The Truth About ... Gas (P.S. You and Jen Aniston Both Break Wind 14 Times Per Day!)

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  Posted by katie Mon Aug 31, 2009 12:07pm PDT

  No matter how natural gas is, I don't think I'll ever stop finding it embarassing.

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  Posted by Cranberry Lips Mon Aug 31, 2009 12:14pm PDT

  I used to think passing gas in public was so horribly offensive that I would hold it all in until I got home at night. Long story short, holding in all that gas gave me really bad abdominal cramps. It's hard to have fun on dates when you're doubled over in pain.

  So now I try to find a secluded spot if the restroom isn't available, and pray that it's not loud. :) I feel much better now. I still don't pass gas around people; I've had coworkers do that to me and it's nasty. I always call them out on it because I would like to have a little warning or time to get away before I am forced to smell someone else's ass gas.

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  Posted by Hip Mom Mon Aug 31, 2009 12:28pm PDT

  My beloved grandmother died last year. Today, this article helped me remember her with a smile. She always suggested a little walk around the house after a big meal to get the gas out!

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  Posted by princess Mon Aug 31, 2009 1:12pm PDT

  I have the hardest time passing gas! It just doesn't come so natural for me. Broccoli...OMG, I love it but, it hates me, fills me full of gas, then I'm unable to pass it. Very painful......Any suggestions?

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  Posted by sita Mon Aug 31, 2009 1:17pm PDT

  Yes this article did cause some giggles, especially the bulllets about fruits, vegetables, and fiber. My husband and I laugh, because now that we both eat much healthier, well let's just say we both have "proof" (and lots of it) that we have changed our eating habits for the better!!!!

  Really what's a girl to do, I guess that's just the price for trying to be healthy, Hip Mom I think your grandma was on to something... I'll have to recommend this, especially once the holidays/family get togethers come around. ;)

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  Posted by Erin Mon Aug 31, 2009 1:38pm PDT

  I was trying to get my husband to eat better...so I packed his lunch one day and included a single serving of chocolate soy milk. Later that evening he and I were talking about our day and then he said, "By the way no more soy milk." I was disappointed and asked, "Didn't like it huh?" He replied, "Oh no it tasted great! A real nice surprising change, but REALLY REALLY BAD GAS later in the day." Apparently, some of his buddies came by his store that afternoon, and I think he cleared the place out pretty quickly....LOL.

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  Posted by MrsKlingonPasadena Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:00pm PDT

  TMI

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  Posted by Nancy Roberts Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:02pm PDT

  Hilarious! We always used to joke that "perfect people" like Jennifer Aniston or Angelina Jolie never did -- they had operations to remove that function.

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  Posted by Frantastic Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:22pm PDT

  Well I break wind with liberation. Once I had a obstructed bowel, very painful and dangerous. I couldn't fart or have a bm for over a week. They tried to correct it by sticking a tube down my nose into my stomach. That worked for a few days. I ended up having surgery.(it was scar tissue from a c-section. So in my mind, it is ok. I have actually mastered the trick of flatulance in a crowd or alone. How to camoflauge as well. Dairy is not my friend though. Oh and why do people bring chili to potlucks at work. This, to me has never been a good idea.

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  Posted by Lucky Mon Aug 31, 2009 5:56pm PDT

  You are actually counting how many times you fart? Thanks for the laugh......

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