A woman claims she landed herself in hospital because she held in her wind around her boyfriend for two years.
Cara Clarke, 19, was at work when she developed 'extreme stomach pain' on Tuesday and was rushed to hospital.
The barista then learned she had an infection and would have to have her appendix removed before it burst - which she says was caused by her reluctance to break wind around her partner.
Cara, who has been with her 21-year-old boyfriend Kyle Duffy for two years, claims he was 'dying laughing' after finding her efforts to hold it in had left her needing surgery.
While it is unclear what causes appendicitis, it can be triggered by blockages, for example by solid waste product that causes an inflammation and pressure building in the appendix.
Cara has vowed to just 'let it out from now on' after admitting she had no idea how dangerous holding in gas could be.
Her video has now reached more than 2million views and more than 214,000 likes - with other social media admitting they also refuse to trump in front of their partners.
Cara, from Louth, Ireland, said: "I do hold in my farts but I didn’t think I would be in hospital over it.
"I'm pretty easy-going other than the burps and farts. I was at work on Tuesday and I had this real extreme pain in my stomach.
"I went to the doctor in hysterics and he referred me straight to the hospital. I was in so much pain I couldn’t hold in my tears.
"My doctor said to me 'I’m so, so sorry you’re in so much pain'. I was limping when I was walking all hunched over.
"At hospital, I started blaming my boyfriend because I do always hold my farts in around him. We've been together two years and it's still the case.
"Kyle was dying laughing. He honestly didn't know what to say. He said 'god, people are going to think you're afraid of everything with me'.
"At this stage, I'll just have to let it out from now on."
Cara has revealed that her and Kyle are always joking around and managed to laugh their way through her painful ordeal.
Cara said: "The hospital knew it was appendicitis. It was a bit of a waiting game then they took my bloods and did some tests.
"It was pretty busy so I was there overnight and then the next day, they did the operation in the afternoon. That's when I got my appendix out.
"I came out the hospital on Thursday evening.
"It wasn't one of those hectic surgeries that it used to be a while ago. I'm on strong painkillers and I should be back to work in the next week or so.
"I'm just chilling now and taking advantage of everyone catering for me."
The timid trumper has now been stunned by the response on TikTok - admitting she didn't expect to go viral overnight.
Cara said: "I did not expect this response at all. I'd really only be having a craic with TikTok.
"Kyle just basically called and knew I'd posted the TikTok video. We always take the p**s out of each other.
"I didn't expect it to go viral overnight."
