The Embarrassing Side of Raw...

[Beckla]

... for me, it's having to .. well... go... y'know... in a public office restroom frequently. I was trying so hard to be careful and quiet a few minutes ago and then... outta nowhere...

FOHHHHHHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!

I wanted to die. Or at least call out "Um. Excuse my zucchini hummus..."

:eek:

[Serbbral]

I've noticed that I have to a lot also. But you know what? In a way I feel more comfortable, because the smell is not as atrocious. ;) Hah! Hah! I know it sounds gross, but yeah, I went there.

[Koren]

Ok, I'll admit it...if I open the door and can hear that someone is in there, I'll turn around and go to the other bathroom. I just can't relax when someone else is in there. I work for Underwriters Laboratories and we test product for safety. A few years back I got a project out of Japan that was for thier public restroom stalls. It was this device that mounts on the stall wall and you could choose for it to play music or play nature sounds, like birds or waterfalls, so that it would drown out any "embarrassing" noises you might make. I laughed at first, but then though, hey I want one!

[Beckla]

Koren I totally want one!!

Or at least headphones! Disposable earplugs?

Believe me, if there's a choice in the matter, I turn around too.

[catscharm74]

This one made me laugh- one month, I was having 3 green smothies a day and lots of water. I was very sick but wanted to keep up my health and I didn't feel like eating much. I went to mall to get some new bras and BOY did I EVER have to go to the bathroom. I literally ran through the mall trying to find a restroom. When I did- well....it all let go...and I was there awhile. I called my DH and told him I would be awhile and to just continue on shopping without me. 30 minutes later, I swear I had emptied out my entire insides but I felt SOOOOOOOOOOO much better. I never had a run like that again but I am sure people were wondering what was wrong with me. Made me realize just how unhealthy I was. I figure better out than in!!!! :D

[StarFire]

Flush the toilet while going potty!! ( I learned that cuz well http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s43/FireStar_830/blush-2.gif... it muffles the sound a bit and whooshes anything away that might have an odd odor or two...) ;) yes, and sometimes I've flushed several times... !! this works really well - unless it's one of those d^ 'sensor' toilets that flushes when you stand up... I hate those!!

[Beckla]

Done that too, Starfire. Sometimes you aren't expecting things.... LOL

Ok, waaaaaaaaay TMI. Sorry.

[katacykls]

Can somebody please help me I've been eating mostly rawfoods for the past two weeks and I've started to feel this weird movement on the left hand of my stomache it sort of feels like an elevator it goes up and down. I am not pregnant I am sure ! Please help if you know anything about this weird tummy movement . Love, Karla

[SchoolOfRAWk]

Ok, I'll admit it...if I open the door and can hear that someone is in there, I'll turn around and go to the other bathroom. I just can't relax when someone else is in there. I work for Underwriters Laboratories and we test product for safety. A few years back I got a project out of Japan that was for thier public restroom stalls. It was this device that mounts on the stall wall and you could choose for it to play music or play nature sounds, like birds or waterfalls, so that it would drown out any "embarrassing" noises you might make. I laughed at first, but then though, hey I want one!

What a great item!!!!
I bought my brother a fisher price trumpet for when he went away to college for that purpose. Ah, sisters are so necessary!
lol
It's true it's more often but it's fast and doesn't reek.
I am SO LUCKY as I have issues with this, period, even peeing, but like my office is small with a huge solo bathroom off on it's own, for women only. Still, some VERY unfeminine stenches come out after some long visits in there by my SAD staff. So disgusting.

[SchoolOfRAWk]

Yes, the COURTESY FLUSH.
Has nobody seen Austin Powers? ( I forget which one where he's next to Tom Arnold in the bathroom).

[kiwiLOVE]

yes, and sometimes I've flushed several times... !! this works really well - unless it's one of those d^ 'sensor' toilets that flushes when you stand up... I hate those!!

Oh- I hate those ones too! The sensor toilets I've encountered always flush at random times! And then, when I actually do stand up- it doesn't respond. So I sit back down and stand back up to get it working! LoL. Some of them have little buttons you can press to flush, but the ones that don't... what a problem! :p

[Wendee]

... for me, it's having to .. well... go... y'know... in a public office restroom frequently. I was trying so hard to be careful and quiet a few minutes ago and then... outta nowhere...

FOHHHHHHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!

