History Main / GassyScare

An obvious source of ToiletHumor. See also {{Hypochondria}} and MistakenForDying. Not to be confused with DeadlyGas (well, in a ''certain'' sense, at least).

* In the ParodyFic ''[[https://www.squidge.org/peja/cgi-bin/viewstory.php?sid=5877 ALIEN!!!]]'' by Odon, instead of a ChestBurster, a massive fart happens instead, caused by the person concerned scoffing down their food after waking up from their coma.

* In the ''Gigglebug'' episode "Tummy Ache", Barry Bear's tummy doesn't feel so well and have to interrupt their playing to go to the doctor, but once there, they find out it was just gas.

* ''Literature/EndOfWatch'': At the start of the story, 2 ambulance drivers named Rob Martin and Jason Rapsis are send to check on a man named Harvey Galen, who is suffering from severe chest pains. However, after a few belches and "a trombone blast from the nether regions that had his social X-ray of a wife booking for the kitchen", he already feels much better.

* ''WesternAnimation/DanielTigersNeighborhood'': In "Daniel Goes to the Potty", Daniel thinks he has a tummy ache, but he actually just needs to poop.

* In ''VideoGame/Persona4'', during the school trip to Port Island, the group discovers Teddie not moving after eating a bunch of bowls of ramen. They worry if he's hibernating, or worse, that something has happened to him because of spending too much time outside of the "TV world." Then... he burps.

* In ''VideoGame/Persona4'', during the school trip to Port Island, the group discovers [[spoiler:Teddie not moving after eating a bunch of bowls of ramen. They worry if he's hibernating, or worse, that something has happened to him because of spending too much time outside of the "TV world." Then... he burps.]]
-->'''Yukiko''': Leave it behind.

* In [[https://www.deviantart.com/extraskater/art/A-blow-in-the-wind-611580076 this comic]] starring two people on the top of the CN Tower:

* ''WesternAnimation/HarryAndHisBucketFullOfDinosaurs'': In "Emergency!", Scorch the dragon thinks he's sick because he's in pain and can't breathe fire, but it turns out he just needs to burp, so Harry burps him like a baby.

-->'''Johnny T.:''' The other day, my stomach was kinda upset. So I googled what I should do. In fifteen minutes, I was convinced that I had cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer's, fibromyalgia, and AIDS. I didn't have none of those! Turns out, I just had to take a sh-[[SoundEffectBleep *bleep*]].

* ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead'': In "Pregnant Pause", Beavis [[PregnancyScare thinks he's pregnant]] when he feels a pain in his stomach. It turns out that he's just constipated.

* The ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' episode "Promortyus" featured {{FaceHugger}}s that reproduced by laying eggs after living for only half an hour. The episode ends with Rick and Morty thinking they're going to lay eggs and thus die, but they just needed to take dumps.

* ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'': "Yarnbenders" has this moment:

* In ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2'', Shrek is skeptical about whether the Happily Ever After potion works and apprehensive about transforming from an ogre into a handsome human if it does work. When he drinks it, an ominous gurgling from his belly sends Donkey and Puss [[TakeCover running for cover behind a log]] while Shrek stands there with an [[ThisIsGonnaSuck uncomfortable look on his face as he anticipates]] a PainfulTransformation. Instead he lets out a huge fart, which Donkey complains about.

* In ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' story "Monkey Business," Townsville is enjoying a bowl of chili at Mojo JoJo's restaurant. Blossom causes a panic when she mistakes everyone farting for a gas leak.

* Peter tries to invoke this in one episode of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''. After calling his boss and telling him that he and his family were involved in a horrific plane crash as an excuse to get out of work for a Red Sox game, he runs into his boss ''at'' the game and tries to brush the whole thing off by saying that the plane crash was just gas.

* ''WesternAnimation/LifesAZoo'': Chi Chi's "pregnancy" in "Chi's Having a Baby" turns out to be a deeply held fart, and when Chi Chi unleashes, the stench goes across the entire mansion, and destroys [[EggSitting the houseguests' eggs]].

* In the ParodyFic ''ALIEN!!!'' by Odon, instead of a ChestBurster, a massive fart happens instead, caused by the person concerned scoffing down their food after waking up from their coma.

* In the ParodyFic ''ALIEN!!!'' by Odon, instead of a ChestBurster this trope happens instead, caused by the person concerned scoffing down their food after waking up from their coma.

* In the ParodyFic '''ALIEN!!!'' by Odon, instead of a ChestBurster this trope happens instead, caused by them scoffing down their food.