Crohn's disease and public bathrooms

[Katrina]

I know everyone knows what I'm talking about just by reading the title. Not only is it embarrassing the smell is so terrible. I have come to the point now where I'm just like "sorry I have Crohn's disease".

 

[Crohns08]

I detest public restrooms. If I can help it, I usually just hold it until I get home. But with this disease that isn't always possible so I try to wait until at least everyone has left.

 

[ThanksP]

Have you ever tried those toilet drops? You put a drop or two in the toilet before you go and it supposedly stops the smell. I've never tried them mostly because I forget to buy it. A quick Google search for "toilet drops" will bring up a bunch of different sites if you haven't seen them before.

 

[Katrina]

Hmm. Ive never heard of toilet drops but I will defently check it out! Thank you

 

[Keona]

i think they are called "One Drop" or "just a drop"

 

[JetWhite]

It's not nice and I get embarrassed at work, mostly 'cos of the noises
I have been told to use the disabled toilet but I have found that's where everyone else goes for their " number 2" and I am always aware of being followed in and have actually felt the need to clean the thing ! :yfrown:

I don't think we should have to worry about noises and smells in public toilets and I am less concerned in general public toilets which are often rather pongy and not the nicest anyway. Also, it's unlikely I'll ever see anyone from those toilets again :lol2:

I have a big problem with breaking wind though :redface:
It makes everything so much worse, and more painful, when trying to hold it in and sometimes I find myself needing frequent visits to the ladies just to let it out

 

[Astra]

Have a box of matches with you at all times, strike a match after the done deal, the sulphur gets rid of the smell immediately.
Honest!

 

[AndiGirl]

That's a good tip, Joan! I usually carry a small bottle of perfume in my purse.

 

[JetWhite]

Have a box of matches with you at all times, strike a match after the done deal, the sulphur gets rid of the smell immediately.
Honest!

That's a good idea :thumright:

I think any flame helps. I keep candles and aromatic oil burners in the bathroom for exactly that reason.

 

[Primary]

Not a fan of public bathrooms, but i never let it hold me back when i need to use it. my only real problem is finding no free stalls, or the only free one being disgustingly dirty. luckily i haven't had that problem in an extreme situation yet

 

[Lisa]

yup....a lit match will help - just make sure you drop the spent one in the toilet, NOT the trash can (unless you wet it first!).....

I dislike using public toilets....have found myself holding it in and waiting for someone else to flush to cover the noise lol.....

yesterday and today have been particularly smelly - as in foul....not sure what I ate - but glad I can go out is a VERY big hallway and blame it on someone else! lol

 

[moogie]

Oh my that is so true.

I flush everytime I need to make noise. I think my neighbor knows why I flush and I am sure he appreciate it. If he does not he should trust me. As for the smell nothing I can do about it.

I have no choice but to flush lots of time I have more gas passsing than poo. it's ridicoulous.

I do prefer to be alone however if I can.

 

[moogie]

Oh I almost forgot... it will never beat the time I had my bag and when I tried to empty it it dropped to the floor and emptied in the public bathroom. Splattering the stall wall at the same time.

Never been so embarassed in my life.

 

[Astra]

Noooooooooo
No candles, smellies, perfumes, sprays etc all these exacerbate poo smells!
It's got to be sulphur, and a lit match contains sulphur.
Try it and see for yourself.

And for Gawd's sake, DO NOT light a fart! lol

 

[JetWhite]

Ooh no! I wouldn't do that ! It would bring a whole new meaning to " Fly me to the moon "

I usually keep a lighter in the bathroom but I'll get some matches up there now

 

[spcwife23]

that matches thing does the trick hehe, it covers the smell, i think perfume and stuff like that makes the smell even worst..

 

[hainman]

+1 for matches but the gas i let oot might blow my house up lol.
we took the family to alton towers last year and one of the toilets actually play farting noises in them and i was in with my son and he was like "was that you" i nearly fell of the toilet seat laughing so much,i think all public loo's should have these as standard lol

 

[ThanksP]

Everytime I smell a burnt match, I think of a stanky bathroom LOL. I had a boss who used the match trick every morning. Whatever he did, he was doing it wrong because it smelled like a roomful of burnt poop. GAG!

 

[SwtNdSpcy]

I REALLY hate public restrooms. It has become more embarrassing with the chronic vomiting. I had one lady who waited outside my stall at a grocery store to ask me if I was OK. I was so embarrassed.
And whenever we go out to eat (yeah, not a great idea for me) I always have to go vomit a little afterward. If it is really bad than I don't know which end it is coming out first! I am sure everyone else thinks I have food poisoning from the restaurant. LOL

 

[partlycloudy]

I do A LOT of courtesy flushes.

