another VERY embarrassing question [Archive] - Women's Cycling Discussion Forums

cherinyc

07-20-2006, 07:44 AM

Thank god I don't have to look you all in the face when I bring up this topic :o
Speaking of chamois cream....I am not sure if it cause this issue or not, but it was my first time using it.
I having commuted to work on my bike for about a week now, and yesterday I used my new Brave Soldier Friction Zone for the first time (smells great - a little tingly). When I got to work and was getting changed in the locker room, I started having some......ummm......air problems? down there? I guess you could call it queefing?:eek:
Anyone who has dealt with this knows it is completely involuntary. It was happening just from walking, from speaking, from moving (not constant - ok you can all stop laughing now)
But I have never had this happen except for during/after sex - and twas not the case here.
Do you think the Brave Soldier caused this? or just the ride in general?
Hee hee - ok, even THAT question sounded funny.
I very very hesitantly mentioned the situation to my bf and he couldn't stop laughing. It's funny, yes, but VERY embarassing - and hard to really clarify where that noise just came from.
UGHGHGHGGGHHH!

Nanci

07-20-2006, 07:56 AM

Holy cr*p!! It's never done that to me!!! You could _hear_ it??? I've never heard of that happening except under the obvious circumstances. Maybe Lise would know more...

Denise223

07-20-2006, 08:05 AM

No need to be embarrassed here, really. Everyone here is really awesome.

I use that stuff too, (Nanci's great recommendation), and that hasn't happened to me either. ....tingly ;), yes it is!

Has to be the ride, I would think....

I'd be interested to here in what Lise might say.

Have a great day!

Denise

Nanci

07-20-2006, 08:08 AM

Was the Friction Zone washed off before it happened? Could you have had a LOT of FZ trapping air between the lips and gotten air trapped, somehow, so not really coming from up in there???

cherinyc

07-20-2006, 08:17 AM

OMG - I don't know. I really only put it at the crease of my leg. The tingly part kinda scares me a bit - think it might burn instead of tingle on certain intimate spaces.
It must've been the ride - like I said it's never happened before outside of the bedroom.
boy oh boy oh boy.

BleeckerSt_Girl

07-20-2006, 08:28 AM

Cheri, here's a thought:
Usually, if you do get any air in there somehow due to strenuous moving and a vacuum effect, I would think the air could come out without too much noise due to the hairs in the area preventing a seal from forming. Perhaps the cream stuff formed a seal of the outer lips, which caused the air make noise as it escaped.
Our "fur" normally keeps the lips from forming an airtight seal- but an ointment might create a seal despite it.
Maybe you should try applying less ointment, and applying it to the chamois instead of directly on you? Just a thought....
Obviously, also try riding without the creme and see if is still happens. Or maybe a bit of talc instead?

Lise

07-20-2006, 08:34 AM

Hey, there's another Lisa here! (that's how Lise is pronounced--it's Danish) But I drift.

Cherinyc--I'll start out by saying that although I am a women's health care provider (a certified nurse-midwife), I can only say that the others' guesses are as good as mine. I doubt it has much to do with the cream, as most of that probably rubbed off on the chamois and into your skin.

Sooo....if we were in the exam room, I'd ask if there were any unusual discharge or odor. You do not have to answer that here! But if there are, I would tell you to go in for a check up, specifically a "wet mount", to look for bacteria.

Otherwise, it might be from the position and movement of the riding that trapped air inside. That's my guess.

cherinyc

07-20-2006, 09:31 AM

Thank you to both Lisa's/Lise's. Nope, no pain, discharge, or anything else - and it went away about an hour after I got to work. I also started my period that day, so it was probably one of those combo-type things that happens once in a blue moon. I'll try not to overanalyze it. Maybe it's because me and bf haven't had sex in FOREVER!!!:rolleyes:
Who knows - but I appreciate the fact that I didn't have to hear any of the giggles. Isn't the computer age great?

mimitabby

07-20-2006, 10:13 AM

QUEEFING!???

