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foul smelling flatulence all time

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Hello everybody,

I have just encountered this site and felt little bit confident after knowing that I am not alone, and people are on way to their solutions. I hope I will solve my problem too.

I am 27, male, software engineer, Germany. I am having this problem for around one and half years and still I did not find any solution.

I release gas all the time, I don't smell it but all people around me hold their noses, scratch their face.  So it is obvious to me that the gas I release smells. Not only that, my breath also stinks. regardless of how good I brush and how long I brush, my breath stinks. So people are thinking that I am a nasty guy who do not brush and fart always.

I was emotionally forced to leave my job because of this problem, because whenever somebody comes to our office room, they complain that it smells like sewage and my colleagues stare at me suggesting that I am the reason. My colleagues discuss internally that I am the reason for the company losses because clients are not showing interest to come to our office.

I left my job and went to different doctors, they all hear to me, they don't consider it serious, they do only some routine tests like blood test and ultra scan. They will find nothing negative in the tests and come to a conclusion that it is infection caused by bacteria and give some antibiotics. But none of them helped me. Even in colonoscopy, nothing negative showed up. I took activated charcoal pills too, it did not help. I have used flat-d underwear, it did not stop my foul smell. doctors checked my anus through finger and told me that there is no damage near the anus.

I even went to homeopathy doctor, she told me it could be bacterial infection and gave some medicines but they too did not help me.

symptoms and observations:

I feel that I release more gas when I sit.
I have some sort of mild burning sensation near my left chest after eating.
I release foul smelling gas whether I eat or starve.
I have wetness near my anal region.
My breath also smells bad.

tests done /results
Blood test                            :  no problem found
Ultra scan(routine abdomen)   : no problem found
Colonoscopy                        : no problem found

I don't know what to do now. I got a job in USA now, planning to go to USA in 2 months and desperately want to find a solution to my problem before going to USA.

Can anybody throw some light on my problem?

Thank you very much in advance.

I hope we all will find some solution to this life ruining problem.



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Hey guys, this sounds like LEAKY GUT SYNDROME, have a read up on this, especially LEXII. The antibiotics have nullified the good bacteria in your gut, paving way for a CANDIDA overgrowth. In turn, one of the side effects are this leaky gut syndrome in your large intestine. Doctor's DO NOT recognize this problem and are not taught this in med school, and do not believe it because so far no one has been able to prove it, but showing signs are out there and it is only a matter of time.

LEAKY GUT SYNDROME is what most are dealing with!!! READ ABOUT IT AND CANDIDA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I suffer with chronic coughing and severe diarrhea...
The worst ever combo!
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Hi. Any improvements?
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Sounds like you've got some parasite issues. The toxins parasites release are very hard on the body. I do a yearly parasite cleanse.
A great paradite cleanse kit I use is called New Roots Herbal.  It works in two stages- first round kills adult parasites of all types; second stage round kills eggs and cysts.

It's incredibly rare for someone to not have any parasites in their bodies.  We all harbor something. I do a cleanse every year and each year I find multiple parasites in my stools after a cleanse.

Make sure to follow the kits instructions.  It is a Canadian company and if you can't find it in your country, you can find it online and Order it.

