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Hi,
This is actually a serious question. My fiance is the gassiest person I have ever known. It is vile, really. He is passing gas every morning, afternoon and evening. I have never seen (smelled?) anything like it.
He keeps telling me it's normal. I hardly ever pass gas. Nor do most people I know. I say he has some bad gut bacteria but he won't listen to me.
Can anyone validate what I'm saying, and if so, offer up suggestions as to how to convince him this is not normal? Dr. Stoll?
It is really causing a problem in that I'm so grossed out by it I don't want to be near him sometimes. Asking him to do a whole foods diet won't work-- he refuses and says it to excessive. Help!
Signed,
Gagging in Gasville.
In Reply to: Flatulent Fiance forces female fears posted by Michele 2 on July 31, 2003 at 19:14:00:
Hi Michele, well, if you find out, let me know. My nine year old son is the same...and I think there must be something going on with him too!
Does your fiance' ever complain of pain? Does he have stress? Eat too fast?
In Reply to: Flatulent Fiance forces female fears posted by Michele 2 on July 31, 2003 at 19:14:00:
It is probably hard to appreciate what is likely going on, when the effects are so noxious.
Whatever he IS eating is not being digested. It is much like certain cars that do not completely
burn their fuel and so become "crop dusters" spewing out the roiling clouds of gas.
An equally distrubing item is that he considers this normal, and does not wish to change this misfunction,
even though he is aware that it is causing you no small amount of distress.
I hope I am not reading too much into this, but it does seem he is getting some
pleasure from making you uncomfortable. Likewise it does not appear that he is
going to change. Therefore it appears that this is to be a feature of your life together.
The stink of flatulance is like the stink of cigarettes. Other people are likely to think
you have the same problem as he. It WILL cling to you, and visitors you your shared abode
are only likely to make the trip once.
I do not know how stubborn he is about this, but perhaps calling off the wedding until he sees
a nutritionist and/or medical professional about this would be in order. It does sound like what
he has going on, far from being just a disgusting "man habit" may be a precursor to a far more
serious condition.
In Reply to: Flatulent Fiance forces female fears posted by Michele 2 on July 31, 2003 at 19:14:00:
So sorry to hear you are gagging in gassville. :) Believe me, I have also been on the receiving end, and its not pretty. :)
It certainly has something to do with your husband's digestive system malfunctioning. It can be fixed if he is willing ot put in the effort. If he loves you, he should try and do something about it. I dont think its excessive at all to change one's diet to alleviate this problem. What is excessive is you having to put up with it.
Believe me, I know. Its worked for my husband. My husband use to have a lot of gas, and noxious too. It always use to occur at night, when he got into bed, and as he put it, his muscles started to relax.I remember a few times, telling him that if he didnt stop, he would have to sleep in the spare bedroom. :) Thats how serious it got.
Since he too has been following the anti candida diet that the naturopath has us on, he doesnt have this problem. Its wonderful! I rarely ever hear from him these days and if I do, its minus the noxious fumes. :)
He often wonders why I dont suffer from the same problem. I am like you, Michele, rarely have gas. I even thought there was something wrong with me,from lack of gas. My husband asked me about this, and I said I dont know why. He says its because I'm a lady. That is true :) but also because I think I know how to eat properly. Although back in the days, when I ate lots of carbs, no meat etc and all the wrong foods, I still rarely suffered with gas.
Your future husband could also try eating lactofermented foods. They help to digest foods. Chlorophyll is also great at deodorizing the body internally.I know that when I eat raw garlic, I take that and I dont reek of garlic.
On another note, Michele, if you want to marry him, and he doesnt want to help change this problem that is affecting you, think twice before marrying him. You dont want to have to end up in separate bedrooms after you are married. :)
In Reply to: Flatulent Fiance forces female fears posted by Michele 2 on July 31, 2003 at 19:14:00:
I will say this--he's not doing it to intentionally bother me, I know...and normally he supports my wellness efforts. That being said, he really, truly thinks this is normal! If he knew it wasn't normal, he would do something to change.
Of course, when he went to his medical doctor, the MD told him that everyone has gas, just furthering his misconceptions that this is normal. Thanks, Mr. Conventional Doctor, for your great help. My fiance thinks that whole foods diets are way too extreme. Maybe I can get him to do a little modification instead of a lot, and take stock in Beano!
Thanks for your responses, I'll be sure to share them with him (well, parts of them anyway!) Ha ha.
Michele 2
In Reply to: Re: Flatulent Fiance forces female fears posted by Gregory on July 31, 2003 at 19:56:36:
Thanks, Gregory.
I agree exactly with your conclusion. The most likely cause of this is dysbiosis secondary to ongoing LGS. It may be that he already has the complication of colonic candidiasis as well. This is just the tip of his iceberg and he has a lot worse to deal with in the future unless he faces it now.
Michele 2 will have to face these worse health consequences wth him as he gets older until he has suffered enough to learn something new.
He could easily prove her wrong by taking probiotics and doing a therapeutic trail of a PWFD for a couple of weeks. If he thinks that is too much of an investment, I certainly would be hesitant to marry the guy because he is not likely do be any more considerate when he is safely married.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: Flatulent Fiance forces female fears (Archive in dysbiosis.) posted by Walt Stoll on August 01, 2003 at 14:23:53:
Thanks for the help. Maybe these posts will be enough to convince him that this is not normal!
Namaste,
Michele
In Reply to: Re: Flatulent Fiance forces female fears posted by Gregory on July 31, 2003 at 19:56:36:
Oh Gregory your farts smell like roses but your advice still stinks to high heaven. hee hee
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