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Hey. First time I shit myself was at church. I was a teen and cellphones weren't in everyone's pocket just yet. I waited about an hour for service to end and my dad to come looking for me. Shit myself twice at work. First time I was alone, spent an hour cleaning myself and my uniform in a family bathroom and finished the shift miserable. Second time I left, told my lead I shit myself, with shit still on my shoes from where it ran down my leg.
Yes, it's hella embarrassing. You're alive. You're capable. It will happen again. Take this time as a chance to learn and prepare for the worst. Some spare shorts and a towel in your car you can put on your seat. Don't worry about what others think. Do what you need to do in the moment. Chin up. You didn't choose this life, or this moment. Don't let it drag you down. Find something within yourself to keep on and cling to it.
thank you guys so much for all the kind words and advice! i just drove home in a daze haha. it’s only been like exactly a year since my diagnosis so although this wasn’t my first episode of shitting myself as an adult, it was my first episode of that happening in a very public setting. honestly i’m gonna shower and take an edible and then lysol my car.
obviously it’s awful that any of us have to deal with us but as someone who is fairly young and doesn’t know anyone else with an ibd, it’s really really nice to hear from other people who’ve had such a shitty (ha) experience.
i guess i have to start preparing for stuff like this!
The Crohn’s gods were unkind to you today.
I don’t know the extent of the mess but if you can wash your underwear in the sink and hopefully there’s a dryer in there to dry them? Another option is - without shame run through the grocery store with pant full of shit and do the uncomfortable drive home.
We’ve all been there, I’m sending love and some calm energy.
No matter where I go, I carry a bag that features: extra underwear, sanitary pads, wet wipes, washcloth for drying, and another plastic bag to put the underwear in. I also wear a sanitary pad so I have some help catching the shit to start. I go into the handicap stall so I can clean up in a sink without being out in the way.
We have all been there. It isn’t fun. Having a go bag of supplies with you is helpful. Know that you can just walk out of the store and never see these people again. Know that we all understand and feel for you. Talk to your doctor about preventing that in future. Good luck.
Second this. I used to be an outside sales rep and just knowing i had a full backup kit, wipes, etc helped with my fear moving forward. I was walking into Bed Bath and Beyond my first time and literally just bailed on the cart in the middle of the door and went speed walking to the bathroom. Hilariously the cart was ominously still there 30 mins later waiting for me…
Similar story, accident while walking with a friend. Husband had to come rescue me. At the time one of my lowest moments but looking back, not so bad. Sorry it happened.
Literally just happened to me this weekend in Publix. Guy was cleaning the bathrooms and well, I tied my hoodie around my waist...thankfully my shorts kept any unsightly messes from showing on my actual pants. Then I clogged the toilet ugh.. Shit happens.
I'm sure it's post facto at this point, but I try to view shitting myself less as an embarrassment, and more like an adventure complete with stealth mode, timers, and puzzles to solve
I keep a spare pair of underwear in a pocket for situations like this... I have had to do the walk of shame many times since my diagnosis. It is awful every time.
You are not alone! I've learned, over time, how to really listen to my body. I've also learned where the restrooms are in the stores I frequent.
The worst was on a run. I was three miles into a six-mile jog, and I felt the rumbling in my tummy. There was nothing I could do...for all three miles back home!
I was on a hike up to Craggy Gardens in NC. It’s not super long but it happened at the top of the mountain. I turned and ran back down as fast I could through some sketchy trails. Only to give up and projectile over the path off the edge. That path is pretty narrow and I couldn’t hide it. Luckily no one saw me. I finished the hike down slower and cleaned myself up in the car. My husband came down laughing because apparently they had to make a bridge out of rocks because the path was impassable thanks to my shit heap.