:eek:

Nanci

07-20-2006, 10:15 AM

Oooh! A term not to be found in m-w.com!! I'm surprized!!

Geonz

07-20-2006, 10:19 AM

IT's the nice thingabout the Internet - we could - or not! - giggle to our heart's content, chortle, snort, guffaw ... or make that mental note to ponder new words... queefing, indeed... (or the idea taht ... there's a *word* for that??)

Trek420

07-20-2006, 11:21 AM

another word discovered on TE, add that to zoomability

mimitabby

07-20-2006, 11:25 AM

Queefing??

:eek: :eek:

sorry, every time i see this thread...

Eden

07-20-2006, 11:32 AM

I think I may be able to shed some light on "queefing". I would guess that it wouldn't be found in the dictionary, but it probably has been adapted from the French term for farting as in j'ai quife (sp?) I farted. Well - I thought it was French, but now I can't seem to find a reference to it, but it may be used just by ladies (thus the new parallel meaning) or it is Italian?, but I know I've heard it somewhere and that it meant farting..

Of course this is how new words are formed. The OED guys go out and look for instances and when they find enough in the right spots the words get added to the lexicon.

mimitabby

07-20-2006, 11:42 AM

It's not Italian, Eden.
lol
(I am fluent in Italian) but I like your french theory.

mimitabby

07-20-2006, 11:43 AM

Maybe our Cheri will be cited in the OED for coming up with a new word.

Eden

07-20-2006, 11:46 AM

It's not Italian, Eden.
lol
(I am fluent in Italian) but I like your french theory.

Its been a long time since high school - but I could swear that the term was in one of the jokey little books Merde or Merde II that she had around for our amusement - you know interest them in the language by letting them learn the "dirty" words - and that it was a delicate term used by ladies meaning to fart.

cherinyc

07-20-2006, 11:49 AM

alright ladies - here it is - and I didn't make it up, I found it online....where else?
(Redirected from Queef) Vaginal flatulence
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vaginal flatulence (flatus vaginalis in Latin) is an emission, or expulsion of air from the vagina, often during or after sexual intercourse or (less often) other sexual acts, stretching or exercise. The sound is somewhat comparable to flatulence from the anus, but does not involve waste gases, and thus has no specific odor associated.

now tell me what the OED is

mimitabby

07-20-2006, 11:52 AM

Oxford English Dictionary

cherinyc

07-20-2006, 11:56 AM

ok - now I feel dumb. maybe I should spend some time reading that there dictionooey thingy:p
duh......
anyway, I looked up the "q word" online to get the spelling before I started my thread. 'cause I am weird like that.
glad some people learned a new word. though it's certainly not one to overuse. even the word is unattractive.

mimitabby

07-20-2006, 11:57 AM

WrensMom

07-20-2006, 11:59 AM

I think I first heard that word back in high school, and that was over 20 years ago now:eek: I agree, not one to overuse:rolleyes:

BleeckerSt_Girl

07-20-2006, 12:12 PM

I don't know, I think the word "queefing" sounds rather refined! Sort of like "quaffing" a glass of sherry? Also the word queefing (not the act) sounds like "squeaking", which is cute. The word "fart" sounds way more gross (and in fact IS!).
Whether doing yoga, or on a bike, or during sex, sometimes...

Queefing happens. (a new bumper sticker for bikes?)

Lisa
(When I was in Quebec last year people called me Lise in French (sounding like "leez") -I wanted to change to Lise permanently!

Nanci

07-20-2006, 12:18 PM

So if you're prone to queefing, the use of Friction Zone might impart a pleasant smell!

