My work colleague is bonkers, isn’t she!?

[LalaSarah]

My long term and close colleague told me today she sometimes makes a 40 minute round trip home on lunch to avoid having to ‘do the deed’ using the only loo in our office. Is this not the most ridiculous thing ever 😂

Edited to say I’m not the P troll before anyone says haha

Same here. I couldn't possibly poo in a work toilet. I struggle anywhere other than home. I struggle there too now!

There's just no way. I just can't.

It used to be that I'd be constipated all holiday and as soon as got home, I could relax.

It's horrible, and it's not a choice.

I wouldn't make that trip though, I've never felt the need to go that urgently.

i can still remember the reaction of a stranger when I did a log in the shopping centre loo.
it was very straight forward as well, obviously needed.

I probably would be that person that overshares 🤣 Get back and... Oof... That's better!

I just wait.

Did you not flush it? Did you announce it?

I used to work with someone who said similar.

He was regular as clockwork, too. Cup of coffee and a fag at 9.30 and at 9.40 you'd see him walking up the corridor to the bogs, with a copy of the Racing Post tucked under his arm.

Rylan cannot take a shit with his clothes on

https://youtube.com/shorts/nOqXwF7Qo6s?si=UlX2BJaApKuHcwOq

It's not that difficult. Most south Asians are trained as kids to poo in the morning before their shower. Once you have established that habit it's brilliant. You are never caught out during the day when it is not convenient and dont need to use dirty public toilets.

Me too. These people who can "train themselves". Complete anathema to me

When you said 'do the deed',at first I thought you were talking about having sex!

My partner is like this.
It drives me mad. We can go out for brunch and then have plans for a walk, shopping etc....but if he needs to 'go' then we have to go home first and then back out again. He just hates using the public bathrooms for #2s. And can't articulate why.
It has caused some very tense moments!

Until recently, I had a colleague who did the same thing. She drove 20 minutes back home for lunch, used the facilities, grabbed a quick lunch, then drove back to the office.
She said she had ‘shy bladder syndrome’. I had to look that up.
Pretty sure she still does it but we don’t work together any longer.

That's me!

Hi sis! 😁

I'm first in and start work half an hour before my colleagues. If I have to go then I use the customer toilet instead of the staff one just in case of lingering smells. I have trained myself to go first thing in the morning when I get up and my cat races into the bathroom to watch me take my morning dump.

I prefer being in the privacy of my own home, but have a bowel disorder, so have no choice 😂 I envy people who can pick and choose when they go!

I’ve never understood why people wait until they get to work to have a shit! Why not just go before work like most people do?! Or at least wait until you get home. Unless you’ve got diarrhoea you shouldn’t need to go that urgently. Maybe she needs to look at her diet.

Hahaha it absolutely isn’t the same as being scared of flying. Hahaha

If a dog can wait for an appropriate time to eliminate then surely a human can? Shitting in the work toilets should be for emergencies only.

I’d never poo at work in a million years. I know some people have problems and can’t help it, but I’m not one of them. In fact, my bowels are so well-trained, I simply would never need to take a shit at work or when I’m out.

Nope. Cannot poop at work or friends houses when I stay there. I've done several weekends away where I've not pooped for 3-4 days and been in significant discomfort. I just couldn't... Even if i wanted to.

At home? Absolute clockwork. First thing in the morning.

Are you drunk, OP?

I’m not sure who think is going to laugh with you on this thread. Before my grandparents achieved custody of me, my father would absolutely scream at me for taking too long in the loo. This made it 100 times worse and I’ve dealt with constipation and other bathroom issues on and off for my entire life as a result. “BUT OMG IT’S SO HILARIOUS AND SO BONKERS ADULT PEOPLE HAVE TOILETING ISSUES.” OP, you sound a real gem of empathy. Grow the fuck up.

I’ve heard if you’re menopausal it can make the smell horrendous. Maybe that’s why she does it?

I think you'll find phobias and physical reactions to things are the same regardless of the "thing" and how YOU feel about it.

I have zero issues flying. I don't think people who do are "bonkers". I much prefer not to poo at work, and only if it's an absolute emergency would I do it. It's not "bonkers" to physically need to be comfortable to literally relax your bowels.

It is bonkers to think you're the authority on sanity.

You sound like you need to unclench. Literally 😂💩

I’m fascinated by this as toilets are surely for using. I don’t understand why people are so squeamish about the fact.

I am a bit baffled about how you actually train yourself to have a poo at a certain time or hold one in without feeling very uncomfortable. One of my children doesn’t like the school toilets and often holds it until home but you can see her belly is really bloated when she does it and she complains of her tummy hurting. I really don’t think it is healthy to be ignoring the urge to go and we’ve been trying hard to get her to use the loo at school.