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AIBU to change the bed sheets after DH farted in bed?

301 replies

Greyblankie · 11/04/2026 21:53

DH thinks it’s excessive. My argument is he literally fired gas out of his arse which would have then settled on the fabrics. If it had just been a small pump I wouldn’t have been that bothered but it was a big forced fart.

Be honest, is there anyone here that would have done the same? In my defence they were getting near due to be changed anyway, this just brought it forward a few days

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IsThatAHedgehog · 12/04/2026 00:28

I haven't rtft but the comments I've read have made me laugh 😂😂

I cannot believe there are people in this world who would actually change the sheets when someone farts in bed 😂 I'd never have sheets ON our bed if I had to change them every time DP or I farted on them!

Do you have plastic covers on your settees in case he farts when he's sat on the couch? Or do you get it cleaned down every time? Does he have a designated Farting Area outside the bedroom or does everywhere have to be fumigated when he chuffs?

Have you considered hazmat suits?

I wish I had this much time on my hands/cared enough/could be fucking arsed 😂 actually no I don't!

Team Farting Husband. Let that wind blow freely onto those sheets forevermore

LeftieRightsHoarder · 12/04/2026 00:29

allthingsinmoderation · 12/04/2026 00:06

Tbh, it would be safest to burn them and the mattress too...

I would burn the whole house and emigrate, just to be on the safe side.

PyongyangKipperbang · 12/04/2026 00:31

YABU simply for using the word "pump" for farting.

My mother used that when I was a small child in the 70's ffs.

Even "trump" makes me cringe a bit.

Enigma54 · 12/04/2026 00:33

Bloody hell OP. I’m on chemo and
my digestive system is right up the creek. I’m firing on all cylinders right now. My washing machine wouldn’t stand a chance!

moderate · 12/04/2026 00:36

If I were your DH I would stay awake tonight waiting for you to fart in your sleep and then turf you out of bed for an emergency sheet wash.

Bananalanacake · 12/04/2026 00:41

I once got up and slept in the spare room after DH did this.

Shatteredallthetimelately · 12/04/2026 00:46

Justwonderingum · 11/04/2026 21:54

Are you going to wash them or burn them?

My argument is he literally fired gas out of his arse

The way the OP describe it I thought the sheets must have self combusted.

Mumtobabyhavoc · 12/04/2026 01:18

Newname10101 · 11/04/2026 23:20

Literally LTB 😂😂

OP, surely this isn’t the first time he’s farted in bed since you’ve been together?

It was the tensing and bracing that got me to counsel OP to divorce him. 😂😂😂
I mean, one can only suffer so much. 😂

guestsareinvited · 12/04/2026 01:22

Greyblankie · 11/04/2026 21:53

DH thinks it’s excessive. My argument is he literally fired gas out of his arse which would have then settled on the fabrics. If it had just been a small pump I wouldn’t have been that bothered but it was a big forced fart.

Be honest, is there anyone here that would have done the same? In my defence they were getting near due to be changed anyway, this just brought it forward a few days

Gas doesn't 'settle' on fabrics. It's gross when men performance fart though.

Throwaway65131 · 12/04/2026 01:23

I’m disturbed by all the people that think leaving the bedding is perfectly reasonable considering that the “D”H wasn’t wearing anything at the time … I once read that when passing gas, small poo particles also come out (and probably even more so when it’s forced!) … so if not wearing underwear/bed clothes then those poo particles are now on the bedding which is frankly disgusting. Surely no one wants to sleep in poo however microscopic or in/visible it may be - especially if it’s someone else’s. The whole sleeping entirely naked concept if sharing with someone else or not changing bedding daily is entirely unsanitary. Ugh.

guestsareinvited · 12/04/2026 01:23

IsThatAHedgehog · 12/04/2026 00:28

I haven't rtft but the comments I've read have made me laugh 😂😂

I cannot believe there are people in this world who would actually change the sheets when someone farts in bed 😂 I'd never have sheets ON our bed if I had to change them every time DP or I farted on them!

Do you have plastic covers on your settees in case he farts when he's sat on the couch? Or do you get it cleaned down every time? Does he have a designated Farting Area outside the bedroom or does everywhere have to be fumigated when he chuffs?

Have you considered hazmat suits?

I wish I had this much time on my hands/cared enough/could be fucking arsed 😂 actually no I don't!

Team Farting Husband. Let that wind blow freely onto those sheets forevermore

Haz-nappies. I'm going to patent them.

JMSA · 12/04/2026 01:25

Bonkers!

Throwaway65131 · 12/04/2026 01:25

IsThatAHedgehog · 12/04/2026 00:28

I haven't rtft but the comments I've read have made me laugh 😂😂

I cannot believe there are people in this world who would actually change the sheets when someone farts in bed 😂 I'd never have sheets ON our bed if I had to change them every time DP or I farted on them!