https://www.healthyplanetcanada.com/new-roots-purge-parasitis-kit.html

Happy Cleansing!
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I completely sympathize with you all. I suffered from many of these same symptoms for years. This was due in large part to being prescribed Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI) for about 5 years. I was so stressed out in my Physics PhD program that the heartburn was terrible, and the vomiting due to heartburn was terrible. But those PPIs wreak havoc in your system. Created a whole new slew of problems when I went off them after discovering how TERRIBLE they are for you. Never let someone tell you less stomach acid for your body is a good thing. It creates MOST of these symptoms everyone here is speaking of. ESPECIALLY gas. My gas was foul, for at least a year after I went off the PPI medicine. It was embarrassing. And I also had horrific bad breath, despite flossing daily, and brushing with a sonicare twice per day. I researched everything. I have a PhD so i’m good at researching. Read countless articles from medical treatments, to holistic. Saw gastro doctors. I had a decent one. But like most of you, doctors don’t do much. WHY? Because VERY LITTLE is known about the gut. It is the least understood part of our body. So many things like stress can be the sole cause of many of these symptoms.
I finally decided that my likely case was SIBO. There are three kinds. Two are very common and treatable with special antibiotics. The third, I forget what it was called, is least treatable.
I didn’t want to try antibiotics. They have a common relapse percentage anyway based on the Harvard med journals.
My solution: I tried wild oregano oil. I bought it from GNC in the Unites States. It’s a small dropper. I’m going to get more tonight because I moved and threw it out.
Warning: this gave me really bad heartburn and mild d.
Regimen: two drops under the tongue twice per day.
By the second day I was experiencing bad heart burn after kicking hearburn for over a year.
I ONLY did the WOO because I was sick and tired of being gluten/dairy/egg free.
Slowly, I got back on a normal diet. For 8 months I was fine. Better than ever. Binge eating pasta, which I probably should not have done. But not worrying at all about what I ate. No farts (maybe 3 per day and not smelly ones) and normal bowel movements.
I could only withstand about 3 days of WOO. It’s really harsh. PLEASE go by feel and don’t do more than three days unless you believe it’s causing no side effects. I’m not advising it. It worked for me.
HOWEVER - my farts are back. No gut cramps this time.
It’s all my fault. My husband and I moved across the country and had to stay in a hotel for a month. ALL we ate was crap. Total crap. Fast food once a day at least. And take out all the time. It’s hard with no way of cooking.
That’s often the root of the problem - if yo are experiencing many of the common SIBO and IBS symptoms and you’re eating out freequently, or eating rich foods frequently - BIG NO NO. You should be treating your body better - I eat chicken and rice about 2-3 times per week now, Home Chef meals about 3 days a week (these are home cooked meal service meals but a bit richer than chicken and rice) and my husband and I eat out about 2 times per week. HOWVER. Since I let my diet go to **** back in November. My farts are back. Despite going back on my normal diet as mentioned a few sentences above this is not enough. So yes, I will be buying more WOO. I will probably take 1-2 days of it. If it doesn’t clear up my gas - chicken, rice, steamed veggies for a week or two. I hope this somewhat helps you guys. I’ll check back for responses. I notice most don’t respond after commenting.
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Oh and I forgot to mention ACV (apple cider vinegar organic with the mother) was a godsend. I took a shot of it with every big meal (dinner) when I started going off my gluten free / dairy free/ egg free diet. That stuff is AMAZING. I’m going to start doing shots of it again too. But beware - if you have a raw esophagus from WOO drops under your tongue, or GERD, you WILL feel pain. Over a few days it will make you raw. Take the shot before you eat IMMEDIATELY. Don’t let it sit in your stomach. If you forget - take it right after dinner, or even some time after dinner if still feeling overly full. It’s amazing. Has tons of acid to help avoid fermenting food in your intestine. And probiotic. And enzymes for breaking down food. [i’m not a health expert this is just my own exp and what i’ve researched]
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I have the same problem and I've been suffering from it for almost 3 years now! I really want to talk to somebody that is going through the same thing with me, so that we can help other out. I feel so lonely and depressed because I have no one that understands me or even bother to help me anymore. I've been looking for solutions​ to this problem but nothing work! Anyone who is suffering from this like me, please come and talk to me!:'(
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Please see my comment below. I have many years of experience with this and have successfully beaten it before. I’m going to start a fresh round of my previous regimen as I have been a bit bad about my eating habits.
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i have a horrible odor too but its not actually gas.  thank god hypnotherapy does help the most for the anxiety etc.
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The worst part about this forum is no one ever comes back to comment after they give their problem in a monologue. I have the same story as most people here but am in Asia at the moment cut off from western advice/products. I'm just trying probiotics now and will come back with an update.
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Yes, it is so sad that no one came back and tell us how they're doing now. I also have the same problem and it's really killing me! I feel like I shouldn't exist in this world but I know that I should not give up. Do you have any update on those probiotics?
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My symptoms have returned very similar to yourself. Life is a struggle at times, I feel I can't go anywhere I am only 25 years old. The thing I did try in which I am about to again as it really did help and my symptoms are back, was an oxypowder cleanse, my diet consisted of very bland meals however somewhat bearable. Tuna salad chicken salad mainly for dinner, snacked on rice cakes and avoided carbs completely for the full 7 days. Ategrapes for breakfast instead of my usual toast or cereal. It was like a miracle I then drank grated ginger tea every amorning after the cleanse I believe that helped too. I drank apple
Cider vinegar in water at night after I took my
Oxy powder tablets as I felt it cleansed the colon more and was guided to do this. My boyfriend has urged me to do my cleanse again as I think I'm burning his nostrils (lmao) sorry. If I don't laugh il cry! I literally have tried everything so I'm going to do this cleanse again as I think that I had candida (SIBO) as sugar triggers it too for me. I can't pin point what it is and the dietician I have seen said I was not eating anything that would
Trigger it therefore it's a mystery. I was also refused a colonoscopy because I made an emergency appointment with the doctor I was in pain, lost weight, (probably due to not eating incase it flared up), the constant wind.... one look st my notes he said your stressed you have anxiety which I did .... but that was his answer. No testing or anything just that and that I was taking up his time on an emergency appointment. The surgery wasn't overly busy either. He just wasn't taking me serious, it really angered me. I've been given omeprazole as I had a lot of acid reflux, sick in my mouth sometimes it was horrible, rifting a lot!! Tried probiotics, digestive enzymes, currently waiting to hear back for an allergy testing company which I got from groupon deal and they test all of these things along with foods.

