A woman claimed she ended up in the hospital and required emergency surgery because she had been holding in her farts for two years around her partner.
On Tuesday, March 29, Cara Clarke, 19, was at work when she had "severe stomach pain."
Her appendicitis was diagnosed after she was brought to the hospital.
A 19-year-old woman was brought to the hospital after two years of holding in farts around her boyfriend.
It was discovered that obstructions and pressure build-up can cause the illness. Cara believes her problem was caused by her suppressed farts around her partner and the resulting pressure build-up.
The barista, who has been with her 21-year-old boyfriend Kyle Duffy for two years, said he was "dying laughing" after she needed surgery due to her attempts to avoid farting in his presence.
A 19-year-old woman was brought to the hospital after two years of holding in farts around her boyfriend.
After admitting she had no idea how deadly holding in a fart could be, Cara vowed to just "let it out from now on."
"I do hold in my farts," Cara, from Louth, Ireland, said. "But I didn't think I'd be in hospital over it."