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TMI Poll: What foods/drinks give you gas?
I think I might be the most out of touch on the planet. I had to laugh when I said I was eating broccoli the other day and my girlfriend was like, "uh oh, i don't want to be around you tomorrow!" I was thinking, "Huh?" So clearly, it must give her gas. : )
So, what gives you gas? And if you have a funny story to share, please do. I don't always think passing gas is funny in a guy humor sort of way but I can definitely relate to embarrassing myself a time or two!
Yes, i realize this is kinda gross but I'm hoping it will be kinda funny too!
Re: TMI Poll: What foods/drinks give you gas?
I'm seriously laughing right now because the hubby and I literally (1 minute ago) were talking about how gassy I am today thanks to the little tiny glass of milk I had late last night.
Broccoli is bad news for me. Milk (I didn't drink Lactaid last night like usual).
Cauliflower.
I found out, not too long ago, that sugar-free chocolates are the devil when it come to that.
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Broccoli, beans, lactose (ice cream, milk etc.), and being really nervous. (Gas-X was my BFF on our wedding day.)
Funny story: Years ago (I was maybe 10?)I rode along in my uncle's golf cart during a golf game and let a tiny little bit of gas out. To this day they still call me "Jenn-Air".
Another funny story: My sister's bff teaches kindergarten and one day a little girl came up to her and said all sweetly, "Miss Hollie I just farted out my badonkadonk."
What do you all call "passing gas"? People look at my funny when I ask, "Who fluffed?"
we say "tooted" in our house. not sure where it came from. maybe one of parker's former daycares?
i like the jenn-air story kizzo. funny stuff! : )
about 10 years ago, i was going out with a guy friend for the night. we were just friends but i'm very private about my bodily functions and don't share a lot. he picked me up and i was having horrific stomach pains to the point where i was wincing. he said, "what's wrong with you?" and i said, "i don't know. my stomach feels like i'm being stabbed". he just says, "dude, you have gas." i was mortified!
so he stops at an SA, gets me TUMS and GasX and tells me to take it all. well, just as we were getting out of the car downtown, a big toot slipped out. it was SBD and he just looked up at me and said, "whew! feel better?"
Haha....that's funny. Randy always says it's creaky floor boards when he toots, or blames it on the dog or Carly now.
For me it's definitely dairy, broccoli, coffee....honestly, I think I'm kind of a gassy girl (I can't believe I'm admitting this...thanks, Lily!). I tend to eat a fair amount of fiber due to some regularity issues I've had in the past which doesn't help the matter.
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We also say tooted. Or farted. I love the phrase "Broke wind" but I've never actually used it. Haha.
Renzo's nickname is "Lil' Toot" actually. He was quite gassy when we adopted him because he had been eating nasty IAMS.
His gas is much better now but the name stuck. :-)
I'm always gassy. My maiden name was a "Mc" name.. my family & my husband call me McGassy from time to time...
Veggies of any sorts - but especially the veggies that seem watery when cooked - zucchini, cucumber, tomatoes... brocolli also does it, and if I have a big salad I always feel gassy after that.
I'm usually gassy after eating a steak, and although I don't fart after eating lunch meat, brats and foods like that, I always have a horrible stomach bloat.
I also have embarassed myself a time or two. Big sneezes often work farts out, so I try to run somewhere private at work if I have a sneeze coming on.
Also - I just call it a fart. It's not passing gas, fluffing, tooting.. it's just a fart, and I'm pretty open about it when it happens. Of course, I don't purposely do it in public or announce it to the world, but I won't deny that it happens from time to time...
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DH says, "The ducks are quacking!" :-)
Hmmm, I guess I've never really paid attention. We eat loads of broccoli and that never seems to be too problematic. Sometimes asparagas might cause some extra noise, but generally, I haven't found anything that really sets me off. Of course that isn't to say I don't get terribly gassy, because I do - I just haven't noticed that it is anything in particular that causes it. Is that good or bad??
DH and hoppy beers do not go well - and unfortuantely he LOVES his hoppy beers. And better yet - drinks them in the evening then comes to bed and . . . ummm yeah . . . Being gassed into unconsciousness is not how I like falling asleep!
As for what we call it -DH says "guffed" (as in "Did you guff?" Who guffed") or "tromping" ("Tromping like a trooper") - of if it is gas in the form of burps or belches it is "wind"("ahh, the baby has some wind"). All so terribly polite and British. Me - I'm the crude American who is constantly nagging her husband with "Did you fart - again?!"
DH also tries to hide or disguise his farts by coughing. So hilariously obvious. Around me it is just a joke, but when he tries to do it around friends (rarely and thankfully only when we are in open air!) I just about burst out with a mix of mortification and laughter.
He also tries to blame it on the cat - to which I say "if Plu had gas like that, he'd of shot straight across the room and landed in a million pieces". Yeah, don't blame your bombs on an 8 lb kitty!
broccoli here also...and as much as I LOVE my scalloped potatoes with ham...not good to sleep in the same room afterward.
I just laughed out loud to this~! Just the visual of that was really funny.
