Reader Dilemma: What do you do when you have to poot in public? [Can holding in gas hurt you?]

by Charlottebodily functions, reader questionsPosted on 41 Comments

During a fitness class a couple of weeks ago, a noxious odor seeped through the room, eventually hanging over all of us like a smog inversion, thanks to the poor air circulation of the studio. It was bad but even though my eyes were a watering I couldn’t find it in me to be upset. …

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The Gummi Bear Cleanse: Attack of the Flamethrower Toting Murder Bears [Bad reactions to artificial sweeteners are so so funny]

by Charlottefood, research, sugarPosted on 40 Comments

Sugar substitutes are not my friend. From lab rat to gym rat, really they’re not anyone’s friend. And yet over the years I’ve ingested way more than my fair share. I remember one incident, remembered only to my roommates as The Day Licorice Died And Took Our Cleaning Deposit With It. I was a young …

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