Anti-Crohns measures

[lizzylampchops]

Hi guys!
I'm a student and facing the prospect of living with 3 other people who don't know a lot about my illness. Ok, its a ridiculous question but you know when you go to the loo and the smell really bad, anyone got any tips for getting rid of it?
Is there any silly things you do to cover up? Like waiting until the middle of the night... It's a bit like being a crim I suppose, always one step ahead!
Lizzy

 

[imisspopcorn]

Gosh I hope you don't have to hold it until the middle of the night. If the bathroom has an exhaust fan I always run it. I don't really have any unique tips. I think people appreciate when you spray a deodorizer. Everyone stinks at one time or another, Crohn's or not...Maybe keep a candle in the bathroom and light it afterwards???

 

[littleone]

try getting a lampe berger (phonetically- lamp ber-jshay <i'm sure the jshay isn't the correct way to type the sound) but anyway, they're like oil lamps but you don't burn an oil, you burn a fuel. and there are like all these different scented fuels for them. i have one, my mom has one, and my grandma has one and they're pretty neat. they get rid of odors way better than candles and they even kill germs (i think it's like 68%) when people have colds and stuff. i haven;t tried them after going to the bathroom, but i would think it would work.

lampeberge.com

 

[Guest1]

Hi guys!
I'm a student and facing the prospect of living with 3 other people who don't know a lot about my illness. Ok, its a ridiculous question but you know when you go to the loo and the smell really bad, anyone got any tips for getting rid of it?
Is there any silly things you do to cover up? Like waiting until the middle of the night... It's a bit like being a crim I suppose, always one step ahead!
Lizzy

No idea if it works, but I think it'd be worth a shot! You spray it in the toilet before you go. http://poopourri.com/

 

[FEELING MUCH BETTER]

I run the water while I go, I think that works, because no one has ever said anything. The walls are very thin at my job. Oh, wait, you're talking about smell not sound...thank gosh I'm the only woman at my job...

Just be honest about it, that's what I'd say. You know that if you don't say anything, and the bathroom always stinks after you come out, their going to be thinking what's wrong with you. I'd rather them know what's wrong with me as opposed to them thinking about it and not knowing that it is out of my control.

 

[Regular Joe]

Flush. Flush. Flush. Which means limited turd study/observation time. No crosswords or Better Homes and Gardens reading.

In other words, as soon as you "drop the kids off at the pool", let them go swimming for crying out loud! Flush often.

 

[DanSJVDavis]

Sounds stupid, but I recently found out that Frankincense incense does a good job of covering up really bad smell. I had an issue a few nights ago, filling the bedroom with a stench to rival the worst cesspool that's rotting next to a rendering plant across from a skunk breeding farm and on a whim I decided to burn some frankincense. Covered the smell right up.

Other than that, I use Oust or some other type of air sanitizer/deodorizer.

 

[Dawn]

This may sound stupid, but light a match! The sulfur just eats the poo smell! Not to mention it's cheap! The only issue there is that you will probably have to explain why you are burning matches in the bathroom and why. Once they know why (if they're as immature as my partner) they'll ask, "Did you just poo?". :voodoo:

But, if ever you want to get back at them, forget the matches and close the door. You have a secret weapon..... :lol2: