My friend and farting

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Sorry if any of this is crude but not sure how else to put it! My friend's farts are literally horrendous and I don't know what to do or how to approach it!

For context we have been friends for a VERY long time. She's never had the best bowels as I've noticed whilst on holidays etc together (to be honest neither do I, we both have sensitive stomachs) but farting wasn't really an issue in the past. Recently she has been staying at my house every other weekend as she works close to my house, so it is easier for her to get to - she lives about an hour away. The first time I noticed it was after eating a takeaway, the farting was horrendous. As in it literally was making me gag and it lingers in the air and isn't one of those that go away after a few mins. The worst part is when we go to sleep, we sleep in my bed as the spare room is full of bathroom tiles and work equipment at the moment. She seems to fart constantly in her sleep and my bedsheets absolutely stink and need to go in the wash and I have to air out the room all day. It is so bad that the last few times she has stayed over, the smell wakes me up and I have to sleep on the sofa.

I'm not sure what to say or how to even approach it, even if I said something what can she realistically do about it? I have tried cutting out the takeaway part of the night to see if that is what is upsetting her stomach. It definitely seems to help as it isn't so bad, but the farting is still there in the night. It even got to the point I was trying to make excuses for why she can't stay (going out with my partner, going out with friends etc) but obviously this doesn't work every single other weekend to be doing something or going out. I'm particularly concerned because we go on a cruise next week and there's no bloody window in the room that opens.

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Sorry in all fairness she can hardly help farting in her sleep!

Either ask her to stay elsewhere or get her to sleep on the sofa, or sort out your spare room.

Have a proper chat with her, she may need a trip to the doctors to find the underlying cause.

Failing that; a peg

You need to say something to her. You've been friends for a very long time, and you should feel comfortable enough to have a gentle chat about this.
It remind me of the current post about British people; rather than be direct and address the issue, you'd rather avoid it and make excuses not to see her

She could try taking activated charcoal after a meal?

Buy her some "Shreddies "...they actually work 😍

The underwear, not the cereal 🤣. Here's a link:

www.myshreddies.com/home

A few years ago I would have said this was a fart troll post! But I have now met a women with the worst farts ever! She’s a friend of a friend, they work in the same team. Every afternoon she silently lets rip. Everyone knows it’s her (funnily enough when she’s not around the fart smell is never there) and the people who sit near her are very angry about it. Someone complained and management talked to her about it. They went with the personal hygiene angle. She had the cheek to be offended.

I honestly thought my friend was exaggerating until she came on a girls holiday with us. She farted the entire plane journey and blamed it on the air conditioning. Then constantly in the apartment to the point the air felt thick. I even dropped hints about the smell but she claimed she couldn’t smell anything.

My friend told me that she’s lactose intolerant but still insists on drinking these protein shakes as she’s really into the gym and that’s what makes them so bad. I have genuine sympathy for anyone who suffers from IBS or allergies but for her to know the cause and still carry on doing it around other people really pissed me off. It honestly smelt like something had died!

Serve her kefir

Tbf you can't control how your farts smell.
Unless she eats fried eggs and mushy peas all day on purpose?

Either she sleeps on the couch or she stops staying over at yours. She can't help farting in her sleep and I'm not sure there's much else you can do about it.

Does she drink alcohol? That can hugely affect the smelliness of farts, particularly in the night.

re the stories on here about serial farters: why is everyone farting repeatedly in front of/ around others? 😂to the point where it's a trend that can be tracked over months and recorded with differing variables?

especially if it's in a social setting, why is the person not quietly excusing themselves and going to the bathroom?

it sounds like you're really good friends apart from her unfortunate farts, so I would try and find a way to talk to her about it.
It sounds like she might have genuine medical issues that need checking out. A bit of IBS is common-lots of people have it- but a room and bedsheets stinking for 24 hours after you leave isn't.

Would she take a probiotic? Worth a try. Also making sure she is chewing properly.

I actually thought you meant the cereal !!

*should have said- there are loads of digestive disorders like Crohns, colitis and food intolerances that cause this problem. It sounds like tummy problems are a long-running thing with your friend.
She might have a condition but if no one has told her that her farts are unusually gross/ noticeable, she might not know herself, or think nobody else has.

Also, zero judgement. Bodies are weird things and I have issues of my own!

I'm really sorry to laugh but I've had a tough day and this has had me full on belly laugh.

Urgh. I have colitis so yes I do fart regularly as you should and it’s normal but mine don’t smell like that. She needs to speak to someone. Sounds like her diet doesn’t agree with her.

I suffer from bowel incontinence, and 90% of the time (when I’m awake) I can keep my farts under control and go somewhere more private. I really don’t get why lots of people won’t do that, it’s a complete lack of manners.

YANBU OP. Not sure how you can approach it though.

🤣 me too! I was on my way to get some for my husband 😆

How old is she? My exhaust has been misfiring since I started the menopause 😳

I can’t believe you’re going on a cruise with your farty pal. What on earth made you sign up for that?

I find it odd that you are close enough to have her stay so often and sleep in your own bed, but not close enough to mention it in a light-hearted way before it became a huge issue. 'Jesus Christ Jane, was that you?! What have you been eating!' would have been my reaction. Humour is the best way to deal with this kind of thing.

my dh farts are the worst i think he has ibs but wont see the doctor about it says hes always had a funny stomach

i dont even sleep in the same room as him i dont know why you share with your friend

If the cruise cabin has no window it might be better as there will be some sort of air con filtering the air, just ensure you can turn it right up!
I think you might just have to get it over and done with, less skirting about the issue the better.

If you're comfortable enough to share a bed with her, you should be comfortable enough to say that her farts are toxic. There is no way in hell I'd share a bed with someone in a room with no window. Otherwise you need to resort to the old post mortem trick and rub Vicks vapour rub under your nose.

I worked with a disgusting person that had protein shakes and always let silent farts rip.

Stop being friends with this nasty woman - she has a problem and makes you suffer too.

Don't go on the cruise - not worth it.