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Original poster

Or was this rude? Poo related so a bit tmi!

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nikki1978 · 26/01/2015 00:24

I was in a restaurant yesterday and had a sudden need to rush to the loo with a dodgy stomach. I hate it when this happens in public so was praying the loo was empty which it was. Halfway through though someone came in with their child and another couple of people also came in. I flushed to hopefully get rid of the slightly unpleasant smell before I wiped and stuff but the woman started loudly saying oh god it smells. The whole time she was in there she kept saying oh it stinks, god I have to get out of here. So embarrassing! I felt incredibly self conscious coming back into the restaurant in case people were looking at me.

Is it me or was she incredibly rude? I couldn't help it after all and I didn't think it was that bad!

Sorry very tmi!

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SallyMcgally · 26/01/2015 00:27

She was really rude and insensitive. What a cow! It's happened to everyone, including her. May she have stomach gripes now for the rest of the week.

PresidentTwonk · 26/01/2015 00:27

I'm not sure what she expected the toilets to smell of YANBU if ya gotta go ya gotta go

mrsfuzzy · 26/01/2015 00:29

what an awful woman ! her excrement is obviously rose scent and neatly packaged in a fancy box with a bow ! how bloody common can you get ?? i bet one no took any notice when you can back out.

KatoPotato · 26/01/2015 00:32

What a rude cow, and what a great lesson in manners she's teaching her child!

TheNewStatesman · 26/01/2015 00:33

She's asking for a dose of bad karma if you ask me...!

ILovePud · 26/01/2015 00:34

OMG a toilet that smells of poo! She was daft but I wouldn't assume it was a nasty comment directed at you, perhaps she hadn't realised that the person in the cubicle, i.e. you, was the source of the smell. Hope your tummy is better today.

SlicedAndDiced · 26/01/2015 00:34

You should have come out grinning and gave a big satisfied sigh op 'Oh yeah, that was a corker wasn't it?' (Saunter off)

I totally haven't done that when a bit tipsy

pregnantpause · 26/01/2015 00:35

She was horrifically rude. Yanbu for pooing in a toilet. Ywbu to poo in the floor

FightOrFlight · 26/01/2015 00:40

I must admit I've gone into a toilet and said "OMG, smells like something died in here" when it was particularly rank. More of a knee-jerk reaction, not really thinking. I wouldn't have laboured the point though.

I remember having a rather spectacular dump in the toilets of a Somerset Burger King on the way back from a festival a few years ago. I'd been holding onto that baby for three days and was worried it might defeat even the most sophisticated plumbing system. Luckily nobody was in the loo before or during the event so I got away with it.

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nikki1978 · 26/01/2015 00:42

Where did I say I pooed on the floor?

Thanks all. Yes I thought she was rud. I suppose she might have been trying to prove it wasn't her by being so loud about it. I should have shouted 'she who smelt it dealt it!'

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FightOrFlight · 26/01/2015 00:44

I should have shouted 'she who smelt it dealt it!' yes yes!

pregnantpause · 26/01/2015 00:46

Sorry I was trying and failing to make a point. I was trying to say that No- ywnbu you would only have been unreasonable had you pooed on the floor, which clearly wasn't the case. So she was horrifically rude in that you pooed in a toilet- she was unreasonable, had you pooed on the floor ( extreme contrast and ridiculous scenario) she would not have been unreasonable .

mrsfuzzy · 26/01/2015 00:49

loving this 'shitty' thread ! great humour, pregnant!

passthewineplz · 26/01/2015 01:32

Before I get shot down in flames - I have ibs or dysfunctional bowl as the Dr put it...

I usually have to go to the loo after a meal whilst out, and believe me it's not pleasant.. the noise isn't pretty too! and it is ever so embarrassing knowing after excruciating stomach cramps it will make awful sounds and stink the place out.

But after having a baby and losing all dignity there, and having a few health issues where I've had things in all holes, it doesn't bother me as much as it did.

I used to get really embarrassed about needing the lol whilst out, but at the end of the day I can't help it and the more I stress the more I need to let rip on the bog!

I always have perfume in my bag - I have problems with BO too (i jest) and give it a good spray after I go because I know it smells rank!

Tbh, There's nothing worse than the smell of other people's poo! It actually turns my stomach, so I too am inclined to comment when the toilets stink. Sorry op. My toilet etiquette is to spray when I've been

TitchyThings · 26/01/2015 02:27

Perfume mixed with poo smells worse sometimes though.

passthewineplz · 26/01/2015 02:37

Ah but my perfume/poo combo smells like roses!

Yes roses is an acquired taste too! Lol!

TitchyThings · 26/01/2015 02:43

I've found that some spray deodorants, the oceany ones, work better than air freshener.

Millionsmom · 26/01/2015 02:43

She's very rude and obnoxious!

Try this stuff next time

m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKLnhuzh9uY

ithoughtofitfirst · 26/01/2015 02:47

She was totally rude. I hate when people are shocked at the smell of human excrement fgs. I used to get this when I worked in hospitals and the support workers or nurses would make horrible comments about the smell of patients and I would just think fuck you obviously the person will be embarrassed. Stupid thing to do.

I digress. Yanbu.

TitchyThings · 26/01/2015 02:51

Millionsmom blardy hell, I've ordered some. It gets great reviews.

passthewineplz · 26/01/2015 03:28

The smell of other people's poo, just isn't pleasant. Sorry if it offends anyone.

It actually makes me wretch and want to barf! I even have to hold my breath when my dd goes to the loo.... But I can handle it. Just!

Whilst in hospital (I was on a cancer ward, which included all types of cancer and had ladies with bowl problems, and using commodes) I do feel awful but I had to ask the nurses to clean the elderly lady in the bed next to me who had an accident and had soiled herself as the smell was so bad. The other ladies on the ward didn't want to complain, but honestly the smell was awful, and we had to eat on the ward and I had to leave several times.

It's different to being exposed to the smell for a few minutes, than for hours this was practically all day. I did feel bad for asking the nurses to clean her up, and bless her she wouldn't speak to me afterwards and I still think about it now, as she was proud she'd not had an accident in the bathroom. (She'd had runs and couldn't control her bowl movements and was proud she'd not had an accident. But we found it in on the loo.. And she'd obviously had an accident in bed) anyway I digress.

I actually think I'm more distressed after seeing santa lay a cable! m.youtube.com/watch?v=b9TTz3R5SmI

But loving the loo smelly stuff and ironic jokes

kentishgirl · 26/01/2015 10:25

Of course she was rude. Of course you felt embarrassed but you shouldn't have put in that position. Hold your head high next time!

I was in a railway toilet once and the woman next to me was obviously having an IBS or diarrehea attack. Smells. Sounds. Full works. Awful. I just felt terribly sorry for her for being so ill and quietly got out of there ASAP partly to get away from it, but also partly to give the poor woman some privacy.

TitchyThings · 27/01/2015 12:27

Update on Poo Pourri, it has arrived, and I am ridiculously thrilled that it has a little metal chain round it with my initial on. I never thought that having the same initial as poo would give me so much pleasure.

Don't know if it works yet, but I don't care anyway.

muminhants · 27/01/2015 12:49

sliced LOL! I wish I had the nerve to do that :)

Flossyfloof · 27/01/2015 13:03

I get dreadfully embarrassed when I go to the loo, even at home. In case it smells or anyone hears me. I am 54 and really wish I could do something about it. I have never learned to be noncholant. I wish someone would invent something to cover up the noises.

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