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A trip to the bathroom is usually the result of a medical condition that I'm sure they wish they didn't have to deal with, either. I used to have a few clients that would need to take a smoking break, about 15 minutes into an appointment. When they returned, I was too meek to ask them not to exhale. I lost a couple clients when I started out, many decades ago, because I wouldn't allow smoking in my office. (Most people refrained when I told them it was bad for the computer.)
It's usually the women, but sometimes the men who use way too much cologne or after-shave. I just keep the air recirculating, and give thanks that I haven't lost my sense of smell to dementia or lately, Covid.
I accept food for later consumption. My 90-year-old client brought me the usual banana bread with chocolate chips and maraschino cherries. And the guy who sold the vineyard -- he brought us two bottles of wine today anyway, made from "his" grapes.