Mortified. Pls tell me dr will forget what I did

She’ll remember and she might even laugh about it at home but it really won’t be a big deal.
At work she’ll be perfectly professional so don’t feel worried at all. You’ll be embarrassed but that’s it.

You're absolutely not being unreasonable to be embarrassed. Thats natural. But it's also really good she could see and hear whatever s going on with your tummy. Just focus on that.

Its like a brickie looking at a brick.

I was in a Pilates class once and the teacher let one out while demonstrating an exercise. Everyone was looking at her and there was no way of pretending it didn't happen.

What I always remember was the totally calm way she dealt with it - she just said, 'ooops!' and carried on. I really respect her for that.

Yep, same here.

Epidural farts can be hilarious! I also once had someone misunderstand that we wanted a urine sample and somehow managed to deliver a tiny urine pot full of poo!

Medical professional here - we've seen it all and heard it all, and honestly, we don't judge. So even if we do remember, it doesn't matter.

Dr will have seen, heard, smelt it all many times before... do not worry at all, it's much worse for you :)

I am a nurse and I have heard it many times before, from many patients and I would not remember don’t worry

@BrisPerm I hope my story makes you feel better.

A few years ago I had to have my bum checked, when the doctor put his finger up my bum for a feel of my piles I let out a wet fart!

I could have died of embarrassment, they had a chaperone there too who witnessed it all 🤦🏻‍♀️

Yeah, she won't think anything of it and will have forgotten by the time you leave the room. Being deadly serious - clinicians have selective memories for examinations.

Actually Fanny farts are much funnier, when you pull the speculum out ...don't worry about it .

LOL its not as bad as what happened to me earlier, so I'm in a newish relationship(3 months) and have started spending the odd night round his, (Bare in mind I'm now menopausal in my early 50s and lets just say I can't control my bodily functions as I use too) well this morning he asked for a massage so he rolled onto his stomach and I climbed ontop staddling him and squirted some lotion onto his back, it came out so quickly and the way it splattered his back had me in a fit of giggles as my mind was in the gutter, I laughed so hard I let out an almighty fart then peed a bit all the while still straddling his butt area. thought omg, He laughed and said being farted and peed on was not what I had in mind when i asked for a relaxing massage..so um..yeah..things happen lol x

Perfectly natural we all do it. Happened last week at Pilates. Nobody batted an eyelid. Happens a lot relatives etc ☺️and myself! Hope your appointment goes well x

I laughed, I’m so sorry!
But really farts are far from being the worst thing your doctor has had to deal with. Go to your appointment. I hope you feel better soon!

I’m a midwife and in addition to birth and postnatal, I’ve worked in sexual health! I’ve been weed, pooed, farted on, vomited on, (plus waters breaking, blood splattering, and all sorts of discharge and breast milk has come on me) and it’s just part and parcel of the job! (Not to mention my own DC who’ve covered me in their excrement through the years 🫠)
It’s bloody embarrassing if it happens to you but I promise your GP won’t think twice about it.

i hope your tummy’s feeling better xx

Reminding me of smear tests. I once broke the speculum I was so tense! The nurse said I had a lucky husband because of it. Didn’t register what she meant until after the appointment 😬 I’ve soiled myself during labour. I’ve also had to tell my doctor earlier this year that I woke up after downing too much liquid morphine in my own diarrhoea and vomit. I was so embarrassed but he didn’t bat an eyelid. My medical issues were more important than that. Had a colonoscopy in July and was awake for it so a team of doctors popping the camera up my backside. Honestly they’ve been there and got the T-shirt. I do apologise whenever I have to have a rectal exam as I do feel for them but they just see it as part of the job they trained for. Please don’t cancel x

Was it a smelly one? If I had stank the room out too I would have been absolutely mortified. I’m just hoping for you it wasn’t because that would have been a different level of embarrassment. When I came into hospital to give birth just in time 10cm dilated I pooed myself violently and it absolutely stank the room out. The smell was so bad the staff had to cover their noses and open the windows. They had to pull my clothes off and clean me up. This was in front of my husband too. I was mortified. Rest assured this is the type of things doctors have to deal with

Please don’t cancel, your health and wellbeing is too important x

If a person never farts, then there is something really wrong. She will have been totally this incident (and more) would be likely at this type of appointment. Don’t worry.

As a nurse myself, I can hand on my heart promise you, this will seem like the biggest deal to you but to the doctor they will not give it a second thought. The doctor has been through years of training in all sorts of specialities, and would have seen (and heard!) every bodily fluid/sound.

If it makes you feel better I once projectile vomited all over a GPs office. I had a UTI that had gone to my kidneys and they insisted on me making an appointment for later in the day and then when I turned up early because I was in so much pain they made me wait. I felt so ill and when they finally called me in I stood up and just spewed everywhere

I’d hazard a guess that she was just a bit startled when she heard the sound, and if at all she has given it more than a second’s thought, it’s because she’s thinking “I totally embarrassed myself with a patient today because I was startled by a fart, I hope the lovely patient doesn’t think I’m unprofessional or judge me for it”!
I can guarantee she has experienced much much worse from patients, and is not offended or horrified or thinking any less of you. In any event - it’s her fault coz she was putting pressure on your tummy area! That said, it’s a natural bodily function, pretty much everyone does them - and sometimes uncontrollably!

I get why you’re worried OP but as comments have said, as it’s bowel issues, this is to be expected! Kind of comes with it. She definitely won’t think about it again and please don’t let it put you off from going back! If you feel very awkward; maybe make a joke/comment about it