Think I'd rather pass gas than inhale poison... and looks like I've traded one stink for another.. but this one's temporary... right? Guess I'll be rising two inches off my chair for a couple of weeks. How high are you off your sitting place?
RE: Farting vs smoking From nomoresmoker on 5/7/2007 2:48:53 PM
TMI all over the Q - I love it!
15 days, 7 hours, 48 minutes and 44 seconds smoke free. 306 cigarettes not smoked. $101.25 and 2 days, 8 hours of my life saved! My quit date: 4/22/2007 7:00:00 AM
RE: Farting vs smoking From sallysails on 5/7/2007 3:02:51 PM
Sure wish I had saved the thread where someone typed "good thing I quit smoking and no longer carry around matches or a lighter. I can't be around an open flame."
RE: Farting vs smoking From GrammaCeeCee2006 on 5/7/2007 3:10:26 PM
Chris the Science Geek answers your questions about Quitulence
From csavage on 11/17/2003
Second in a series...
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A recent correspondent asked me about what is commonly known as "quitulence" or excess *cough* farting *cough* during a Quit. Please sit back, get comfortable and sip a nice beverage and I'll try to explain it the best I can.
<cue science geek music soundtrack and spinning spiral...>
Although we all like to think of ourselves as very independent, especially since we are now certified Quitsters, the fact of the matter is we rely on other organisms to live.In fact, without some of these other organisms, we COULDN'T live. The biggest and most obvious example of this are the bacteria that live in and on our body. There are bacteria on your skin that help you to fight off unfriendly bacteria that try to infect you. There are bacteria around the openings into your body (nose, mouth, ears, etc...) that fight off the unfriendlies trying to infect those areas.
Stuff like that.One of the most important activities that friendly bacteria perform for us to live in our gut (stomach, intenstinal tract, places like that) and help us to break down and digest our food. Without those friendly "bugs", we have >>major<< problems which is why you often experience -uh- gastric "distress" when you are on antibiotics: the drugs actually kill off many of these good bugs along with the malevolent ones that are trying to make you sick.Well, when you invade your system with nicotine, it plays hell with your whole body and causes a shift in the types of bacteria that can survive in this polluted environment.
Then, one day, you go and quit and suddenly the chemical environment shifts dramatically. It takes a while for your gut to respond and for the population of bacteria to recover and readjust itself to this new situation. During that time, you will find you don't digest your food so well. When food gets past your stomach and is digested in the intestines and other unspeakable areas (this happens with beans a lot for many people), a great deal of gas gets liberated "down there". When this happens, you can't just give a discreet little belch to let it out, it has to go the ...um... other way if you get my meaning. And LOTS of it goes "the other way".
A WHOLE LOT in some cases. Like maybe you need to go outside now whole lot. Like even the dog gets up and leaves when you're around whole lot.Eventually, the microbial equilibrium in your body is reestablished and things return to normal (which for men is usually indistinguishable from this hyper-gassy state that we've just described.) In the meantime, you might try upping how much yogurt you eat and focus on eating easy-to-digest foods so that less gas gets produced "down there".
Also, keep in mind that many of the snacks that Quitsters use to get them through the initial days and weeks are high in fiber and fat (carrots, sunflower seeds, Cheetos, etc.) These can make things worse and, if it gets real bad, you might consider avoiding them. Otherwise, just be patient. Eventually you'll get back to normal
.Now, please, would ya light a match or something?!
RE: Fiona: Farting vs smoking From StarLightLA on 5/7/2007 3:19:15 PM
(_)> :::::: <------ air freshner
547 days, 1 hour, 47 minutes and 41 seconds smoke free. 8206 cigarettes not smoked. $2,461.50 and 2 months, 2 days, 16 hours of my life saved! My quit date: 11/6/2005 1:30:00 PM
RE: Farting vs smoking From bess1234 on 5/7/2007 3:33:34 PM
Yes, lots of farting and no going.
My boyfriend and I have been doing alot of walking since I quit. We were on the way back from a walk last week...and I was blown up like the Michelin man. Every five feet...fart-fart-fart (you know someone loves you when they put up with this....and you feel free to have them put up with it). I said to him, "I wish I had my old lighter. Then you could ignite my butt, grab on, and we could jet-propel home. Zzzzzzzzzzzoooooom."
RE: Farting vs smoking From Wearyeyed on 5/7/2007 3:26:13 PM
Don't even get me started on that.
9 days before my happiness returned.
Just don't let it be an excuse (and it ALMOST was for me...)
13 days, 4 hours, 25 minutes and 32 seconds smoke free. 264 cigarettes not smoked. $56.55 and 2 days of my life saved! My quit date: 4/24/2007 10:00:00 AM
RE: Looking: Farting vs smoking From StarLightLA on 5/7/2007 4:35:32 PM
why aren't the gas prices coming down???
quitters claim responsibility for greenhouse effect.
clean lungs =ozone layer depletion. What causes this mysterious environmental phenomenon.
547 days, 3 hours, 3 minutes and 44 seconds smoke free. 8207 cigarettes not smoked. $2,461.50 and 2 months, 2 days, 16 hours of my life saved! My quit date: 11/6/2005 1:30:00 PM
RE: Farting vs smoking From bluidkiti on 5/8/2007 10:16:37 AM
Thank God for this post. I have quit smoking a few times before and never had this problem but this time! I can so relate to what everyone has shared. I am so glad to know I am not alone. I just would like to know when this will stop. I quit smoking March 16th and still have the gas. We are going on a cruise in July and I hope this is gone by then.
RE: Farting vs smoking From cosu56 on 5/8/2007 2:53:48 PM
I knew that I had this problem, but I didn't know it was from not smoking. I thought it had something to do with my age!! One good thing, I work at a daycare - - I can always blame it on the kids!!!
RE: Farting vs smoking From beka500 on 5/8/2007 3:35:12 PM
Ok, this has to stop. I work in a court, we are in trial right now and I've been reading this, trying not to fart and trying not to laugh at the same time. I am on day 3 and haven't had that pleasure yet. Something to look forward to I guess. Thanks for the laughs.
RE: Farting vs smoking From Catmommy42 on 5/8/2007 11:22:04 PM
L.M.A.O.!!!
Okay... a few things...
First: People!!! Don't you pay attention to P.S.A.s????
"Don't Pass Gas... Take It Outside!!!" L.O.L.!!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!!
Second: What do do with those lighters shoved away in a drawer somewhere???
Well, some of you asked how to "enjoy your flatulence"!
Be the life of the party, or hey! Even if you're all alone and bored:
You can have hours of fun playing "Fart Fires"!!! Or challenge your friends & family to a contest to see who can blow the biggest flame!!! Maybe make it more interesting and play for money!!! But I wouldn't recommend "Strip Fires"... You could scorch something!!! Or someone!!! OUCH!!!!! L.O.L.!!!!
But seriously... And last, but not least...
Third: What I do, lately, really, is light a scented candle ...
turn the ceiling fan on low, prop my feet up on my desk, and turn on my computer, and just chill!!! (by propping my feet up on my desk, any gas "passes" under my desk, and therefore, never reaches me!!! L.O.L.!!!)
I also noticed the candle makes me breathe deeper, which is also good excercise for my healing lungs!
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