MIL keeps announcing when she's off to the toilet - AIBU to find this disgusting or am I being precious?

[Ishacoco]

PIL are staying for the week and something is up with MIL stomach because of the medication she takes. And we are not being spared the details. She's off to the toilet every five minutes and we're being given a running commentary -

"Oooh, I'll have to go up to the toilet again, things are happening."

"I must say, my bowels are rather loose."

At the dinner table -

"I'll have to leave this meal, I need another trip to the bathroom. My stomach isn't behaving. I'll get there, won't be forever, not much left in me now."

As we're trying to eat FGS!

DP is ignoring it but I genuinely feel like I need to be in another room from her all the time. AIBU??

She was probably using humour to cover her embarrassment.

I like to announce I'm going for a wee, then slide across the floor (laminate floors and woolly socks are great for sliding) on the way to the loo going "weeeee!" I try not to do it when we have company though

If she's always been like this, telling everyone about her bowels, and not regressing then I think the best thing to do is draw attention to it. shout words of encouragement to her while she's on the toilet. Cheer when she comes out and ask for a full run down. That sort of thing.

It really wouldn’t bother me. Sounds like she’s trying be all upfront and matter of fact to try to avoid embarrassment/awkwardness.

Gross.

I do understand things like "I'm going toilet and then I'll do..." But other than that I don't get it.

"I'm just nipping to the toilet/can i use your toilet?" is fine if you don't want to wander out of the room randomly or you want to explain why you are leaving a conversation. But that level of description is grim.

I’m very squeamish and that would put me right off my dinner.

I’d probably find it mildly irritating but not gross-but I have a 3 year old that insists you come to look at her poo and says “ta da” very proudly so it could be worse 😂

Could be worse, could be tallying up the number of sinkers and floaters and letting you know which is winning...F£#k me that last one smelt so bad that I was actually kind of proud... It was like an iceberg, huge on top, but still most of it underneath the water, etc. etc.

In all seriousness, I don't like to hear anything regarding poo or anything else minging at the dinner table, it's inappropriate. I do feel bad for her with her condition. Maybe staying at a nearby hotel or b and b would have been better. Your husband needs to have a quiet word, I know you mean well, but there's no need to give us any detail whatsoever about needing the toilet other than saying please excuse me.

Grim and vulgar.

Nobody needs to hear about her bowel movements in that much details especially while they are eating.

Just sounds like an uneducated attention-seeker.

Do you have a lock on the bathroom door? I get properly anxious about using other peoples toilets so do feel I have to “announce” where I’m off to if the bathroom doesn’t lock. Nothing gross though, usually “be right back” does the trick 😂. But it’s so I’m not walked in on!

Just tell her

My DH tells me when he's nipping to the loo but that's because he is brain damages and physically limited following a stroke, and there's a strong chance he might need to yell for help. If I'm aware that he's gone to the loo then I'm half expecting the call and am ready for it. I can't say I love being told but I appreciate the necessity. Maybe your MIL doesn't want anyone else going upstairs and trying to use the loo?

I would have a word with her. You expect that sort of behaviour from a toddler, not an adult.

From an adult, that's grim. My DC know that they're not allowed to talk about poo and bums at the dinner table. They are otherwise quite happy to announce that they've "done a massive poo the size of my arm, come see, mummy".

DM will shout from the bathroom "does anyone need a tiddle before I flush?". I find that equally revolting. Especially her use of the word 'tiddle'. I'm 37!

Your mil is literally Nana from The Royle Family

I thought you were going to be complaining about her saying, "just popping to the loo" or whatever and was all ready to say you were being precious, but no, that level of detail is a bit grim.

🙄 ah yes, let's all suffer in silence and never be allowed to complain of a tummy ache. How precious

Why isn't she just taking a couple of imodium every night to control it? It doesn't bung you up but keeps stroppy bowels under control. Couldn't be doing with that me

Fine to let your family know you've got an illness. No need to keep everyone updated about the flipping minute bu minute details.

How many of us announce to the whole family that we're off to the loo 'cos our mooncup's overflowing or we have to change our sanitary pads?

No one needs the mental image of what anyone else is doing right now in the loo

@BadgerFacedCoo

Nothing like the delicate mingling of winter frost and shite.

I know! Spare us the terrible cocktail - at least shite is honest!

Get over yourself.

Can you not see the difference between discussing health concerns with family and speculating on the volume of the contents of one’s bowels at the dinner table?

I would just say to her, "Don't announce it every time, go!", in a laughing manner and she will probably take it on board. If she doesn't, say it again without the laugh. She doesn't realise it is becoming annoying.

I used to know someone who regularly said, "I'm going where the Queen goes alone".

Give over. Poster didn’t say that. Everyone already knows she is having issues so there is no need for her to announce it every time she goes to the loo. An “excuse me, brb, off to the loo”is more than enough instead of saying what her bowels are doing especially at the dinner table.

Sounds like an episode of The Royle Family 🤣