Here is hoping there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
I want a normal job in the city and to enjoy life to the fullest but this god forsaken gas that comes out my *** is holding me back from everything, I really do hate it.

Here's hoping another cleanse and a strict diet will ease this pain! Definately worth a try, however if it is candida or bacteria I believe it takes a good 6 months to completely get rid of it and drs will struggle to diagnose unless you ask, I however have passed that point and need to go to extreme measures on my own as doctors refuse to listen to me.

Thanks for reading :)
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Sounds like you have my problem.  For me its because of eating anything in the allium family - onions, garlic, leeks, shallots.  I can taste the onions/garlic at first, but after 20-30mins, cant taste them at all, and I believe that is when the smell comes through on my breath.  I will also get gas, and for the most part, cannot tell that my own farts smell really bad.  (It helps to have an honest and tolerant spouse who will tell you if your breath is socially unacceptable!)   If I have had too much of the stuff, I will also get an upset stomach, and sometimes diarrhoea, which is really foul smelling.  This will last until the food has completely been eliminated from my gut, 1-3 days later.  My suggestion to you all is to completely eliminate food from allium family from your diet.  Its not easy, but its the only thing I have found to help.  My theory, which I havent been able to confirm, is because I had giardia from a trip to Nepal 20 years ago, which stuffed up my gut microflora, because that is when my allium problem started.
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An anecdote. I lived in Africa for 2 years 1967-69. The Peace Corps doctors did all they knew to clean up my gut, but they did not know enough. After I got home, I fell into a rhythm of approximately 3 days every 3 weeks, a plague of totally noxious flatulence. I kept going to doctor after doctor being told not to eat baloney, or beans, of cruciferous vegetables. Fortunately none of them told me to pray. After 15 years I finally found a doctor who had some tropical experience. He said I don't know for sure what you've got, Doug, but it will probably respond to atabrine. He prescribed a week's worth of pills. They might turn your eyeballs yellow, he said, but don't worry. Call me in six weeks and if atabrine doesn't work we'll try another amoebicide. It worked. Giardia Lamblia, most likely.  That was around 1985. Now, I've got something else... I'll probably find the right doctor again in another 15 years...
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My step daughter has gas all the time, she can't burp, but passes gas all the time, and that's not an overstatement.  She will pass gas at least 10 times every half hour, most sound like she shat herself, and most all smell like a Mexican outhouse.  great to keep boys away, but not good to be around, between her butt and feet, I get constant nauseous
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Hang one of those little air fresheners between her legs.
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Hi, I can not tell anyone why we get such bad gas or why it smells really bad.  However, I do have a solution to rid if the smell IMMEDIATELY.  just light a match and blow it out!!!  The odour will go immediately!!
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Its amazing how this thread is 8 years old and nobody still has any answers. I have had this same problem for over 2 years now and it ***** so much :(
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so after reading all of these posts , Not one person has a cure FML! going to a specialist . we need to start something so the drs will listen and start researching this problem any suggestions how we might go about it email me ***@****. we need to raise an awareness of this issure and get some help !
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excuse me u sound like u don't know what we are talking about it is debilitating !!!!
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yes I too have realised that sugar is my problem im thinking about not eating sugar ever again , just trying to sike myself up now but we really do need a remedy as ive tried everything too rid myself of this problem