Nanci

slinkedog

07-20-2006, 01:02 PM

I have heard the word queefing before... maybe I'm an anomaly!! :)

I'll be very interested to hear if this continues to be an ongoing problem for you. Like you, I've only experienced queefing after sex. If you don't mind, keep us updated!! :o

Nanci

07-20-2006, 01:38 PM

Queefing and quaffing don't mix!!

chickwhorips

07-20-2006, 02:20 PM

Queefing and quaffing don't mix!!

my stomach hurts from laughing so hard. thanks nanci

Tiffanie

07-20-2006, 02:53 PM

A good site to reference:
http://www.urbandictionary.com

:D

Brandy

07-20-2006, 02:57 PM

Queefing happens. (a new bumper sticker for bikes?)

OMG...I just spit tea on my keyboard. Thanks for the laugh!!!! :D

chickwhorips

07-20-2006, 02:57 PM

i frequent urban dictionary.

spent an afternoon looking up weird things. some of the comments are good others you gotta wonder where these people get this stuff from.

salsabike

07-20-2006, 03:25 PM

Queefing and quaffing don't mix!!

Luckily I didn't actually have the water in my mouth yet when I read this one. I'm gonna keep a count of how many times Nanci makes me spit out something when I read her posts, and send her some kind of prize. Although some others of you are not far behind Nanci in this contest.

I think queefing is a great word. Who knew?

tulip

07-20-2006, 03:30 PM

queefing...what else can I say? Thanks for making me chuckle!

Eden

07-20-2006, 03:32 PM

Queefing and quaffing don't mix!!

eh, er too much quaffing may lead to queefing....

Nanci

07-20-2006, 03:55 PM

If you quaff enough, who cares if you queefe as long as you don't disturb your quiff?

kelownagirl

07-20-2006, 04:46 PM

Rotflmqo....

WrensMom

07-20-2006, 05:04 PM

yer quilling me, Nanci

BleeckerSt_Girl

07-20-2006, 05:06 PM

If you quaff enough, who cares if you queefe as long as you don't disturb your quiff?

Too much queefing can disturb your nether coiffe. At that point you might consider a comb-over and a dab of Brylcreem on your chamois.

cherinyc

07-21-2006, 06:04 AM

that urbandictionary.com is something else - do you think the part about the southern women and the queef parties is true? i just don't know.
BTW i am glad i was able to start a thread that would bring so much joy (and education) to so many.
why is it that such perfectly....normal?....bodily functions - have the ability to cause SOOOOOO much embarassment.

on another note - i wish there were women- like you all- geographically nearby. i moved to Princeton, NJ last October and haven't really made too many friends. it's mostly older families with kids around here. i am going to try to get involved with some group rides - to hopefully meet more people with common interests, but.....no guarantees there either.

mimitabby

07-21-2006, 06:09 AM

on another note - i wish there were women- like you all- geographically nearby. i moved to Princeton, NJ last October and haven't really made too many friends. it's mostly older families with kids around here. i am going to try to get involved with some group rides - to hopefully meet more people with common interests, but.....no guarantees there either.

Cheri,
believe it or not, I have the same problem. My best buddy moved out of state.
I just went to college and got a degree and didn't make a single real friend
I was quite disappointed.
So I guess a lot of us come here to get the camaraderie that one would expect from girlfriends. I come here as well for advice from women, which my dear husband cannot give; as much as he'd like to. At first it bothered him that i was getting advice from unknown women instead of from him, but now he knows that there are some things I just don't think he's qualified to help with.

cherinyc

07-21-2006, 06:37 AM

thanks mimitabby for saying so - sometimes I feel like I am the only woman alive who doesn't have a bunch of close friends to hang out with. my bf does the best he can - but especially when he works a lot - it can get pretty lonely.

mimitabby

07-21-2006, 06:40 AM

nope, there are at least 2 of us.

Denise223

07-21-2006, 06:51 AM

You can make that three :) !

I'm grateful for being able to "talk" with you ladies!

tulip

07-21-2006, 07:06 AM

on another note - i wish there were women- like you all- geographically nearby. i moved to Princeton, NJ last October and haven't really made too many friends. it's mostly older families with kids around here. i am going to try to get involved with some group rides - to hopefully meet more people with common interests, but.....no guarantees there either.

