Please tell the truth about gas and odours… is it really really bad?
No one’s gas or stools smell like roses. But, yes, the odour of our stools smells pretty pungent sometimes and it can linger. For me, it is worst after eating carbs and some DS’ers say after eating fat. Usually a few sprays of a powerful airfreshner takes care of it. There is also an internal deodarant called devrom that seems to work quite well. I go to the bathroom once a day in the morning on waking. This is an urgent call and I can wait no longer than around 5 minutes to use the toilet. I spend up to half an hour on the toilet and have around 3 consecutive sets of stools, progressively getting softer. As a result I am thinking of becoming a toilet seat designer :o). Then it’s over and the day is mine, unless I eat a lot of fat or fibre in which case I may have another stool just before I go to bed. I do have occasional bloating and gas. It can be uncomfortable. When it persists for longer than 3 days I take flagyl 250mg for 10 days and 2 acidophilus capsules everyday. I also increa
