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to want to quit my job NOW and never, ever, ever, ever go back, and cross the street if I see anyone coming who has ever seen me there?

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IncontinentiaBotox · 14/01/2010 16:44

I have far and away the most humiliating and revolting experience ever to share with you. I swear every word is completely factual.

A few days ago I discovered to my horror that I have threadworms. Not having any vile chemical preparations in the house, I decided to go the natural route and googled to find out what to do. I used various things but the relevant one is garlic. I ate three chopped up cloves of garlic each evening and shoved a scored clove up my arse before bed, to kill the ones which come bown to breed.

I went to work today and had horrific flatulence; this may be linked to the dinner of lentils and brussels sprouts I had last night. The stench was truly disgusting and there was just far too much wind to be able to hold it in, so I had to let it out in stages and hope for the best.

I work in a nursery and naturally everybody assumed it was the children. I ended up changin three children who hadn't pooed themselves just to avert suspicion from myself.

It got to the point where I felt a large and insistent turd descending and needed to go and let it out. So I slipped into the adult loo (there is only one) and sat down on the toilet to be greeted by a sort of "pop" as the clove of garlic popped out, then a long stage-whisper of impacted fart, then a massive turd. The smell was so strong I could almost taste it, and to my utter horror the air-freshener was all gone and the window jammed. I stayed in there for as laong as I could get away with but after about ten minutes somebody started trying the door, so I had to come out. Three consecutive colleagues then used the toilet - the smell of rotting shit-and-garlic pervaded the entire nursery and people were actually considering going home early because they felt sick.

Naturally everybody is pretending they don't know it was me - but everyone knows. It still stank in there when I left.

So AIBU to never, ever darken their doorstep again?

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mummyofexcitedprincesses · 14/01/2010 17:32

OMG I am laughing so much I'm crying!
I would blame food poisoning tbh.

As for the worms, you need to mention it as you probably got it from the kids at nursery. If you don't want to say you had them, say a parent mentioned their child had them at the weekend. They are pretty highly contagious and can be treated through chemicals and good hygiene. I had never heard of the garlic option lol.

Mapes · 14/01/2010 17:31

There should have been a health warning on this thread- I'm 36 weeks pg and I swear that the laughing/crying/snorting fit it just caused nearly sent me into labour! Much sympathy though- agree you should brazen it out if poss!

PeedOffWithNits · 14/01/2010 17:30

PMSL come on OP this cannot be for real surely....this reminds me of rhubarbs garlic up the fanjo thread

squeaver · 14/01/2010 17:25

Ah well. Shit happens.

SkipToMyLou · 14/01/2010 17:22

Better than a horrible plastic vibrator (that bloody thread will haunt me forever)!

I agree, tummy bug is the only way to go. Or food poisoning. Brazen it out - if you can shove garlic up your arse, you can face this!

kinnies · 14/01/2010 17:17

ROLF
YANBU Leave the country, drastic plastic surgury and fake your own death.

hobnobsaremyfavourite · 14/01/2010 17:12

Please tell me you didn't shove a clove of garlic up your arse? On second thoughts please do because it's the funniest thing I've heard today!!!!!

dmo · 14/01/2010 17:10

that is so funny also laughting at the children who nappies you changed
deff going to show this to dh when he comes home hahahahahahaha might even copy and paste it and e-mail it to friends

RoyaltyIsMyOnlyDelusion · 14/01/2010 17:10

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KimiLivesInStarbucks · 14/01/2010 17:09

ROFLMAS

cakeywakey · 14/01/2010 17:08

Sorry Incontinentia, just tell them that you weren't very well. They probably already know this to be fair, and I'm sure they won't judge you.

I'm sure that lots of people have done something in the staff loos that made them want to hide from the world. I know I have (very bad constipation when pregnant - I was moaning so much that people thought something really terrible was wrong).

MrsMattie · 14/01/2010 17:08

lol! 10/10

AKMD · 14/01/2010 17:07

That is hilarious, sorry. Buy everyone a big box of chocolates to share and face the

Tee2072 · 14/01/2010 17:07

GrinGrinGrin

OurLadyOfPerpetualSupper · 14/01/2010 17:06

Phyllida Law was on Woman's Hour a couple of months ago and she told an anecdote about driving granny to Scotland with a clove of garlic up her arse and blaming the country smells for the pong.

Stick with the drugs in future.

TheApprentice · 14/01/2010 17:06

Can I advise getting the ovex tablets rather than pripsen. They are much better though pricey. Unsurprising you have caught worms if you work in a nursery.

Maybe you could call in sick with a tummy bug tomorrow then sympathies may be on your side?!!

IncontinentiaBotox · 14/01/2010 17:06

Dirtgirl no affable professional relationship is that affable. You didn't smell it. It hit the back of my throat as soon as the garlic popped out, God knows what it was like the for poor cow who followed me in.

I haven't even told dh, I just said "can you pick up some Pripsen". I can just about cope with being laughed at by you lot, but not dh all night as well

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LeninGrad · 14/01/2010 17:04

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Dirtgirl · 14/01/2010 17:04

You'll have to face it you know. Brazen it out with your colleagues. If you have one you're particularly friendly with I'd fess up and laugh about it with her. It will lessen the pain.

Poor you.

ROFL!

Northernlurker · 14/01/2010 17:03

I can't laugh out loud - I'm at work, in a hospital! I may rupture something though because that is the funniest thing I've read for a long time.

Thanks so much - you smell but you've made me smile and after the day I've had I NEEDED that.

YANBU by the way - I think you should move abroad tbh.

JackBauer · 14/01/2010 17:01

In deference to your obvious pain I am trying really hard not to snigger.

Sorry

HeadlessLadyH · 14/01/2010 17:01

ROFL

DS2 is looking at me like I am bonkers I am sniggering so much.

5Foot5 · 14/01/2010 17:00

Oh dear I will go home with a smile now!! Sorry - but I will.

Get the stuff from the chemist. It works and is pretty fast about it.

duchesse · 14/01/2010 16:59
Grin
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