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It smells like gas, though I'm not letting out gas?

Hello,

I'm currently 16 years old and am in high school. I have just recently, yesterday, started looking up why I smell this smell, like gas or farts, coming from me. I'm not even letting the gas go?  I don't specifically know when it started, though, maybe a year ago?? I do remember the smell when put on my clothes in the morning and on the drive to school. I can surely remember it happening this January, 2014, I started smelling it when I was in class. I would smell it periodically. Some classes I would only smell it one or twice or not at all, and others it was happening constantly! :( Today I did take note of the classes it happened in, though it's interesting that it mostly happened in the same classes, or the same time periods. I have researched it just yesterday, and don't know what it is? IBS or Tmau??It just smells bad!  Please help!

I noticed:
-I asked my sister if she smelt it and she said no even though that was one of the times i could constantly smell it.
-I read to not eat certain foods, so today I didn't eat breakfast, which is usually grains, and it still happened! (I also don't eat lunch, so I eat when I get home at 3:20 PM, could it be that I'm not eating enough calories or not the most healthiest things, though I am trying to eat more fruit
-I also notice that my hair smells and my breath smells. I use this TSal on my hair and it worked, but I smell it again. For my breath I was using therabreath.
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Hi, if it is not flatulence, is it body odor? excessive sweating can cause body odor. To prevent sweating, wear cotton clothes for proper ventilation, take baths with cold water, drink plenty of water and try to keep the room temperature at a lower level. Quit smoking, eliminate alcohol and reduce stress levels. Hormonal disorders like hyperthyroidism needs to be checked. Please consult your primary care physician for further evaluation. Regards.
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I should also add that I really only smell it at school! It is just an odd smell,and and am really worried about peoples reactions, if they do smell it. Especially since I am not farting, it just seems let I go, like I have no control over it. I also know that some people do smell it, while others do not! Thank you soooo very much for your help!! If you have the same problem, I would like to hear your story and your cure?! Sorry for the typing errors, cannot seem to fix them on this comment space
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