Poo in shared toilet: do you comment?

[PooInTheLoo]

If you’ve done a poo in a shared toilet (at work, for example), and there’s someone queuing, would you say anything to them before they go into the stall you’ve just left (if there’s an odour)?

I reckon I was A bit surprised when the other woman said “it doesn’t smell very nice in there,” as she owned up to it. But also, it’s a loo, it’s not supposed to smell nice? There is much shame and embarrassment around poo but why, we all do it…

Was she owning up to it? She could have been trying to imply that it already didn't smell very nice when she went in there.

Most people I know don’t poo in public and will wait until they get home.
I would if I was gonna shit myself, when you gotta go you gotta go! But always been able to hold it. Tbh my brain usually only tells me I need one once I walk through the door

I have definitely done some smell lingerers that didn't involve poo fragments.

there are no loo brushes at my work loo

i did plan to take some VI Poo in my handbag, but save that, and the rest, for home

If I know the person well i'd say "wouldn't go in there for a while mate". If not I'd say nothing. I don't leave a mess obviously.

That's up to them. But it's still perfectly acceptable for others to choose to use a toilet for what it's for instead of holding it, and it still seems weird to me to bring up the topic of whether or not most people can choose not to. Unless the implication is that they should choose to hold their shit, lest the designated shitting room smell briefly of shit.

I do a elaborate routine because I poo every morning, I flush ( twice if necessary) check bowl , waft door ( only two cubicles and no one else around ) check window is open and spray
if it’s a lingering stinker I pump hand gel down the loo as I flush to make lots of fragrant bubbles

waft door some more if necessary

I know it’s excessive but I work I v small unit and with some fussy buggers so never want to be the poo troll

Not pooing in public loos is bizarre and only the habits of the truly weird.

Could have been the person before you if there's a queue, just pretend to yourself that that is the case and then you can walk back out confidently to face the world. Another tip is to flush immediately after pooing and then wipe and flush again.....that's what I do to prevent myself from gagging when wiping my children's bums!