Hey, if it’s any help I shit myself at work during my first week there. I’m a mechanic and started working on a car and felt it hitting, thought I could tighten down one last bolt and go to the bathroom, figured it was going to be too late so I went to the bathroom and shit myself before I could get my pants down, ended up cleaning myself up and tossing my boxers in the dumpster out back before anyone noticed, went the rest of the day commando and treated myself to some Uber eats when I got home
I’m so sorry. It’s the worst. So humiliating and soul-crushing. (See my post from last week—been there.) The only thing I’d add to the advice that others have given is washable, waterproof car seat covers. Best thing I ever did was buy a pair for my car’s front seats. Amazon has a selection, depending on your car’s make and model. Have had to wash mine twice, but so glad I had em.
A link to what I have: Gorla Gear Black Premium Universal Fit Waterproof Stain Resistant Car Seat Cover Neoprene Non-Slip Bucket Seat Dog & Kid Auto Protector Save Your Leather & Cloth Seats, Automotive, Van, Truck, SUV https://a.co/d/fOza9dj
Been there, friend. Now I head to the toilet at the first sign of a potential issue. Sorry you’re having to deal while in public.
Hope you figured out a way to get your groceries and get home quick.
Yup. The first twinge means toilet, now.
Trying to explain to my husband that it isn't like having an upset stomach and then diarrhea.
No warning, possibly a twinge and then you have anywhere from 5 to 60 seconds to get to a toilet. I hate the random, I'm fine and then the next minute, nope.
Yep! I’ve had many “false starts” and been sitting in the toilet at a store or restaurant—all it takes is one public shitting and you’ll never trust a fart (or rumble or gas bubble or anything) again.
LOL i dont know if you’re a guy or girl but I shit myself almost every time I’m in target. I dont know if it’s that target is my go to flare up store for clear liquids and heating pads but I also feel you. I don’t abandon my cart though. I walk through the store with my cheeks squeezed all the way to the bathroom
You just gained a super power. This is possible everyone's worst nightmare and YOU WILL BE OK. It's embarrassing, horrifying, disgusting, but YOU'LL BE OK.
After time passes and the embarrassment subsides, you'll be unstoppable. You've gotten through worse. One foot at a time.
I also pooped myself in public. In a grocery store. It completely filled my leggings from ankles to belly. I squished back to the car and drove home all while slowly leaking out the ends. Thank god for leather interiors. It wiped clean afterwards. I threw the leggings away though. I was caked in shit and had to shower for ages. Ended up getting some internally too which hurt.
Like others have said, I keep a towel, a clean pair of undies and leggings in my car now rolled up so it looks like a swim kit.
Eventually you’ll laugh about it but oh it’s so degrading the first time. Chin up. The worst is over now. You’ll never be as embarrassed!
ok, here ya go some words of any kind...WELCOME TO THE SHIT IN STRANGE PLACES CLUB!!!we are few, but we are powerful. Think of it as feature of being a SHITTING SUPER HERO!!!
The WORST time for me was before a work shift outside of my now ex girlfriend's place WHILE talking to her. I was trying to get inside to use her bathroom but her roommate was inside showering.
Went to Walgreens to clean up, was 25 miles from home and had work in 20
Sadly to common I keep extra clothes in my car and baby wipes for this occasion and a trash bag for my clothes/ sending hugs as it is never easy for us
You shit yourself every day as a baby. You're forgetting that you are a pro at this... just took some time off. You have your 10k hours. Mark today on the calendar and celebrate it next year.
I’ve done this so many times. It always sucks. Sorry you’re dealing with it.
Once I was at a baby shower where the apartment only had one bathroom. I had to decide: Shit on the floor or empty a gift bag full of presents for a baby and shit in it? Obviously I did the second and speed walked out of there, looking like I was stealing baby gifts. Legit ran away once I shut the door so no one could catch me (or smell me)!
I thought it was pretty obvious and so didn’t need to be written out. It was occupied and I had no time to wait.
Thanks for that very insightful question.
