smell like poop all of the time

for almost yrs now, i"ve had problems with my bile.  never, ever feels hungry, and only have a bm one a week and that's after taking a laxative, yet i never feel constipated.  long story short.  i smell like poop all of the time.  i bathe twice a day sometimes in bleach water.  the last three weeks my stomach is bubbly and i feel like it's diarreah (diarrhea) but when i go to the bathroom nothing comes out.  and i vomitt very bitter greenish/yellowish stuff.  i am always surrounded by flies or nets or some other insect.  i have lost a husband, two jobs and was told that i need to get this taken care of before i come back to church.  i have had my colon checked. after i had a bm (hard or diarreah (diarrhea)) take a shower for sometime an hour.  when i sit down i feel like i"ve sit on something wet.  please help me.  i want to go home for christmas.  But i don't want to repeat last years episode.  my granddaughter vomitted because i smelled bad

[catlovermom]

I think we're going to need a little more information to even start to help you.

What's your diet like?  Are there any foods that help you or make your symptoms worse?  When did this start and how did it come on?  Was it after an injury, illness, surgery, etc?  Was it always this bad or did it get gradually worse?  

What about your medical history?  Do you have any other medical problems?  For THIS problem, what tests have you had and what, if anything, did they show?  What treatments have you tried, either suggested by doctors or on your own?  Have any of them helped?  

[NC44]

Bless your heart!  Check out drnatura.com and see if that helps you!  I wish you the best of luck!

[steveycool]

welcome to my world....the world of smelling like an ***.
We can defeat this. I have made a blog
************.com

come have a read,  lots of people have the same symptoms. You aren't alone

[theoneofeight2009]

It seems you're not the only one with this odd problem.  Family doctors doesn't seem to know or even acknowledge this is a problem for many people.  God damn those doctors, what are they good for?!!

[sita614]

Stop batheing in bleach water.  Go and get a second opinion by a gastroenterologist.  

by researching varies medical sites I've learned that the stool smell comes from stool being stuck in your intestines frome constipation (I had this problem too).  Adding more fiber and using a laxitive (I use MaraLax) , excerising, by watch my stress levels and praying got me through that stage of IBS.  

Watch your diet, learn what food you can and can not eat.

[sita614]

check out  helpforifscom, for list of  trigger foods.

[rrere]

i thought i was the only one im only 14

[diggsparent]

My son has developed this bad smell within the past week.  I am really confused and don't know what to do for him.  Nothing new has changed lately, but this week he has begun to smell like poop all the time.  I need help.....please

[Mitzie666]

Girl, I feel ya... ever since I was 16yr- Junior yr of Highscho0l; I would let out this odor, that smelled like feces.. ya know, like I had **** myself ( DIDN'T BY THE WAY LOL) But yea ya know that what it smelled like, so at times thought Jesus might as well so that I can lose some of this fatass & John Casablanca (modeling & acting school) Far as I know, the majority believes it to be nothing more than a scam & while I was in the make-up room or fitting room whatever ya wanna call it, is when I let off the God forsaken gas & this black girl.. should have seen her face, she looked at me like ' WTF DID THIS WHITE ***** JUST CRAP HERSELF.. my man needs to stop by the watch shop, get my $$$ back'  lol sorry.. I'm not rlly that racist by the way

[Mitzie666]

that rlly did happen, by the way... how come I'm not gettin any replies? What ya want More stories well hld on WHO0 YEA sorry was getting a lil anxious there, needed to go to the b-rm to relieve myself in order to prepare Anyway... Don't go crawling down my back side, mean I'm just like you guys... only did y'll see my picture yea I'm gonna make something of myself going to this school.. Anyway, y'll here of Anneliese Michel a girl who supposedly was possessed by demons " The Exorcism of Emily Rose" & the German movie " The Requiem" are based on her story & this girl was said to smell like burning fecal matter, which is actually said by a few Catholic priest & tho's who claim to be exorcist's; whenever, there's a demon 0R just some kind of evil spirit- who's left behind; will give this Intense odor of burning fecal matter 0R decaying bodies ect & usually couple days before the exorcism takes pl. the spirits will go to the exorcist & haunt them w/the foul odors MEAN MAY SOUND LIKE ALOTTA BULL, BUT THIS WAS ONLY BACK IN THE 70'S HELL THE GIRL DIED IN 1976 & SHE WAS ONLY 23YR

[Mitzie666]

& sorry meant to say hear not here lol

[DecayingHope]

I think you're incredible for what you have posted. I have similar problems. I wish you all the very best and hope you can continue to be brave in the future as you are at present. I wish i had a solution but i don't yet.

