'BEST BREAKUP REVENGE': Woman living with seven-year infection from ex-boyfriend’s foul fart

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A woman revealed how she has suffered from a chronic sinus infection for years after her ex-boyfriend farted at her.

Christine Connell said in a recent TikTok video that has amassed more than 441,000 views that doctors have long been baffled by the cause of the persistent infection, and tests up to now have turned up nothing.

But culture samples taken from her nose determined she had E. coli — and it’s all thanks to her gassy ex.

She joked that her ex, who she dated about seven years ago, got “the best possible breakup revenge that anyone could ever get.”

The travel content creator went on to say that “he farted terribly” while they were staying in a hotel after she had surgery, and it was so funky she “couldn’t breathe.”

But after swabs were recently taken from her sinuses, E. coli was found.

“You usually don’t get E.coli in your sinuses because E. coli is from poop,” Connell continued.

“So, how does that get in your sinuses — unless you have a boyfriend who farts disgustingly and you are forced to inhale it because you are immobile after ankle surgery.”

Connell detailed in another video that she was already in bed when her naked ex, who was standing beside the bed, turned his butt toward her and let it rip.

“That is when the fart happened. I’ve never, ever, ever smelled anything that compares to that,” she said, clarifying that he didn’t gas her on purpose — he just happened to fart in her direction on his way to bed and it got her.

E. coli are bacteria found in the intestines of some animals, and can be found in their feces, according to Health Canada.

Most strains of E. coli are harmless and even beneficial, helping with digestion, but some strains can cause illness, including diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and headaches.

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Nowhere does it mention sinuses so Connell appears to be a special case, admitting in one video that “it’s definitely rare.”

Connell theorized that because she was recovering from ankle surgery, her immune system was “focused on healing that,” and if she was otherwise healthy, it might not have happened.

In updates to fascinated commenters’ questions, Connell said she was also tested to see if she is immunocompromised (which she is not) and if there were any other symptoms (she does not).

But in another video, Connell recounted how she was travelling with a friend who, as a joke, “farted in my face.”

Soon after, she developed pink eye, something she hadn’t had since she was a kid.

“I can’t think of how I would have gotten it besides my friend farting in my face,” Connell mused.

“So maybe I’m just susceptible to E. coli, which is weird, but again, I don’t have any immune issues according to tests so, I don’t know.”