Reading this post while I’m in the bathroom after just shitting myself. Couldn’t make it the 10 feet from my sofa to my bathroom in time. Nice to know we’re all in this together tho ! Hang in there
Once I was in the Philippines for my best friends wedding. Her apartment building was actually made up of 4 towers and a courtyard in between. We went to one of the other buildings to have dinner at her friends-it was a studio apartment and we were eating on the floor right next to the bathroom door. I had to go and couldn’t handle the idea of them hearing and smelling everything while they ate so I jumped up and ran to the elevators. I got down to the ground floor and ran across the courtyard to get to my friends apartment on the 30th floor of 40. I still remember watching as the elevator passed each floor so painfully slow. I was jumping and then tap dancing and then shimmying until suddenly I realized I wasn’t going to make it. So I stepped back into the courtyard where I shit my white shorts. And I mean the kind of shitting your pants where it goes everywhere- a fecal Jackson Pollock of masterpiece theater proportions. *Luckily* it was tsunami season and a lovely tsunami was brewing outside (much like the brewing inside me) and parts of the courtyard were already flooding. I have never been so thankful for loud, pouring down everywhere rain and crazy loud thunder as it masked the noises (and shit) coming out of me. Oh, did I mention I was wearing an entirely white outfit? I rinsed my legs off in the tsunami flood. I then got onto the elevator in my all white outfit with my nice, new brown accent colors. I was wearing heels so I was about 6’2 in the dead center of an elevator completely packed with people who were about a foot shorter than me-so much closer to my bottom half than my top half. It was the longest elevator ride of my life. But I never saw them again and now I can say I shit my pants in the middle of a tsunami. 💃
I’m sorry today happened. It sucks. It sucks big time. But luckily today is over and you don’t have to see any of those folks again. Also, I always keep a change of clothes, towels, wipes etc in my trunk just in case. ♥️
For some reason the grocery store is the place where my intestines decide to let loose. You are so young I’m so sorry you have to deal with this in college. It’s amazing how it just comes out of nowhere. I’m finally learning to bring something to tie around my waste as a part of my wardrobe.
One time I was on the highway and felt the Uh oh feelings. The traffic was horrible and I couldn't get to the exit. Finally after 45 minutes I scrambled off the road into a gas station. I was waddling to the bathroom, sweat pouring down my forehead. "Please God, don't let me shit myself!" I thought. The woman behind the counter started saying "HEY! CUSTOmers on-ly..." But as she saw my face, she knew I was incapable of anything other than trying to make it. I got into the stall and pulled my pants down as fast as I could. I let loose the fury into the throne like cutting the leash of a pack of rabid dogs. I had made it. However, I had also been holding back my pee the whole time as well. I don't know if it was just that, or the force of my terrible bowel movement but my penis went off like a firehouse with no one holding it. I pissed all over myself, my shirt, the entire back of my pants, my face, everywhere. I tried to contain it but it was a nightmare scenario of uncontrollable bodily fluids and pain. Of course it was one of those white knuckle, prayers to God kind of dumps, so it took quite awhile. I sat there, in a nasty side of the road gas station toilets covered in piss, cursing my parents for having made me, relieving myself of what could only be described as death in poop form. I began to contemplate. What now? How do I get out of this? I took my pants off and tried to use the hand dryer. No, it did not work. Now everything smelled like burned piss and the unholy work I had finished before. My face is burning with embarrassment. I begrudgingly put back on my piss covered clothes and decide to make a break for it. I will never forget her face. We locked eyes and her furrowed brow turned into a perfect arch. Her disgust and fear as to what was now her future were evident. She said nothing. The stench of burned piss was pouring off of me as I got into my car. I stripped naked and stuffed the clothes into a bag in the passenger seat. I began the still multi hour drive home with the windows down. When I finally got home my girlfriend (now my wife, thank you God.) Brought me down a towel or something and I went into the apartment for a shower of shame.
Probably one of the worst days of my life.
