence/924333/11 "2020-10-30T19:17:39Z")
The guy being referenced is comedian Noel Casler, who was a staffer on the Apprentice. He references Individual 1 and Casler’s time on the show often in his comedy sketches, and he really goes in on Individual 1 on Twitter. I ran across this just the other day: [![](https://i.redd.it/tkhoovc5suv51.jpg) ](https://i.redd.it/tkhoovc5suv51.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-uncontrollable-fecal-incontinence/924333/12 "2020-10-30T19:19:40Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](#): > > I totally think he’s a drug addict. All that sniffling, narcissism, and wild mood swings, Drug addiction doesn’t cause narcissism; that’s a personality disorder. Though I suppose addiction could amplify the associated behaviors. Anyway, I’m not going to argue that Trump is NOT an addict; I don’t think we have much credible evidence one way or the other, except for the common sense observation that a true addiction would be pretty hard to hide. Especially if the drugs involved were illegal. Exactly what type of drug do you think he’s addicted to? ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-uncontrollable-fecal-incontinence/924333/13 "2020-10-30T19:19:41Z")
We know it, Trump often claims that someone who works at the Whitehouse is a leaker. 😃 But really, so what if he does? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-uncontrollable-fecal-incontinence/924333/14 "2020-10-30T19:23:44Z")
I vaguely remember the suggestion that the need to wear Depends undergarments explains his ill-fitting clothes. (Seriously, you’d think someone with his money could afford properly tailored suits.) ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-uncontrollable-fecal-incontinence/924333/15 "2020-10-30T19:25:10Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > Exactly what type of drug do you think he’s addicted to? Adderall, crushed and up the nose, most likely. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-uncontrollable-fecal-incontinence/924333/16 "2020-10-30T19:25:41Z")
It only matters if he shits himself due to a near fatal apoplectic aneurysm as a result of crushing election night results. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-uncontrollable-fecal-incontinence/924333/17 "2020-10-30T19:29:16Z")
Well, he does seem to shit on everything. As to the actual accusation, I see no reason to necessarily believe it, and if it is true, I see no reason to hold an irrelevant medical problem against him. There is plenty enough coming out of the pie hole to criticize, we don’t need to worry so much about what comes out the bung hole. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-uncontrollable-fecal-incontinence/924333/18 "2020-10-30T19:33:46Z")
Just to be clear, I wouldn’t count it against Trump if it were true. I’m just not sure that it is. ---
**Author:** ![Ranch\_Dip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranch_dip/32/5238_2.png) [@Ranch\_Dip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranch_Dip)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-uncontrollable-fecal-incontinence/924333/19 "2020-10-30T19:41:54Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > I would think that by now, it would have leaked for sure. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-uncontrollable-fecal-incontinence/924333/20 "2020-10-30T19:42:53Z")
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