Unknown Body Odor
I need help! I've got a bad odor coming from my body, that I can't smell. Yes it's hard to explain. Doctors think I'm making it up. In public people avoid closeness, coughing, holding their noses, avoiding me at all cost. I'm a prisoner in my home. Don't venture out unless low on food and pick times to do it. I'm constantly shamed.im healthy, clean. Homes clean, I can't explain. Have spent last two yrs going to every type doctor to no avail. My family can't smell it either. Has anyone heard of this?
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I’m going through the same exact thing.. I don’t even understand where’s the smell is coming from.. it’s embarrassing because my husband or kids say they don’t smell it but outside people do.. I even heard people say it smells like doo doo.. I lost my job from people making fun of me so I can’t even work I have to stay home like I’m crazy.. my doctor think it’s GERD I don’t know where the smell is coming from but I pray 1 day it just goes away this is the most embarrassing feeling in my life..
Same problem what is this I mean 😢 it’s embarrassing.. my husband says I don’t have a smell but everybody in public think I smell really bad.. I go to the doctor office or dentist people are like ewww I smell doo doo or what’s that smell putting up there shirt to their nose I started to go off but I just kept my kool like I was thinking about mental health because I needed someone to talk to I don’t even have anyone to even talk to I think people say I don’t smell anything to not make you feel bad but I went to the emergency room once and a doctor smelled it and told me that she smelled my stomach that my food wasn’t digesting correctly and that she can also smell my bowl but my doctor told me it could be GERD so check into that because your not alone I’m going through the same symptoms..
Have you been on a weight loss journey. As I lost weight, toxins stored in fat cells released. I had strange body odor for a few months before it finally got better. When it first started, I didn’t know what it was. Finally figured it out.
This post is quite old but I am experiencing the same problem for about 2 years. I’ve given up on doctors and I’ve been prescribed 17 different medications for the pain in my stomach and antibiotics for something I’ve never been diagnosed with. 2 colonoscopy’s and 2 endoscopy’s, countless other tests being done, doctors can’t/don’t care to help me with my problem. I’ve been suicidal several times in the past 2 years. I am severely depressed and insecure and my marriage is falling apart. I don’t know what to do anymore. I’ve spent hundreds of dollars trying supplements and supposed cures online. I have gone through 3 doctors and 4 separate specialists and therapy doesn’t help any
I think the issue is functional , i mean something wrong with your pelvic muscles or nerves , try strenght your abs core pelvic muscles by kegel or other methods.
Also meanwhile try Devrom tablets till your get your pelvic floor strong.
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Have you had your liver checked? I heard about a young man in the U.K. who had a body odor problem caused by problems with his liver. (His odor was that of fresh, hot urine but maybe they're related to yours?) Anyway good luck; hope for the best for you.
He/She mentions that the smell is like shit, not urine smell, and if he/she has done all the tests and they are negative, it means that the problem is functional, do an electromyography of the pelvic floor, your muscles are failing.
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My spouse had an odor and it is believed due to cirrhosis of liver. His doctor, teaching another, pointed this out during exam.
I’m struggling too. Did you get tested for anything with the endoscopy? I think it’s SIBO/leaky gut. It definitely gets worse during menstruation. I am willing to do anything to get rid of this.
I know this is an old post and hopefully you’ve found some help, but in case you’re still looking for answers, I noticed you mentioned SIBO but didn’t mention any follow-up for it. I don’t know if SIBO can cause odors to exude other than as flatulence, but do you know what bugs you have proliferating in your small intestines that led to the diagnosis? I have SIBO, I don’t have the odor problem you have, but I have found the most help from a registered dietitian/nutritionist I’ve been working with. The traditional, allopathic medicine practiced by most MDs around where I live has not been helpful. They perform procedures and run tests, but the help I get managing the results comes from my nutritionist. It’s another avenue for you to consider if you’re still looking for help and haven’t already consulted one. I’d say find one that is a GI or SIBO specialist, that will give you the most targeted help. Best wishes.