I wanted to die. Or at least call out "Um. Excuse my zucchini hummus..."

:eek:

Well, You are definately living what you preach by "Living Out Loud"!! LOLOL!!

[faith4u]

I am sorry, I don't have anything to say but you all made my day.

I haven't laughed this hard in a few days.

Thanks :p

[Beckla]

Wendee!!!!! LOL

Faith - glad to hear it. Nuthin' like a little raw toilet humor.

[Nurse in the Raw]

I am so pleased that there is no smell when you eat raw. I run and grab my husband and ask him to smell the bathroom and he looks at me like "what am I doing in here" and then I say. "see you could smell this good too if you would eat raw" and then I get the eyes rolling and him wondering why I just wasted his time. It's pretty entertaining.

As a matter of fact I am announcing every time I go to the bathroom now just in case anyone in the house does not believe me and needs proof. :D

[dreamrawalwz]

I'm pee shy in the first place. I always tun on the faucet (in a small bathroom) to just pee or I flush the toilet as I go. :rolleyes:

[StarFire]

Dream... you are so dang cute!!! http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s43/FireStar_830/ICONATOR_3c50ceb18f1c1ceac46b636939.gif

[StarFire]

Oh- I hate those ones too! The sensor toilets I've encountered always flush at random times! And then, when I actually do stand up- it doesn't respond. So I sit back down and stand back up to get it working! LoL. Some of them have little buttons you can press to flush, but the ones that don't... what a problem! :p

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s43/FireStar_830/laugh.gif OMG!!! I KNOW!! I KNOW!!! aHahaaaAaaHahaHaAaa !!!

[lalakis]

I cant even tell you how many BMs I have in a day! And I pee CONSTANTLY. I dont care though, it keeps me feeling light. Hahah. I'm not shy about it either.

Hasn't anyone heard of the book "Everybody Poops"???? ;)

[Raw Bunny]

I was shy about it in the past and run the water, but for some reason it doesn't bother me anymore. It is a bathroom and I am going to do what I got to do. However, it might be a different story if I had to be in there for a long time, glad it is short and sweet.

I do have a an embarassing bathroom story from when I SAD. If this topic makes you squeamish, you might not want to read on....

I was in Hong Kong and enjoying all the food I could eat. I was eating a lot of white rice and different meats and other things that my body wasn't accustom to. I became so bloated and constipated that I didn't know what to do. For some reason, I didn't stop eating, but instead tried to eat as much fiberous food as possible (not the wisest decision I has since decided). It still didn't help so I went to a drug store and got some laxitives. I had never taken them before, but I was at my wits end. I was staying at my friends parents place and wasn't certain how embarassed I was going to be. So night time rolled around and I took the recommened dosage and awoke to no movement. So we headed out for the day and still nothing. At this point I was in so much discomfort I could hardly move. So that night I decided to try again and took a double dose. The next morning still nothing. Once again headed out for the day. Mid-day I felt the urge so I hit the nearest bathroom. Once I cleared the original blockage, the flood gates opened. I never thought I would be able to leave the bathroom. But finnaly I felt better and left. It wasn't more than 10 minutes later and had to find another bathroom pronto. That continued on like that for the rest of the day. What a challenge while vacationing in a foriegn contry. The worst was we had to take over an hour bus ride to see a giant Buhda and I some how barely managed to hold it. But when we arrive, the toilets there were just the hole in the floor types. My legs got a workout with that one. After that we had to climb over 200 steps to get to the top. I somehow managed go make it up and back down before I had to visit the hole in the floor again. I thought that day would never end, I passed a least five days worth that day. My poor friend had to wait for me the everytime and I am sure the others in the bathroom were completely disgusted.

I learned a lot from that experience, but now I don't have to worry about it happening again since I am raw.

[Anabbytree]

Lalakis- I agree! I LOVE going to the bathroom! LOL, LOOOOVE the light feeling!

Beckla- The door to the Ladies room where I work is right in front of my boss, needless to say, he sees me A LOT more than he did before I went raw!

[rawsurfer]

its pretty easy being a guy. we just laugh hysterically. and hold everything pertaining to that function when we are around girls. its an understood thing that after a date with a girl we are going to have really bad farts for a couple hours when the girl leaves. hopefully when my system works itself out it wont be so bad, but ive just learned to go around it. and as for the bm's, well, i guess those are pretty funny to other guys as well. we are pretty crude about those sort of things.