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Don't Gig If You're Suffering From Diarrhoea!!

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Potaton

Apr 27, 2009
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We did a gig @ the Two Pigs in Cheltenham,UK,3 years ago...I hadn't been too well in the bowel region for a couple of days...Anyway,half way through one of our songs,i decided i needed to fart...Needless to say,it was more "Liquid" than Gas...I had to stand there,with my underwear full of liquid poop,pretending everything was fine,whilst my colleagues were stomping around the stage wondering where the fowl stench was coming from........Me=Red face!!!

When we finished the song,i left our singer to entertain the audience as best as he could whilst i ran to the toilet,took my trousers & undies off,washed my backside with clean toilet water,hid my soiled undies behind the pan,put my trousers back on & carried on gigging.......A truly horrid experience,but it makes for a good story to tell the Grandchildren!
 
#5
I can't believe you shared that. But since you did, I have a similar experience running sound at church. Well, I had no indication that I was ill in any way, and I went to fart. This was during practice before the service. I had to hurry home, change clothes, throw my undies away, take a quick shower, and get back to the church before service started. Not cool, but funny now!
 
#9
Potaton said:
We did a gig @ the Two Pigs in Cheltenham,UK,3 years ago...I hadn't been too well in the bowel region for a couple of days...Anyway,half way through one of our songs,i decided i needed to fart...Needless to say,it was more "Liquid" than Gas...I had to stand there,with my underwear full of liquid poop,pretending everything was fine,whilst my colleagues were stomping around the stage wondering where the fowl stench was coming from........Me=Red face!!!

When we finished the song,i left our singer to entertain the audience as best as he could whilst i ran to the toilet,took my trousers & undies off,washed my backside with clean toilet water,hid my soiled undies behind the pan,put my trousers back on & carried on gigging.......A truly horrid experience,but it makes for a good story to tell the Grandchildren!
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Your story reminds me of a Fishbone story that I read about. The bassplayer and singer were reminiscing about their first tour of Japan back in the '80s. Angelo, the singer, got the runs, and the bass player said he could smell that smell, and even saw some of it rolling down and out of the singer's pant leg.

Ug. Nasty, but they're still out there touring today.
 
#13
Yeah, Don't fart if you think you got diarreah until you can get to a toilet. I had the same thing happen but not on stage but on the way driving to a gig. I had to pull over at a gas station use the bathroom clean up and also chuck my undies in the trash went commando the rest of the night.
 
#15
Did some gigs in Poland in the eighties and several of us got food poisoned. In the middle of a song one of our guitar players just throws his guitar on the stage floor (he's usually always careful with his gear), jumps off stage and does the funniest attempt at running I've ever seen, all the way through the audience to the toilets at the back of the room. We had to finish the gig without him...
 
#16
Imodium AD can usually get you through stuff like this. 'rrhea usually goes away on its own after the bacteria or the cause has been flushed out of the body,

Depending on your situation, drink lots of water regularly and some Gatorade (electrolytes). Depending on the cause, you may want to eat some plain yogurt and bananas. See the Doc if it continues.

Once your diarrhea starts to ease up, start eating low-fiber foods and foods that can easily be digested. Chicken noodles, crackers and rice will help you feel better after your bout with diarrhea. Do not start eating dairy products and greasy, high-fat foods until after you're fully recovered.

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Stumbo said:
Imodium AD can usually get you through stuff like this. 'rrhea usually goes away on its own after the bacteria or the cause has been flushed out of the body,

Depending on your situation, drink lots of water regularly and some Gatorade (electrolytes). Depending on the cause, you may want to eat some plain yogurt and bananas. See the Doc if it continues.

Once your diarrhea starts to ease up, start eating low-fiber foods and foods that can easily be digested. Chicken noodles, crackers and rice will help you feel better after your bout with diarrhea. Do not start eating dairy products and greasy, high-fat foods until after you're fully recovered.

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Stumbo, is there a question you don't have the answer to ?

a) My singer is a big pansy... Stumbo: Here are some links to deal with it.
b) Quick I need to learn walk bass for an audition... Stumbo: Here are some links to help ya.
c) I'm sharting myself on a regular basis... Stumbo: Ease off on the dairy, and yah, here are some links.

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