I have a love/hate relationship with those automatic motion sensor toilets. On one hand, they take care of all those uncivilized people who don't flush (do.not.get.that.at.all). On the other hand, it sure makes courtesy flushing difficult when you have to keep leaping up off the toilet and hovering near the door in order to fool the motion sensor into activating a flush.

 

[ThanksP]

or you can press that little button (where the handle would be) that flushes in case the motion sensor doesn't work. Just sayin' LOL

 

[vonfunk]

It has took me almost 2 years after my UC developed to be comfortable to use the toilet at work. I'm still not fully comfortable with it.

 

[Bayoucrohn's]

Never be embarrassed about something that you can not control. I just let it rip and usually sing some Jimmy Buffet while on the throne.. Ignorance is a golden trait sometimes!lol

 

[partlycloudy]

or you can press that little button (where the handle would be) that flushes in case the motion sensor doesn't work. Just sayin' LOL

Exactly! Locating the button is always the first item on my bathroom agenda when faced with the motion sensor types.

But sometimes there is no button. :thumbdown:

 

[keepsmiling21]

I will now keep matches in my medicine bag! Such a good tip!

 

[ThanksP]

Exactly! Locating the button is always the first item on my bathroom agenda when faced with the motion sensor types.

But sometimes there is no button. :thumbdown:

Phew!!! I was hoping that I wasn't going to be the one to break it to you that you CAN flush it without the sensor LOL. I'll bet there are people out there without this little tidbit of important knowledge :ylol2:

 

[Sandy A]

I had an incident one time in the gym, I just couldn't wait. There were 3 stalls, I was in one and two people entered the room and occupied the other stalls. Then all of a sudden one said to the other, oh my God, what the hell did you eat? And the reply was, "Its not me, its the one in the other stall" I was mortified and was not quite sure how to handle that situation, so I did nothing!

 

[Lee]

Sandy A:

It's obvious that the women in the other two stalls were raised with without class and manners. You handled the situation very well.

 

[vickyoddsocks]

Ive had that before.
I've had Crohns for 13 years, and would REFUSE to use public loo's because of embarassement. Would get myself into some right messes, a LOT of clenching and praying!
Whilst at University i was out for lunch with my friend and wanted to go shopping after - i needed the loo. Would normally drive home, but i had a moment of courage and used the loo's in the bar we were in. There were about 8 cubicles, and luckily noone in there, after whilst i was 'cleaning up' 2 women came in, and instantly started voicing how 'disgusted' they were with the smell over and over.
Mortified, i scurried out when they were in the cubicles. After that refused to use public loos again for many years!
I WISH that i wouldnt be embarrassed about it!! But i am. However, i wish more that people wernt so insensitive about 'smells'. And i wish that id had the guts to say something to them, to make them feel as embarrassed as i did!
Now i try and use disabled loo's whenever possible, and thats only if i HAVE to. I'm sure ive done myself damage over the years by holding it in
But as im getting older, im getting less sensitive about it myself, and with a boyfriend who will happily fart loudly in a room full of people and laugh at himself (it cracks me up every time too!!) I'm starting to get a "f**k em!" attitude. My BF will always say; "What, and their s**t dont stink!?" LOL!
I suppose the best thing to remember is that you will never see these people again, and everyone had D before.

 

[effdee]

After years of worrying about the same things, I finally learned to not care. There's a 99.9% chance I'm never going to see anyone who happens to be in the bathroom at the same time again. If there is someone I know in there, they know I have issues and will just have to deal with it!

 

[Sandy A]

Lee,

Your right! No class! Ignorance is not bliss on this front!

 

[Crohnsian]

I'm not so worried about the smell in public toilets, when i walk in its normally worse than anything i can produce anyway, but the noise i make is embarrasing so i avoid them if poss, if unavoidable i normally end up 'squeezing' in an effort to sound more contolled.

I do have an issue with smell in friends/families houses tho and will often make my excuses and come home to have a good blow-out rather than stink their house out!

Ian

 

[partlycloudy]

Phew!!! I was hoping that I wasn't going to be the one to break it to you that you CAN flush it without the sensor LOL. I'll bet there are people out there without this little tidbit of important knowledge :ylol2:

LOL! I didn't know about those buttons for a long time and only discovered them accidentally when I found a motion-sensor toilet with, instead of a button, a HUGE lever to press. That clued me in that maybe they all have something to press, although I swear there have been occasions when I cannot find a button or lever or anything to press.

 

[cw_2009]

i have ibs d, i have used just one drop.. i find they work if your bm is formed.. no too runny i should say, i use a small impluse if smelly, and wait for someone to flush and then go & i always pick the toilet far away

Does anyone use incontience pants?