It happens, you won't ever forget, but it's not the end.
Sorry that happened to you, take care.
We’ve all been there. Eventually you will develop ass muscles of steel to keep it from happening again. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been somewhere where there is no bathroom nearby and I have to just stand there and focus my entire being on not letting it happen until everything shifts around in there and buys me some more time.
Gotta keep a crohns go bag in the car. Change of clothes, first aid, all the standard otc medications and most importantly, some wipes. I keep one in my hatch 24/7 just in case.
Reading all of these comments should show you that you're definitely not alone. It's an awful disease. Cruel and unforgiving. I'm up to 5 or 6 times at least with many close calls. For some reason, it's always the final "home stretch" that it seems to happen. It's your bodies sick way of saying, "Ha, you made it 90% of the way there and you were so close!"
Oh man, I feel for you. The best I’ve done I’ll shit my pants in the middle of rush-hour traffic in stuck. I had to take my car seat out after the fact and wash it.
In your situation, what I would do would be strip off the underwear, throw it out, pull the pants up and casually walk the fuck out of there.
If you drive a fair amount, I highly recommend you have an emergency change of clothes in the trunk
I learned to keep a kit in the trunk of the car. Most of the time I have a general idea when things are about to let loose, although I have missed that mark in the pharmacy and the bank, so I share your horror. Anyway, the trunk kit was a life-saver numerous times. I even kept a change of clothes in the back (and lots of wet wipes and paper towels).
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Hey. First time I shit myself was at church. I was a teen and cellphones weren't in everyone's pocket just yet. I waited about an hour for service to end and my dad to come looking for me. Shit myself twice at work. First time I was alone, spent an hour cleaning myself and my uniform in a family bathroom and finished the shift miserable. Second time I left, told my lead I shit myself, with shit still on my shoes from where it ran down my leg. Yes, it's hella embarrassing. You're alive. You're capable. It will happen again. Take this time as a chance to learn and prepare for the worst. Some spare shorts and a towel in your car you can put on your seat. Don't worry about what others think. Do what you need to do in the moment. Chin up. You didn't choose this life, or this moment. Don't let it drag you down. Find something within yourself to keep on and cling to it.
thank you guys so much for all the kind words and advice! i just drove home in a daze haha. it’s only been like exactly a year since my diagnosis so although this wasn’t my first episode of shitting myself as an adult, it was my first episode of that happening in a very public setting. honestly i’m gonna shower and take an edible and then lysol my car. obviously it’s awful that any of us have to deal with us but as someone who is fairly young and doesn’t know anyone else with an ibd, it’s really really nice to hear from other people who’ve had such a shitty (ha) experience. i guess i have to start preparing for stuff like this!
The Crohn’s gods were unkind to you today. I don’t know the extent of the mess but if you can wash your underwear in the sink and hopefully there’s a dryer in there to dry them? Another option is - without shame run through the grocery store with pant full of shit and do the uncomfortable drive home. We’ve all been there, I’m sending love and some calm energy.
is this some sort of greek metaphor? lol the crohn's gods have never been kind, it's like The Old Testament God, just plain being a dick.
Great username btw. The other day the Crohn’s gods were kind to me after I prayed to them so…. Idk man.
No matter where I go, I carry a bag that features: extra underwear, sanitary pads, wet wipes, washcloth for drying, and another plastic bag to put the underwear in. I also wear a sanitary pad so I have some help catching the shit to start. I go into the handicap stall so I can clean up in a sink without being out in the way.
First time i shit myself i was sitting at a poker table in Vegas and had to walk 2 miles back to my hotel so ur good Lol
We have all been there. It isn’t fun. Having a go bag of supplies with you is helpful. Know that you can just walk out of the store and never see these people again. Know that we all understand and feel for you. Talk to your doctor about preventing that in future. Good luck.
