Crowds and bathrooms

[nogutsnoglory]

What do you guys do at shows and stuff where everyone runs to the bathroom at intermission and the line is a mile long?

I was at a show the other day and jumped out of my seat 30 seconds before to use the bathroom. Thank God I did because even though it was a big theater there was 1 stall. So many people were on line waiting as I left.

 

[skippy111]

I used to panic, then I stopped going to places where bathroom lines were an issue,

but with the bag now it is not an issue,

But I do remember what it was like, the stress, the embarrassment because I was taking long and my stool smelled really bad... and the times I had to throw my underwear in the trash can without anyone seeing me...

 

[Irene3]

I'm the same as skippy- in that as soon as intermission is about to start, I hurry. But the embarrassment is terrible. During worse D periods, I don't go out much. Even at friends places I hate using the bathroom. Not only the smell, but the sound I make sometimes...and when it's explosive D, at home (as bad as this sounds) it splashes, and though I can wipe the seat (wall when really bad), it's so loud. I hate public toilets 10 times worse, cos people are sitting 1m away, and I wait for the dryer or other toilet flush, and half hold it in, then I feel so bloated and horrid walking around, that I just want to come home. With my daughter we go to places like that (Disney show next month, ect), but I don't eat before going out. It amazes me, that I can have 10bouts of D with an empty stomach some days though, so when flares are bad, or gas for that matter, it's easier and less discomfort in staying home.