I was born in Princeton...but that was a long time ago! My sister-in-law lives there, but she does not ride and she has two kids...

I occassionally find myself in Princeton on a family visit, and would LOVE to escape on a bike ride! I'll let you know and we can go for a ride, maybe, if you feel like it. I promise not to bring up queefing! I'll be there in August for a baptism...I may just try to arrange an escape of a couple of hours.

I am likely older than you, but I can still ride a bike pretty good!

cherinyc

07-21-2006, 07:53 AM

[QUOTE=tulip]I was born in Princeton...but that was a long time ago! My sister-in-law lives there, but she does not ride and she has two kids...
QUOTE]

I think most women here are someone's sister-in-law and has kids - very few people without kids in Princeton.
Def let me know when you plan on coming into NJ. As far as the age thing - I am 31 - and I am probably slower than the 70 yr olds riding out there. :o

Can you believe this whole "queef" mention has even jumped to a different thread? It's like an epidemic.:eek:

Geonz

07-21-2006, 08:19 AM

Queefing happens...

And how many people would be jumping to Google (perhaps after their OED) if that bumper sticker got out there?

We could put them on *other* peoples' cars, after all.

The enlightenment!

How long before it would be legal in Scrabble, now THAT's what's important. Consider the conversations around the retirement homes... "Yes, it *is* a word! No, I'm not going to demonstrate!"

cherinyc

07-21-2006, 08:26 AM

Oh please please please lobby to make this happen!!!!!!!!!!

Tiffanie

07-21-2006, 09:46 AM

Omigosh this thread is HILARIOUS!!!!! :D

chickwhorips

07-21-2006, 09:52 AM

You can make that three :) !

I'm grateful for being able to "talk" with you ladies!

you can add another to that 3. there are no girls around here to be friends with. in a town less than 60 its VERY hard to find friends, specially one you can trust.

oh an i had a "queefing incident" last night while doing sit-ups. i had to try so hard not to laugh because my bf wouldn't understand and i couldn't even beging to explain.

cherinyc

07-21-2006, 11:47 AM

see see - it happens - queefing happens!!!! and not just during sex!
thank you!
my bf "understands"..........that it's funny.

tulip

07-21-2006, 06:20 PM

BleeckerSt_Girl

07-22-2006, 03:27 AM

see see - it happens - queefing happens!!!! and not just during sex!
thank you!
my bf "understands"..........that it's funny.

I only queef during "intimate" moments myself. But my husband thinks it's cute. We always made up a word for it- (don't laugh now)...called it "blapping". But now that I know the REAL word for it, I told him it was actually called queefing- much more genteel! :D :D :D

EvilTwin

07-22-2006, 01:32 PM

When my BF and I were first getting together, I had a queefing episode. He almost died laughing, he'd never known anyone who'd done that before, or that it was even possible. Now that I've told him what the real name for C-farts is, he's laughing again. It's so nice to be such a source of amusement.

chickwhorips

07-22-2006, 02:18 PM

boys never seem to understand "girl issues" specially like this.

as long as we add a little humor in their lives with the issues, its good.

mimitabby

07-22-2006, 02:21 PM

i confess i told the DH and now i wish i didn't. he likes his new vocabulary word and brought it up several times on our ride..
men, anyway.

Kitsune06

07-22-2006, 06:06 PM

Um...

Queefing... it's pretty... uh... common in our household. Intimate moments mostly, but yeah, situps and other excercisey things, too. And we're (relatively) youngin's too, so I don't think it's really an age related thing. It happens most commonly when the PC muscles relax and allow air to get trapped, but I'm sure there are other things that can encourage it- I think also excitement that encourages the vaginal walls to 'open' (that's probably not the correct terminology, but who's really splitting hairs here?!) for me- long bike rides will do it.
*hides!*:o