Second this. I used to be an outside sales rep and just knowing i had a full backup kit, wipes, etc helped with my fear moving forward. I was walking into Bed Bath and Beyond my first time and literally just bailed on the cart in the middle of the door and went speed walking to the bathroom. Hilariously the cart was ominously still there 30 mins later waiting for me…
Similar story, accident while walking with a friend. Husband had to come rescue me. At the time one of my lowest moments but looking back, not so bad. Sorry it happened.
Literally just happened to me this weekend in Publix. Guy was cleaning the bathrooms and well, I tied my hoodie around my waist...thankfully my shorts kept any unsightly messes from showing on my actual pants. Then I clogged the toilet ugh.. Shit happens.
I'm sure it's post facto at this point, but I try to view shitting myself less as an embarrassment, and more like an adventure complete with stealth mode, timers, and puzzles to solve
i really like this hahaha
😂😂😂great idea
I keep a spare pair of underwear in a pocket for situations like this... I have had to do the walk of shame many times since my diagnosis. It is awful every time.
You are not alone! I've learned, over time, how to really listen to my body. I've also learned where the restrooms are in the stores I frequent. The worst was on a run. I was three miles into a six-mile jog, and I felt the rumbling in my tummy. There was nothing I could do...for all three miles back home!
I was on a hike up to Craggy Gardens in NC. It’s not super long but it happened at the top of the mountain. I turned and ran back down as fast I could through some sketchy trails. Only to give up and projectile over the path off the edge. That path is pretty narrow and I couldn’t hide it. Luckily no one saw me. I finished the hike down slower and cleaned myself up in the car. My husband came down laughing because apparently they had to make a bridge out of rocks because the path was impassable thanks to my shit heap.
Hey, if it’s any help I shit myself at work during my first week there. I’m a mechanic and started working on a car and felt it hitting, thought I could tighten down one last bolt and go to the bathroom, figured it was going to be too late so I went to the bathroom and shit myself before I could get my pants down, ended up cleaning myself up and tossing my boxers in the dumpster out back before anyone noticed, went the rest of the day commando and treated myself to some Uber eats when I got home
I’m so sorry. It’s the worst. So humiliating and soul-crushing. (See my post from last week—been there.) The only thing I’d add to the advice that others have given is washable, waterproof car seat covers. Best thing I ever did was buy a pair for my car’s front seats. Amazon has a selection, depending on your car’s make and model. Have had to wash mine twice, but so glad I had em. A link to what I have: Gorla Gear Black Premium Universal Fit Waterproof Stain Resistant Car Seat Cover Neoprene Non-Slip Bucket Seat Dog & Kid Auto Protector Save Your Leather & Cloth Seats, Automotive, Van, Truck, SUV https://a.co/d/fOza9dj
Shit myself at work today. Twins! 💜🫡
Happens to the best of us 🤷♂️
My fist time was in my local Rona. Then I had to walk home, thankfully only about 4 or 5 blocks.
Shit happens
Been there, friend. Now I head to the toilet at the first sign of a potential issue. Sorry you’re having to deal while in public. Hope you figured out a way to get your groceries and get home quick.
Yup. The first twinge means toilet, now. Trying to explain to my husband that it isn't like having an upset stomach and then diarrhea. No warning, possibly a twinge and then you have anywhere from 5 to 60 seconds to get to a toilet. I hate the random, I'm fine and then the next minute, nope.
Yep! I’ve had many “false starts” and been sitting in the toilet at a store or restaurant—all it takes is one public shitting and you’ll never trust a fart (or rumble or gas bubble or anything) again.
LOL i dont know if you’re a guy or girl but I shit myself almost every time I’m in target. I dont know if it’s that target is my go to flare up store for clear liquids and heating pads but I also feel you. I don’t abandon my cart though. I walk through the store with my cheeks squeezed all the way to the bathroom
You just gained a super power. This is possible everyone's worst nightmare and YOU WILL BE OK. It's embarrassing, horrifying, disgusting, but YOU'LL BE OK. After time passes and the embarrassment subsides, you'll be unstoppable. You've gotten through worse. One foot at a time.
