Dating after DS...the poop issue.

A slight clarification. The untrue stereotype is that we walk around all stinky... as in obnoxious, unrelenting body odor.

However, the possibility of having unusually stinky poo/gas is very real. Has everything to do with our rearranged insides and malabsorption. 

The gas can be a problem for those who are having a gas attack and are trapped in an office for an extended period of time. But, as you point out, this is definitely controllable by watching carbs and learning what foods to avoid.

I never have uncontollable gas or poop!  ever....

I poop and I have gas sometimes but never uncontrollable.  I do not have gas every day, just when I eat something that my gut does not like.

Michele

  once, early out, i farted in my car on my way home from work.  the next morning, some of the smell still lingered.  lol. 
yup, it can be wallpaper peeling bad.  

I once woke up to my date grunting, groaning, and pooping with the door OPEN! Guys don't care as much as we do. Matter of fact, the guys that I work with are proud when they stink up the faculty bathroom.

I go like clock work, too. My Boyf knows that he must get me to a bathroom within 45 minutes of a meal. He accepts it, and sets his watch by it.

If you like a guy enough to have a sleep over, relish in it! Don't sweat the small, or stinky, stuff

Devrom works for me.

I suggest approaching the issue from several angles. First, yeah, it can really be bad, but everyone's poop stinks, so don't try to make your poop stinkless...  maybe aim for around the level of normal stinkiness.

First, start logging what you eat and when to find out exactly which foods cause you the most problems and avoid them.

If you haven't already, start taking probiotics.  If they don't seem to help much then try a different formula.

Try different air fresheners, poo pourri or one drop to see which (or combination of) works best for you.

Flushing as you go helps. Striking and burning matches can be pretty effective.

And try some devrom. Never know. It might work for you.

If you are in a hotel, there is always a bathroom in the lobby.  I know you might need to make up a 'I  needed a cup of coffee' excuse, but you could tear that bathroom up and no one would know.

Has anyone tried body mint?

http://www.amazon.com/Body-Mint-Original-Total-Body-Deodoran t/dp/B000B8WXWY/ref=sr_1_1?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1319066161&sr=1 -1

It's really just chloraphil, and I know others make it cheaper.

I haven't had it post surgery, but I had it years ago pre-surgery and it made EVERYTHING smell good that came out of me.

 My brother is a DS'er and he just came back from a family vacation where they shaed a condo with his inlaws.  He was concerned about this, too.  He got some Devrom and said it's a miracle worker - he had no problems at all.

For some strange reason mines isn't as bad as I read it was going to be.  Im only a month out and maybe it will get worst but right now it smells like the way its suppose too.  I do realize its a different color now and it don't seem like it will change back  which im fine with me.  I usually flush when I release and the smell does not linger too much.  Like another member said, men dont really care about stuff like that.  If you ask me, men bowel movements are a lot worse then women so they should be use to the bad smell lol.  I say dont worry about it and just enjoy yourself.  You will figure it out. 

You are the lucky one.  My husband says, "Girl somethings not right with you!"  (all in fun) but he is letting me know =0 gross.

I have a good can of odor sanitizer in my travel bag as well as in my purse. I was a little worried about the stinky poop issue too, but it hasn't been an issue this far. I've spent a couple of weekends away, both at his place and at a hotel, and I make sure the fan is on in the bathroom and my can of odor sanitizer is within reach.