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Magical cures for trapped wind?!

41 replies

WetBandits · 06/07/2023 10:53

As above, I’m desperate 😫 so bloated and uncomfortable and just cannot muster up the fart I desperately need 😂

I’ve tried peppermint tea, yoga poses, bicycle legs, buscopan, drinking a fizzy drink quickly, jumping up and down…nothing!

Please tell me your remedies because I am not having fun.

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narrowmindedbigot · 06/07/2023 10:55

Deflatine tablets

WetBandits · 06/07/2023 10:57

narrowmindedbigot · 06/07/2023 10:55

Deflatine tablets

Ooh I forgot about those, used them years ago and remember them working for me then. Will see if they have some in the chemist at work and then hopefully spend the afternoon farting away between seeing patients 💨

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IveShaggedSomeMingers · 06/07/2023 10:57

Get on the floor, knees and elbows on the floor. Lower your arms onto the floor and raise your bum. Try to lower your tummy towards the floor keeping your bum raised.

defi · 06/07/2023 10:59

Strong coffee and a power walk. Also second yoga. Chest close to the floor as possible. Bum in the air

IveShaggedSomeMingers · 06/07/2023 10:59
IveShaggedSomeMingers · 06/07/2023 11:00

You might want to try it somewhere private. Smile
Parp!

DeepfriedPizza · 06/07/2023 11:00

Go to the library or a church, you're most likely to fart in a quiet place.
In all seriousness, you must be so uncomfortable. My DH had appendicitis and the doctor stuck his finger up dh's bum to see if it was trapped wind. That could be a last resort. Or could you take laxative and hope everything comes out at once.

Mmhmmn · 06/07/2023 11:02

WetBandits · 06/07/2023 10:53

As above, I’m desperate 😫 so bloated and uncomfortable and just cannot muster up the fart I desperately need 😂

I’ve tried peppermint tea, yoga poses, bicycle legs, buscopan, drinking a fizzy drink quickly, jumping up and down…nothing!

Please tell me your remedies because I am not having fun.

Squat. It opens up the tubes.

WeWereInParis · 06/07/2023 11:02

Lie on your back and cycle your legs, or pull them to your chest one at a time and hold for a bit.

WetBandits · 06/07/2023 11:04

On my living room floor with my bum in the air as I type 😂 I can feel it descending but it’s just not coming out 😫

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IveShaggedSomeMingers · 06/07/2023 11:13

Could you find a handsome man and get in a lift with him? Grin

WetBandits · 06/07/2023 11:15

IveShaggedSomeMingers · 06/07/2023 11:13

Could you find a handsome man and get in a lift with him? Grin

Oh that’ll do it! We do have a handsome courier, hopefully he’s around today as he may provoke a fart 😂

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CatsRebellion · 06/07/2023 13:17

Lay on your bed on your left side for a while with your knees bent.

AtLeastThreeDrinks · 06/07/2023 13:45

Lay on your back and twist with your knees to the right and arms to the left, and then the other way. It’s the only thing that works for me!

Azaeleasinbloom · 06/07/2023 13:51

Simple hot water with lemon can work wonders for me. Trapped wind is so painful !

Arcticapes · 06/07/2023 13:54

Flat coke and a 5 min walk

AlviarinAesSedai · 06/07/2023 14:22

I was going to say yoga ‘happy baby pose ‘ . Sometimes I also make myself sick. Hot bath/hot water bottle.

uncomfortablydumb53 · 06/07/2023 15:33

Lay flat and raise your right leg
You need to breathe and relax the muscles so you can let it out, as it were!

ClawedButler · 06/07/2023 15:37

Have you tried having a sensible conversation with someone who doesn't have much of a sense of humour? That's almost guaranteed to lure a bottom trumpet.

minipie · 06/07/2023 15:38

Cat cow positions repeatedly

And yes to coffee and a long brisk walk

Failing that, coffee then cat cow. And a bit of side to side hip movement.

FatCatBum · 06/07/2023 15:41

I am on a hysterectomy Facebook group and the two things that always get recommended are peppermint oil/cordial and love hearts!

JeandeServiette · 06/07/2023 15:43

Deflatine, as PP said, or windeeze. It's a completely different mechanism of action than buscopan etc.

WellTidy · 06/07/2023 15:48

Peppermint oil. Not peppermint tea, it isn’t strong enough. If you’re near a pub (the old man type of pub, not a cool and trendy bar) they may have peppermint cordial behind the bar. A shot of that will do it too.

Saverage · 06/07/2023 16:04

Lie flat on your front on the floor

grayhairdontcare · 06/07/2023 16:17

Massage your stomach in circular motion.

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