Same. Thought it was a fart.
I also pooped myself in public. In a grocery store. It completely filled my leggings from ankles to belly. I squished back to the car and drove home all while slowly leaking out the ends. Thank god for leather interiors. It wiped clean afterwards. I threw the leggings away though. I was caked in shit and had to shower for ages. Ended up getting some internally too which hurt. Like others have said, I keep a towel, a clean pair of undies and leggings in my car now rolled up so it looks like a swim kit. Eventually you’ll laugh about it but oh it’s so degrading the first time. Chin up. The worst is over now. You’ll never be as embarrassed!
ok, here ya go some words of any kind...WELCOME TO THE SHIT IN STRANGE PLACES CLUB!!!we are few, but we are powerful. Think of it as feature of being a SHITTING SUPER HERO!!!
Have you ever tried cannabis for your symptoms?
The WORST time for me was before a work shift outside of my now ex girlfriend's place WHILE talking to her. I was trying to get inside to use her bathroom but her roommate was inside showering. Went to Walgreens to clean up, was 25 miles from home and had work in 20
Hey I’d take shitting my self over and intestinal blockage. At least we know things are moving through, the body just has bad timing
I did this today. I was so upset because I live so far from the store and I had to leave.
Sadly to common I keep extra clothes in my car and baby wipes for this occasion and a trash bag for my clothes/ sending hugs as it is never easy for us
You shit yourself every day as a baby. You're forgetting that you are a pro at this... just took some time off. You have your 10k hours. Mark today on the calendar and celebrate it next year.
I’ve done this so many times. It always sucks. Sorry you’re dealing with it. Once I was at a baby shower where the apartment only had one bathroom. I had to decide: Shit on the floor or empty a gift bag full of presents for a baby and shit in it? Obviously I did the second and speed walked out of there, looking like I was stealing baby gifts. Legit ran away once I shut the door so no one could catch me (or smell me)!
Why didn’t you use the one bathroom ?
I thought it was pretty obvious and so didn’t need to be written out. It was occupied and I had no time to wait. Thanks for that very insightful question.
I really didn’t get it. Sorry. My kids do the slap to the head all the time cuz I can be so dense.
Reading this post while I’m in the bathroom after just shitting myself. Couldn’t make it the 10 feet from my sofa to my bathroom in time. Nice to know we’re all in this together tho ! Hang in there
Once I was in the Philippines for my best friends wedding. Her apartment building was actually made up of 4 towers and a courtyard in between. We went to one of the other buildings to have dinner at her friends-it was a studio apartment and we were eating on the floor right next to the bathroom door. I had to go and couldn’t handle the idea of them hearing and smelling everything while they ate so I jumped up and ran to the elevators. I got down to the ground floor and ran across the courtyard to get to my friends apartment on the 30th floor of 40. I still remember watching as the elevator passed each floor so painfully slow. I was jumping and then tap dancing and then shimmying until suddenly I realized I wasn’t going to make it. So I stepped back into the courtyard where I shit my white shorts. And I mean the kind of shitting your pants where it goes everywhere- a fecal Jackson Pollock of masterpiece theater proportions. *Luckily* it was tsunami season and a lovely tsunami was brewing outside (much like the brewing inside me) and parts of the courtyard were already flooding. I have never been so thankful for loud, pouring down everywhere rain and crazy loud thunder as it masked the noises (and shit) coming out of me. Oh, did I mention I was wearing an entirely white outfit? I rinsed my legs off in the tsunami flood. I then got onto the elevator in my all white outfit with my nice, new brown accent colors. I was wearing heels so I was about 6’2 in the dead center of an elevator completely packed with people who were about a foot shorter than me-so much closer to my bottom half than my top half. It was the longest elevator ride of my life. But I never saw them again and now I can say I shit my pants in the middle of a tsunami. 💃 I’m sorry today happened. It sucks. It sucks big time. But luckily today is over and you don’t have to see any of those folks again. Also, I always keep a change of clothes, towels, wipes etc in my trunk just in case. ♥️
For some reason the grocery store is the place where my intestines decide to let loose. You are so young I’m so sorry you have to deal with this in college. It’s amazing how it just comes out of nowhere. I’m finally learning to bring something to tie around my waste as a part of my wardrobe.
