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DH farts stink - caused argument

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TwodayTuesday · 23/07/2024 17:55

DH used to drink protein shakes and he would make the worst smell you could imagine. It would actually wake me up in the middle of the night and I'd have to go and sleep on the sofa.

After putting up with this for years, I had enough and jokingly said that I would move out if he didn't stop drinking the protein shakes. I actually meant it though.

Well he stopped! Life was lovely and I got to sleep in my bed without it feeling like someone had rubbed dog muck in my face.

Cut to now, about 2 years later and he had started training at the gym again and he has come home, farted and stunk the whole house out. It lingers in the air for like 20 minutes! God knows what his insides must be like.

I'm now in a foul mood. From 1 fart. AIBU? What would you do in this situation? I know I am overreacting but I don't want to smell his shit!

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Lolatusernamesuggestions · 23/07/2024 18:27

DH has started back on protein shakes. He doesn't smell so much but the farts are quite noisy and I'm pretty sure next door will be able to hear it and think we are complete nutters.
If he's causing that much doom he needs to at least point his bum out the door. I'd say window but you don't want to risk him falling out now, do you?

tothelefttotheleft · 23/07/2024 18:27

ebadame · 23/07/2024 18:14

Get him some charcoal pants and fart pills

He should do this not her.

Skyrainlight · 23/07/2024 18:24

Get him some hemp protein powder, it's chalky and not particularly nice to drink but it doesn't make you stink.

FastFood · 23/07/2024 18:18

I'm sorry for your DH and all the jolly farters out there, but indoor farting is a privilege of the singletons.

If you live with someone, toilets or garden.

I don't make the rule.

ebadame · 23/07/2024 18:14

Get him some charcoal pants and fart pills

littleturquoisecaravan · 23/07/2024 18:13

An ex used to do this and it genuinely made me so angry.

The smell was grotesque and vomit inducing, all purely selfish behaviour drinking rotten protein shakes all the time. It would linger for ages and travel right through the house. Not the occasional harmless fart, but horrible wet, loud and disgusting smelling.

It made him so unattractive to me, i started to associate him with that smell.

Other things resulted in the relationship ending, but I can't tell you how at peace I am not having to put up with that smell.

Ivehearditbothways · 23/07/2024 18:08

Tell him to start taking charcoal supplements every day (3 half an hour before the shake and another 3 after the shake). It that doesn’t improve it then he has to stop drinking them altogether. They don’t agree with him; his body is showing him a negative reaction. He needs to stop.

Amicompletelyinsane · 23/07/2024 18:06

Get him to try the vegan ones, maybe that would help. I can't do the dairy ones but vegan fine

Jeschara · 23/07/2024 18:05

Not pleasant, he needs to stop.

ShouldIEvenBother · 23/07/2024 18:04

He needs to go outside to fart rather than stink the whole house out (and wake you up). Or, quit these protein shakes - it doesn't sound like they are of much benefit to his insides - are they even particularly 'healthy' things to be having, especially since it causes so much bad smell?

WhatNoRaisins · 23/07/2024 18:04

It sounds like you need to have a more serious conversation if this really bothers you

Confrontayshunme · 23/07/2024 18:04

I would tell him to stop with all the protein and balance out his gut microbiome with LOTS of fibre. Personal trainers love to tell people to increase protein, but you still need fibre to balance it out.

NotTerfNorCis · 23/07/2024 18:02

He's doing it through choice, it's not a medical condition. It should be him sleeping on the sofa.

OhmygodDont · 23/07/2024 18:02

Ah I stink sometimes but I have ibs I can’t help it.

I can’t imagine wanting to have the kind of gas that smells like something died was eaten by something else that crawled up your butt and also died. It’s bloody horrible and embarrassing and frankly the gas hurts.

Yanbu his choosing to stink.

FetchezLaVache · 23/07/2024 18:00

I'd tell him you can once again smell his colon and he needs to pack it in!

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