Chewing fennel seeds does help, but cutting gluten out of his diet may really turn it around. I used to be like him, then I stopped eating wheat and I have a lot less gas - and what I do have doesn't smell anymore.

Perhaps the natural bacterial flora and fauna in his gut are out of balance and probiotics would help.

at least your DH wasn't this poor guy

http://www.philly.com/philly/health/Suit_Levittown_man_fired_for_excessive_farting_.html

Use a disposable flatulence deodorizer. Imagine if this is horrible for you, how embarrassing it would be in a professional setting for your DH.

http://www.flat-d.com/flatulence-deodorizer-disposable.html?gclid=CJ3MpPmyrsgCFQsYHwod3M8Ktg

http://www.flat-d.com/mend.html

Anonymous wrote:My friend told me her husband NEVER farts in her presence. We were all fascinated by this and are pushing her to do a sister-wives thing. I'll let you know if she agrees.

Thread winner.

No charcoal. Don't take medical advice from the internet. It absorbs essential minerals and nutrients and can lead to malnutrition or worse.

Anonymous wrote:first have him improve his diet--red meat and processed flour are possible offenders (not just the usual veggies and beans which are actually good for him)

Ha. I am a DH, and I do very occasionally have truly awful flatulence. It is always related to my diet, and it's never caused by meat or wheat products of any kind (bleached white refined or barely ground whole grain). For me the very worst is caused by sulfur-containing vegetables - in particular slow cooked onions, but also sometimes a lot of garlic will do it too. However this is very very closely followed by the "good vegetables" - legumes mostly - that we're always told we should be eating (I find the arguments for the paleo-diet somewhat more persuasive evolutionarily). Certainly this is largely dependent on your gut flora and how well the digest (and how much they ferment) what's in your stomach. The skins of most legumes are among the worst offenders. If I eliminate veggies in favor of meat, my flatulence goes way down.

I do think the pro-biotics are a great suggestion - get a different colony going in there. However, I also want to ask: is he sitting around with a lot of stool in his lower colon or rectum? Is she shitting regularly and getting it out? Because when I have a lot of flatulence, it's generally a sign I need to go get rid of the stool that is sitting there fermenting, and whatever was causing the gas goes out with the crap.

Apricots and other dried fruits will help him...keep it moving.

But it is not normal to consistently "fart rancid." Maybe try and elimination diet with him. I'm lactose intolerant and found my farts to be consistently inoffensive since I eliminated dairy.

He's probably eating a lot of junk food. I've noticed that my farts can get pretty foul after a day of hitting the muchies harder than usual.

Farting is normal. Constant, extremely offensive smelling farts indicates a dietary/bowel issue that he should address.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is he farting loudly in front of you as a joke? Cause that's nasty.

It doesnt take a herculean effort to hold a fart in for a little while, maybe until you have to leave the room or go to the bathroom.

He sounds like a pig.

i agree. Gross. DH has occasionally farted in my presence, but I can count the number of times on one hand, and it was either an accident or he didn't know I was in the room. And I would never fart in his presence on purpose, either, and never have. Sure, it's natural and all, but it's also easy to leave the room and keep a little romance and alive. Not to mention manners. I'm just not earthy enough to find this OK, much less amusing. Tell him straight up that while you let him have his fun for a few years, it's not funny anymore, it's a huge turnoff, and can he please go discreetly let it rip in the hallway or the bathroom.

I dont understand people who are like "Is he supposed to hold it in FOREVER?!?!?! HE'LL EXPLODE!!!" Ummmm, what does he do at work? If his rectal system is that out of whack that he is farting 24/7 and unable to hold it in I should think that would severely affect his professional and social life.

No excuses. Figure that shit out.

Anonymous wrote:For some reason, men get off on weird stuff like this.

Some even go a step further, when they clog the toilet, they feel more like a man.

One guy's excuse for the toilet being plugged up? "Man..I cannot help it if the toilet can't handle my skillz....!!"

I say do not laugh because then you are sending him the message that you have no issue with it.

Plug your nose and leave the room. Tell him you think he is inconsiderate and crude for doing this at his level and tell him it turns you off....Perhaps sexually as well.

That should get him to stop.

Andrea Dworkin: "Men are shits and take pride in it."

Truer words were never spoken...

Anonymous wrote:Is he farting loudly in front of you as a joke? Cause that's nasty.

It doesnt take a herculean effort to hold a fart in for a little while, maybe until you have to leave the room or go to the bathroom.

He sounds like a pig.

i agree. Gross. DH has occasionally farted in my presence, but I can count the number of times on one hand, and it was either an accident or he didn't know I was in the room. And I would never fart in his presence on purpose, either, and never have. Sure, it's natural and all, but it's also easy to leave the room and keep a little romance and alive. Not to mention manners. I'm just not earthy enough to find this OK, much less amusing. Tell him straight up that while you let him have his fun for a few years, it's not funny anymore, it's a huge turnoff, and can he please go discreetly let it rip in the hallway or the bathroom.

For some reason, men get off on weird stuff like this.

Some even go a step further, when they clog the toilet, they feel more like a man.

One guy's excuse for the toilet being plugged up? "Man..I cannot help it if the toilet can't handle my skillz....!!"

I say do not laugh because then you are sending him the message that you have no issue with it.

Plug your nose and leave the room. Tell him you think he is inconsiderate and crude for doing this at his level and tell him it turns you off....Perhaps sexually as well.

That should get him to stop.

He should reduce the nighttime dairy and wheat. Is he having late night cereal?

http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2014/11/26/how-to-fight-post-holiday-flatulence-with-fennel-seed-tea/

Fennel seeds seem to help.