We are very open about it at our house. Everyone usually owns up to them, but H usually says there are "ducks or geese Flying again". He is the worst, since he had Gastric Bypass. He does it and doesn't realize it. I give him such a hard time some times that he will go outside as a courtesy. If we are driving he will suddenly open his window or the sunroof to allow for fresh air.
H seems to get the worst with Dr. Pepper or root beer.
I am the worst with Protein shakes.
lol this thread gives me the giggles. I'm one of those unfortunate lactose intolerant people who is in love with dairy. Sometimes, ya just gotta have icecream! In our house, farts are always preceeded by the quote from Dustin Hoffman in "Rainman". "uh-oh fart". I don't know how it got started but it is a lifesaver! Generally, it gives you enough time to run for cover or open the car window before things get too intense to breathe!
Fancy espresso drinks that have frothed anything in it makes my tummy bubbly too. But those are yummy and some days ya need a little gourmet coffee in your day. Other ones are pretty typical. Cauliflower, broccoli, beans, etc. Although I have noticed that if I am making a real effort to have more fiber in my diet on a consistent basis, the bubbles aren't as bad. Maybe because the foods are more bulky and move through faster?? I dunno. Just a theory!
My shining moment was the first time I ever farted in front of DH. He'd been letting them fly for a while but I'd been refraining. much like strength, I was having horrid cramps from holding it in and he finally told me to just stop being so silly and let it out. I had been holding it in for so long that it was one of those multi second loud and long ones. DH started laughing at me and has dubbed it my "rump shaker" gold standard to which all other occurrences have been compared. Still embarrassed about that one.
When DH and I first started living together I'd literally run from the livingroom, up the stairs and slam the bathroom door closed to pass gas. Then I'd do the walk of shame back to the couch. Finally he told me that I may as well just let it out because it was funnier to watch me than to hear me. It took a while and one night I did let it go and he said "That's my girl. Way to go!" and high fived me.
I told him if he did it again I'd start running back to the bathroom. Now he just looks at me and smiles.
My lactose intolerance is getting worse. I went from cold milk, to all milk, to ice cream and now cheese. But I LOVE dairy. It HATES me. DH calls it "breaking wind" and "dirty air". As in, "Whew, someone has some really dirty air!" Gives me the giggles every time.
I've noticed that if I have too much fiber in a pre-packaged item it's no good. Like the Fiber 1 bars or other items with enhanced/increased fiber.
The sad thing is that I get it so badly every so often that it seems to fill my whole chest cavity up and nothing helps.
this whole thread is giving me the giggles but laura's story about Pluie and "dirty air" have me laughing out loud at my desk! : )
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hahaha, this post is definitely making me laugh a little.
Broccoli really gets to me. I also get really gassy right before and sometimes after my period.
Nothing else comes to mind.
Fiber One bars are the worst, I can't even eat them because not only do they make me gassy but they make me so bloated.
After a couple of years of dating, when we had first talked about getting married, my husband told me he would not marry me until I farted in front of him. Sometimes I wonder if he regrets saying this. LOL
Ok, since everyone is sharing their "first fart" stories - I gotta share this because it makes me giggle and blush every time I think of it.
The first time I went to England to visit DH, he suprised me with a night at nice hotel in London. Very swanky and nice. After we were, ummm, "initmate", I got up to use the bathroom and while I was attempting to be graceful in my walk across the lovely room . . . uuuurrrrrrrrp . . . I let out a bit of, ummm, trapped air . . . from the front! (please oh please, ladies, tell me you know what I am talking about!). I turned bright red and hoped DH hadn't heard . . .
but of course he did and he exclaimed "You fanny farted!" I rushed to the bathroom to hide my incredible embarassment - but thought "oh well, he just thinks it was a normal fart . . ." Ummm, nope. He totally knew was it was and it was then that I learned that "fanny" in brit-speak does not mean "butt" but something quite different yet geographically similar.
Niiiiiiice.
That was the first and only time such a thing has happened to me - - and it had to be then - in such a romantic and fancy setting.
i'm busting a gut at my desk. i can't believe he busted out with "your fanny farted!" lol... chris is such a big kid sometimes. : )
Sometimes? Try ALL THE FRICKIN' TIME!
What was really odd/embarassing/funny was that he knew all about "fanny farts" - and I somehow didn't. To him it was just natural and perfectly reasonable that after "doing the deed" some air would be trapped and need to get out.
The conversation that followed once the "fanny" translation light bulb went on in my head was quite interesting!
I love you for sharing this.
Hilarious!!
jack | born 9.13.12 at 40w4d | 9 lbs 12 oz | 23 in
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I love that I feel so normal after reading all these stories. Without "outting" any of you, I need to be sure to tell my husband that I'm not a freak.
I tend to be quite gassy...and growing up with two brothers and a dad, it was just normal to let it rip when you needed too. I think my H was mortified when I first moved in....or jealous that mine were better than his.
My first fart in front of him happened when we were goofing around on the couch. We'd only been dating a few weeks, when he had playfully pushed me over and was going to sit on me. I put my legs up in defense, so he ended up sitting on the back side of my thighs (make sense?) which placed pressure on my stomach. I let out a huge fart, to which he shouted, "Did you just fart on me?" Uh, yeah I did buddy, but that's what you get for sitting on me shortly after dinner. I thought for sure our relationship would be over soon after that.
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