Lighting a match after doing a poo....

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My lovely granny (100) is not well and this might be it... got me thinking about her and things that stick in my mind
When I was a child at her house she always had a box of matches in the toilet and you were supposed to light one after doing a poo to help with the smell. Is this/was this a thing? Anyone else remember that? I quite like the smell of a match, I might instate it in our toilet in her honour!

MiL always did this, she was the same generation. Sending love and best wishes to you and your granny, a remarkable age and I'm sure she's a remarkable lady.

Much love to you and your Granny.

If you do do this, make sure everyone knows to flush before you light - turns out toilet bowl fire smells are quite hard to get rid of and the bowl is a totally shite to clean afterwards.

Yes my parents do this! It works but the smell of matches instantly makes me think of the smell of poo yuk!

I do this when DH farts!

And I love the smell of matches.

It's true- it's not the smell of match covering the other smells, the flame purifies the air of something specific. Can't remember what.

We have matches to hand here. I don't think it helps but I live with a real stinker anyway.

Sulphur burns methane.
My Nan told me.

This explains why my husband always says "Light a match" after he's dropped a stinker!😂

Wow I have never heard of this and am amazed, thanks guys! Can't wait to try it

Thanks for all the good wishes
She is absolutely remarkable. Still at home independent with no formal care and mind as sharp as ever. General knowledge second to none.
But I think she’s had enough - developed a UTI, first antibiotics weren’t the right ones and now she has decided she doesn’t want to take any more tablets.
Stayed in bed all day yesterday for first time I can ever remember

It's very effective, there's no need to let the flame burn for long, just light match and blow out.
Sometimes two matches are needed, usually when the dog's bottom is particularly noxious.

I remember there been a box of matches in the loo.

@TheQueef

Sulphur burns methane. My Nan told me.

The Nan version of rock, paper, scissors. Sulpur, methane.. ?

I have always done this! Particularly useful when travelling!
Better than any spray!

Never heard of this until I found a box of matches in Dbro’s loo and asked why they were there.
It’s certainly effective and def. preferable to aerosol air fresheners.,

On a related topic, I seem to remember a story about dbro and friends when much younger, amusing themselves by igniting their farts!

Erm running with scissors I think MrsB it's been a few years
I remember that you shouldn't light a match near Grandda though, apparently he was full of shite and would take the terrace down.

I was always brought up to have a lit candle in the kitchen if boiling eggs or cooking fish. It really does get rid of the odour.

Yeah, we used to do this. I didn't know anyone was still doing it :)

My mum does this. I love the smell of matches but DH can’t stand the smell.

My maths teacher in secondary school always kept a box of matches on her desk incase anyone farted.

My Dad does this, he’s nearly 80. Love the small of matches so might give it a go DH & DS can really stink after a curry 😂

It was obviously the thing to do before the advent of air wick and the like!

Rubbing the stainless steel taps after chopping onions/celery/garlic was another of my Nan's pearls, stops your hands stinking.

Still at home independent with no formal care and mind as sharp as ever.
contrasted with this
But I think she’s had enough - developed a UTI, first antibiotics weren’t the right ones and now she has decided she doesn’t want to take any more tablets.
Stayed in bed all day yesterday for first time I can ever remember
concerns me.

UTIs can cause delirium, confusion, agitation and withdrawal in the elderly. I would be concerned that cognitive impairment caused by the UTI mean she may not understand the implications of refusing antibiotics (potentially death) or be making a decision (to give up) that she would make if she were healthy.

If it were my grandmother, I would want to speak to her GP about those concerns.

We have just been through this with my DM. She had significant cognitive impairment due to an infection, although it was difficult to tell when speaking to her initially.
She made increasingly irrational decisions and refused treatment until she was so ill we were able to persuade her to go with the nice paramedic in the ambulance.
She was critically ill for weeks. Luckily, or rather, thanks to the skill and dedication of a raft of medical people, she is now recovering well. Her cognitive function is much improved and she is horrified by the decisions she was making when ill.

Do please advocate for your grandmother before it is too late.