So, Im sure I'm not the only one who gets the dreaded intestinal sounds (like your passing gas inside or like a grumbling noise). Is it just me or does it seem to come at the most inappropriate times lol... I could tell easily 10 stories in my short time of having the j pouch; church, business meetings, romantic candle light dinners, etc... Its like the pouch knows its not the appropriate time, so its like Hmmmm... TIME TO MAKE MY PRESENCE FELT! Lol I tend to notice more if I go extended periods of time without eating.. so my question is, what causes these noises... Is it gas? I know I tend to try and hold it in until I can reach a bathroom because I'm not confident enough to try passing gas while standing or sitting but have had success laying down. So anyways, just curious... Thanks for listening to my rambling :-)
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I'm a teacher who gives conferences in front of large crowds...apparently what I have to say causes people to keep very quite (or maybe they just all fall asleep!) but suddenly there is a noise like a squeeky door or an escaping fart (I can't fart...k pouch) and you just know that everyone heard it!
That is when I make the chalk squeek on the blackboard or hit the music on the computer...or start a thundering round of applause!
Then again, I have heard students 'let'er rip' from the back of the auditorium...everyone giggles but no one dies from it....
It is just part of life
Sharon
That is when I make the chalk squeek on the blackboard or hit the music on the computer...or start a thundering round of applause!
Then again, I have heard students 'let'er rip' from the back of the auditorium...everyone giggles but no one dies from it....
It is just part of life
Sharon
Manny,
I've seen my shirt moving like it was covering a sack of snakes..... And sounds so loud, just unreal. Like a huge sewer pipe moving gallons of liquid, bowels jumping, huge spasms, creaks, groans, pops, thuds, you name it... I'm not okay with it and never will be okay with it, that's just me.
MK
I've seen my shirt moving like it was covering a sack of snakes..... And sounds so loud, just unreal. Like a huge sewer pipe moving gallons of liquid, bowels jumping, huge spasms, creaks, groans, pops, thuds, you name it... I'm not okay with it and never will be okay with it, that's just me.
MK
Just blame the dog. Hey, would this qualify as a "service animal?"
Happened to me today in a conference meeting.. I feel it coming (like a barometric pressure drop); so I just start tapping my pen to try to drown it out.
My guts are loud. My bcir sounds like it farts but internlly. I use bentyl if I am with clients and immodium.
I actually don't mind the sounds-find them kind of funny! I have always (w/ and w/out my colon) had super LOUD stomach growls when I'm hungry so may be I'm just used to odd noises coming from my gut. I actually am more embarrassed by my empty stomach noises than my pouch noises. May be I'm more comfortable about it because it's been almost 4 years since take-down & I LOVE my pouch-don't care what noises it makes as long as it continues to work so well-plus anyone who's opinion matters to me, knows I have new plumbing so it doesn't matter to me when it happens around them. If it does happen around strangers and I feel embarrassed by how loud it is or I think it sounds like I'm passing gas, I'll make a joke out of it & say something like, Sorry...that's my stomach. It makes weird noises!" or "Sorry about the noise, I'm starving!". I always blame my stomach because it's believable and I don't feel the need to explain my plumbing to strangers. It works to make a joke out of it. It's just a noise. Don't sweat it. Btw, I don't know what causes it but I seem to feel that Jpouchers have extra room in there so more area for noise to bounce off of-like an echo but who knows!!