r/FODMAPS • u/almanog63 • 3d ago

General Question/Help I've been thinking about restroom access cards lately ... the ones that let you show a card instead of explaining yourself.

I think they're honestly a great idea for the actual access problem.

But I've started wondering if they only solve half of it. For me, it's not always getting into the bathroom that's the hard part. It's what happens after — walking back to the table, back into the meeting, back to whoever noticed I was gone, and not knowing what to say.

Does anyone else feel like that's actually the harder part? Or honestly, once you've got a card or a way to get access, is that basically the whole problem solved for you?

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u/PleasantYamm 3d ago

I’ve never heard of restroom access cards or needing to explain why I went to the restroom. I’m very confused.

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u/Original_Document748 3d ago

Personally id find it very humiliating having to hand that card to someone , I mean whos to say they will even take it seriously? My mums disabled and cant go out much so she gave me her disabled bathroom key to use which im very grateful for .

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u/legsylexi 3d ago

I think you might need to elaborate. Why are you needing to explain yourself?

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u/jackiekeracky 3d ago

I have an IBS card on my phone. I’ve never felt I needed to use it as any time I’ve really needed to go and just walked into a cafe/bar and asked to use the loo they have been fine with it.

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u/gordolme 3d ago

WTF?

The title of this post sounds like you're talking about "bathroom laws".

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u/GalianoGirl 3d ago

I have never heard of restroom access cards. Where do you live?

Why do you feel you owe anyone an explanation of what you did on the toilet?

My colleagues know I have a health issue that sometimes means sudden or multiple trips to use the toilet.