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Fair Warning.... don't read any further if bodily functions offend you. So I'm just curious here.... Anyone else notice that their farts sound different now? I'm guessing that it's due to having looser flesh flapping around. My sister used to call me Tuba Butt, but the other day I farted in the kitchen and could have sworn there was a Star Wars Wookiee standing behind me. Good thing Chewbacca wasn't there or he would have thought it was a mating call. I seem to have lost the ability to fart quietly. My butt seems to have taken up the motto, "Go big or don't go at all." Unfortunately, sometimes my butt doesn't give me the option of not going at all and decides to go big all on its own. I've lost my prize winning ability to belt out some pretty raucous belches, but I seem to have made up for it in the Southern hemisphere. Even my dog is not amused and he loves all things smelly and loud. You know it's bad when a dog who considers cat litter a delicacy, gets disgusted and leaves the room. Just wonderin' if I'm alone on this one. Connie

oh no--not totally alone...tho my prob is that the more silent the more deadly...... the total lack of control is what bothers me-can be dressed to the nines and busy at the bank and --whoa! where did that come from???????

mine are loud, but rarely stinky. you're not alone (as usual!)

Hee heeee.... Yep me too! Part of the wookie clan! Elizabeth M

It must be the way we digest things now or don't I guess. Cause yup Me too, & they seem to come out of nowhere when you least expect them. Marilyn, the Bearlady

Ah yes.....The dreaded fart question!! I was never more than average in the gas department prior to surgery. But now......I have no trouble maxing out the "Flatulence Meter"!! And smell.....OH MAN!!!! we're talking 8.9 on the Rectum Scale here gang! It's probably very fortunate that I'm currently working the "graveyard" shift, because there tend to be loud and totally unexpcted blasts coming from my office these days. It's "Trombone Solos" without the need for an instrument. I really must be careful late in my shift when the Day People start showing up. It also makes me a bit uneasy in social situations, because they are not as easy to control as they once were. My Doc says that this is all normal and will improve with time, but I really wonder...... Mike

And I thought it was only me. Thanks for the post. I am having surgery on my rectum on the 19th because of the fissure that developed after my WLS surgery. I was told it does not have anything to do with the WLS surgery, just happened that way. Although I have some control as to when they come, it is usually at a time when I have to hurry to find a "private" spot to let it loose. When it wants to come..I have a short timeframe to let it go. As we have public restrooms at work, I sometimes feel like I need to apologize when I let it rip. But lately, I have decided it is a normal body function and I am in the correct place to let it go,,,so I let it rip. It will be interesting to see what happens after the rectal surgery because I have been told I will have a temporaty problem holding noises back. My mom was in the hospital last week and I spent 3 nights with her there. We almost had a contest as to who could have the most aroma. Again, Connie, you have asked the pertinant question that we have all wondered about. Thanks.

Martha, Best of luck on the 19th. Let us know how you're doing, OK. Connie

Oh my! I was at the chiropractors office last week and tried to relax as he twisted my body like a wash rag when.... I was so embarrassed!!! Joy

Joy, where have you been??? Reenie