Do you have plastic covers on your settees in case he farts when he's sat on the couch? Or do you get it cleaned down every time? Does he have a designated Farting Area outside the bedroom or does everywhere have to be fumigated when he chuffs?

Have you considered hazmat suits?

I wish I had this much time on my hands/cared enough/could be fucking arsed 😂 actually no I don't!

Team Farting Husband. Let that wind blow freely onto those sheets forevermore

One would assume he’s wearing clothing and not sitting b*tt naked on the furniture - and therefore any germs are in his pants and not on sheets/bedding the OP has to sleep in.

Whyhaveibeencutoutofmamsnot · 12/04/2026 01:27

I haven't laughed so much in ages at some/most of the replies.
Washing machine now on

guestsareinvited · 12/04/2026 01:31

Throwaway65131 · 12/04/2026 01:23

I’m disturbed by all the people that think leaving the bedding is perfectly reasonable considering that the “D”H wasn’t wearing anything at the time … I once read that when passing gas, small poo particles also come out (and probably even more so when it’s forced!) … so if not wearing underwear/bed clothes then those poo particles are now on the bedding which is frankly disgusting. Surely no one wants to sleep in poo however microscopic or in/visible it may be - especially if it’s someone else’s. The whole sleeping entirely naked concept if sharing with someone else or not changing bedding daily is entirely unsanitary. Ugh.

Edited

Surely then one should change one's clothes each time? It's only sanitary and no one wants to go on with their day with poo in their pants. Actually, the only answer is to exclusively fart on the toilet. That's the only acceptable place for poo particles. Cleaned after each time, obviously.

Productivity is going to take a hit, but it's necessary hygeine.

AlmostAJillSandwich · 12/04/2026 01:32

I'm surprised you're okay with him sleeping naked tbh.
I'd not be able to sleep in a bed a naked sleeper had farted in, for the fact that farts have shite particles in them that i wouldn't want getting on me. (OCD)
So no, i don't think you were unreasonable to change the sheets, but you're unreasonable to sleep with a naked sleeper knowing everyone farts in their sleep every night if it equally freaks you out too.

Newname10101 · 12/04/2026 01:38

Mumtobabyhavoc · 12/04/2026 01:18

It was the tensing and bracing that got me to counsel OP to divorce him. 😂😂😂
I mean, one can only suffer so much. 😂

Yep, deal breaker for sure 😂😂

SerendipityCat · 12/04/2026 02:02

Well, I’m in a quandary now, op. I’ve just let go with an amusingly musical two-tone fart which sounded like a distant train going into a tunnel. Should I wake my husband so we can change the sheets, or shall I just carry on feeling modestly proud and giggling quietly to myself? 😁

Growlybear83 · 12/04/2026 02:03

SerendipityCat · 12/04/2026 02:02

Well, I’m in a quandary now, op. I’ve just let go with an amusingly musical two-tone fart which sounded like a distant train going into a tunnel. Should I wake my husband so we can change the sheets, or shall I just carry on feeling modestly proud and giggling quietly to myself? 😁

🤣🤣🤣.

ThePollutedShadesOfPemberley · 12/04/2026 02:19

WiddlinDiddlin · 11/04/2026 22:09

Maybe particles of shit in the fart? Farticles? Shiticles? Sharticles?

This is the first time I have seriously considered the particulate content of a fart... thanks OP.

I've just hurt myself from laughing at this !

ThePollutedShadesOfPemberley · 12/04/2026 02:21

Do you have a pair of very long tongs for handling his pants in the laundry @Greyblankie they must be stiff with farticles after just one wear.

Zanatdy · 12/04/2026 02:36

This made me laugh. No, never changed sheets as someone farted. Men fart all the time, so that would be a lot of sheet changing!

moderate · 12/04/2026 02:42

ThePollutedShadesOfPemberley · 12/04/2026 02:21

Do you have a pair of very long tongs for handling his pants in the laundry @Greyblankie they must be stiff with farticles after just one wear.

Laundry?! You must be kidding. That’ll just distribute the farticles over all the other clothes. Only incineration will suffice.

Topseyt123 · 12/04/2026 02:48

You're bonkers. Everyone farts, often in their sleep. Believe it or not, so do you.

No, I have never changed the sheets when either of us simply farted. I'd never have any sheets on the bed if I fussed that much.

What do you do if someone farts while sitting on the sofa? Pull them off it, whip off their clothes for washing and immediately buy a brand new sofa?? 🤣🤣

alpenguin · 12/04/2026 03:10

Surely you’d have to buy a new mattress too then because the gas particles would have infiltrated it with every slight pimp

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