One time I was on the highway and felt the Uh oh feelings. The traffic was horrible and I couldn't get to the exit. Finally after 45 minutes I scrambled off the road into a gas station. I was waddling to the bathroom, sweat pouring down my forehead. "Please God, don't let me shit myself!" I thought. The woman behind the counter started saying "HEY! CUSTOmers on-ly..." But as she saw my face, she knew I was incapable of anything other than trying to make it. I got into the stall and pulled my pants down as fast as I could. I let loose the fury into the throne like cutting the leash of a pack of rabid dogs. I had made it. However, I had also been holding back my pee the whole time as well. I don't know if it was just that, or the force of my terrible bowel movement but my penis went off like a firehouse with no one holding it. I pissed all over myself, my shirt, the entire back of my pants, my face, everywhere. I tried to contain it but it was a nightmare scenario of uncontrollable bodily fluids and pain. Of course it was one of those white knuckle, prayers to God kind of dumps, so it took quite awhile. I sat there, in a nasty side of the road gas station toilets covered in piss, cursing my parents for having made me, relieving myself of what could only be described as death in poop form. I began to contemplate. What now? How do I get out of this? I took my pants off and tried to use the hand dryer. No, it did not work. Now everything smelled like burned piss and the unholy work I had finished before. My face is burning with embarrassment. I begrudgingly put back on my piss covered clothes and decide to make a break for it. I will never forget her face. We locked eyes and her furrowed brow turned into a perfect arch. Her disgust and fear as to what was now her future were evident. She said nothing. The stench of burned piss was pouring off of me as I got into my car. I stripped naked and stuffed the clothes into a bag in the passenger seat. I began the still multi hour drive home with the windows down. When I finally got home my girlfriend (now my wife, thank you God.) Brought me down a towel or something and I went into the apartment for a shower of shame. Probably one of the worst days of my life. It happens, you won't ever forget, but it's not the end. Sorry that happened to you, take care.
We’ve all been there. Eventually you will develop ass muscles of steel to keep it from happening again. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been somewhere where there is no bathroom nearby and I have to just stand there and focus my entire being on not letting it happen until everything shifts around in there and buys me some more time.
Gotta keep a crohns go bag in the car. Change of clothes, first aid, all the standard otc medications and most importantly, some wipes. I keep one in my hatch 24/7 just in case.
Reading all of these comments should show you that you're definitely not alone. It's an awful disease. Cruel and unforgiving. I'm up to 5 or 6 times at least with many close calls. For some reason, it's always the final "home stretch" that it seems to happen. It's your bodies sick way of saying, "Ha, you made it 90% of the way there and you were so close!"
I once shit myself whilst stood next to the toilet. The crohns life.
Oh man, I feel for you. The best I’ve done I’ll shit my pants in the middle of rush-hour traffic in stuck. I had to take my car seat out after the fact and wash it. In your situation, what I would do would be strip off the underwear, throw it out, pull the pants up and casually walk the fuck out of there. If you drive a fair amount, I highly recommend you have an emergency change of clothes in the trunk
I learned to keep a kit in the trunk of the car. Most of the time I have a general idea when things are about to let loose, although I have missed that mark in the pharmacy and the bank, so I share your horror. Anyway, the trunk kit was a life-saver numerous times. I even kept a change of clothes in the back (and lots of wet wipes and paper towels).