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yes I too have realised that sugar is my problem im thinking about not eating sugar ever again , just trying to sike myself up now but we really do need a remedy as ive tried everything too rid myself of this problem


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how is everyone doing? any improvement on your condition?
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How long did you get treatment before the flatulence stopped? Did it stop completely?
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Hey there, suicide is not the answer!!! Please get tested for Helicobacter Pylori bacteria that's found in the deepest folds of our gut. I've suffered like you for many, many years until this doctor performed an endoscopy and I tested positive for the bacteria. It is a very stubborn bacteria that needs three part medication/antibiotics for 14 days. I did very well after the treatment for about 6-7 months until I went to Africa. The stupid bacteria retuned maybe from water or food, I don't know? But took the same medication and I'm feeling pretty well for now...hope this helps and hopefully you will find cure/answer for your problem pretty soon. Again, suicide is not the answer!!! Keep living my friend!
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I provided my email if anyone wants to share with me their experience, how do you deal with it, also possible solutions.

I backreaded all of the comments (all 200+ of them) and notice that most have found relief by going on a low-carb or gluten free diet along with probiotics. Now my only problem is trying out low carb (or even no carb) diet, I am Asian (particularly Filipino) and rice has always been a staple food. We eat rice 3x a day, and occassionally sweet potatoes and other root crops. I dont know how can I avoid that. And also, the availability of probiotics. We dont have much health food stores here unlike in the US. And if there is, its usually very far from where I live (I live in the province). I wanted to try drinking Yakult after every meal, but I dont know if its really considered as probiotics.

I am also gonna try out apple cider vinegar again, my doctor before had told me that I was acidic and had to avoid citrus fruits, vinegars and other sour food. But I read somewhere in the comments that the symptoms for low acid and acidic stomach are pretty much the same. I'll see how it goes.
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I can relate to you. I am 18 years old and now a college student. My problem had started since highschool, and I havent found a solution. I had been to different doctors several times but nothing changed. I was diagnosed before with acute gastroenteritis, but after taking medications the problem seemed to have gone worse. I had tried self-medication using herbal products but it didnt seem to help.

I tried changing my diet, avoiding sweets, carbonated drinks, alcohol and fatty food. I also tried using activated charcoal, apple cider vinegar, black pepper tea and guava leaf tea. But nothing changed.

Like you the symptoms are the same, I dont exactly feel the gas passing but there is an odor. I notice it when Im sitting as the chair gets really hot. Its really embarrassing. I also avoid going to air conditioned or closed spaces. The last time I went to the library, other students were complaining about the smell and the librarian had to spray air freshener in my direction. I never went back again. What's more frustrating is the gas constantly passes like every 5 minutes, I couldnt even sit still for an hour. It has greatly affected my social life and school life. Now I always have to avoid sitting close to anyone, even at the church, I always have to choose the seat in the last row. I had stopped school for a year to focus on medications, still nothing changed.

Now I'm getting depressed and contemplating on suicide. Because I already did everything I could. How would I even finish school and get a job, or get married. Who would want a smelly officemate who farts every five minutes.
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You have no idea how nasty people can be.

Although I cannot smell it myself (a common theme, it seems), I have had  smelly gas everyday for over 35 years. From the start, doctors had no answer and were dismissive and I was made to feel neurotic and paranoid (especially as i can't smell it). I gave up going to GPs about it after 5 years and researched and self medicated to no avail. It does not help when the expert advice is that it is normal for women to fart up to 14 times a day. I am well within that range.
I gave up trying to be around people 10 years ago after the woman who kept calling me a "farty s..." whenever she saw me in the supermarket and around town, before complaining about me to store staff who sprayed air freshner in my direction, turned out to be the wife of my GP (who could not have known I sought help years before from other doctors).
I totally understand her complaining, but the name calling was upsetting and made the problem worse, particularly around her. Also, it put me off discussing the problem with her husband, even though he might have taken it seriously, especially as he was with his wife on at least two occasions when I farted. I just thought he would have no empathy.
Luckily, around this time it became possible for me to shop online, including grocery shopping. It was either that or suicide.
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