Hi,

I have had Ibs c for around 8 years. I was able to manage it to start with but over the last couple of years it got considerably worse.

My main issue is the odour issues which I can’t smell but others can. It’s really impacting my life in particular at work as I work in an office for some of the week and my co workers make comments about the smell and they don’t want to sit beside me.

I’ve tried diet changes, taking medication, increasing hydration, using wipes and bidet after bowel movements etc but it does not seem to make a difference. I also have tried wearing shreddies underwear the charcoal absorbent ones but it doesn’t help either. I also went to a pelvic floor PT and she said there was no issues with my pelvic floor.

I went to my gp recently regarding it and also because I think I have a rectal prolapse which I think might be contributing to my issues so I have been referred to colorectal surgeons but this will take months to be seen. In meantime, I’ve been told to take fybrogel or stool softeners to help with symptoms which I have been doing but I don’t think it’s helping. The thing is the gp said she couldn’t smell anything from me, my family said I don’t smell but I seem to smell when im out when I’m at work or when I travel but I only know when people make comments and I don’t know what to do as it’s really affecting my well-being and mental health. Just wondered if anyone has any advice or going through something similar?

I feel terrible when I read about situations like this. The only thing that comes to mind is a food intolerance that might be fermenting in your bowel.

I'm afraid I do not have a solution for you other than to work with a registered dietitian to try and help you solve this.

Agreed, it does take a huge toll on mental health. We understand.

For my smell issues around poop, I always carry a strong cheap perfume in my purse or bag and spray it Q generously in all bathrooms at work and travel as I am using the toilet.

I also generously use a body spray that I got on Amazon that has a nice and strong odor.

The perfume I use in bathrooms to odorize the air also Amazon is Victoria Secret Bombshell. Not expensive.

I also change my underwear a lot since I have CIC OR IBS-C. Fresh underwear helps.

I made a simple yet groundbreaking discovery of the perfect cure for constipation in September 2024 that will definitely annihilate constipation forever.

I have been fighting for publishing it by submitting it to a lot of medical journals for more than 560 days, but they treated it just exactly like the medical community in the mid-19th century treated Ignaz Semmelweis’ discovery of doctors having to wash their hands. If you don’t now Ignaz Semmelweis’ story, you can go to https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12720402/ to read it.

My discovery is straightforward: the cause of constipation is sitting or squatting too long every day. The cure is to stand up (please note: no walking, just standing at ease) after breakfast and relax (reading news on phones helps divert attention and relax) while waiting for bowel movements, it’s better to loosen the belt while standing.

It's fine to stand immediately right after breakfast.

It's also OK to wait until after completing other tasks before standing. 

The constipation patients can also start standing right during breakfast, and then keep standing after breakfast.

But keep in mind, the patients must stand up until wanting to defecate.

I know you will mostly likely not trust it, but it works 100% effective without any side effect and at zero cost, so do not rush to reject it, just try it, it will certainly solve your problem. When you see the magic effects, I’m sure you will certainly help promote this theory.