[freewind]

Hi Mitzie666

I'm a  25 years old guy and have been suffering from this problem till the age of 15. I remember it all started during my brother's wedding. All types of spicy foods were served and the ceremony lasted for 4 days. I remember that because of the spicy foods, i started constipating and this lasted for all these days.

From that time i started having foul odors from my rectum. At start, i didn't pay attention because i didn't know i had fecal odours. It started gradually, starting with back biting comments from other individuals to apparent gestures like coughing, covering the nose with finger, etc... I even met some gastrologists and one prescribed me some watercress which is a veggie usually accompanied in salad which is full of chlorophyll and fibre.

From research i made and information provided from other people in other forums, chlorophyll acts as a deterrent to foul body odors. I've tried the watercress on a daily basis and seen a progress in my fight against anal odour.

I also avoid as much as possible spicy and chilli foods. These caused my anal to burn and eventually to swell. I also use some antiseptic powder to mask the odour and i use some herbal laxative namely colocyll senna to help me ensure my gut is clean and empty.

Tell me if you still have these foul odors koz for my concern, if i stop using these stuffs mentioned above, the odor will come back again

[Mitzie666]

ugg I'm suppose to be on a specific diet, anyway.. now, that I'm in my modeling class.. But I like to eat & I lo0k Fabulous.. yea Ok I'll admit it's embarrassing at times I feel like just gouging c*nts eye's out.. or ripping out what I just mentioned to the girls in my class.. But ya know what.. I already know I'm an undiscovered model/acteress .. & how many "actors" put their boxers up for auction their Used boxers.. or a used tissue.. & ppl sell their kids for it .. bc the world is just filled w/asinine sadistic assholes .. So .. . they should be literally lining up wanting to suck the gas right from me, wherever it comes from. & YES it smells More like FECES than GAS.. but seriously... if it was feces, rather than gas & was ******** myself 24/7... that would mean I had a gd chance.. of having.. . Cancer & if any1 makes a comment or finds that humorous .. then WHY THE HELL WOULD I CARE ANYTHING ABOUT THOSE PPL HUH?! Look alot of u ppl talking about how u have this same exact problem & ur like in ur 20's like me it's embarrassing BUT Don't let it run ur life if u have this problem & ur still living... than guess what, others are gonna live as well So live ur life & do what u please... because ur all gonna die soon & what chances of any of ya have of getting into heaven if ya don't even appreciate God's work lets face it.. it could be alot worse

[freewind]

Sometimes i actually ignore it koz i am always surrounded by genuine friends who always invite me to go around for outings/gatherings. I've read the posts of other individuals from other forums/site suffering from same problem and this has made their life terrible!!! They have isolated themselves and seldom got out. I think this is not the right approach. I've read that the symptoms vary from individuals like some suffer from sweating, constipation, IBS, forms of TMAU but all have this foul anal smell following them wherever they go. From what i've read, nearly all of them have become self conscious and are probably the most hygienic person on earth!! Unfortunately not everyone understand our problem.

Perhaps, due to being a nice person,having a great sense of humour and cracking jokes all the time, i am always surrounded by good friends and relatives who understand my situation. I think the first step to fight this, is to change attitude as you mentioned in your earlier mail. There will always be people who loves you for what you are.

[desperatedme]

Omg...its a horrible thing to go through. I feel so bad, My breath smell like poop. Not all the time but most of the time and I usually could feel it. My stomash start to bloat and I feel all gassy but cant pass gas. I drive a school bus so u could imagine how it is with the kids. I blush 3x a day blush my thoung every time also. Also flush and use mouth wash..I thing more than 5 or 6 times a day. I know the smell is caming from my stomash. The worst thing of all is that my husband and I are trying to get pregnat and I hate been intimate because of it. I feel so embarrest of been closed to people and talking to them and the covering of their nose and the discost look in their faces. I dont blame them but it still hurts and I use to be so socialble :-(. Any advices will be really appreciated. Oh and I am spanish and I eat spanish food all the time, not spicy hot. {Cuban}We are not into spicy food. I eat veggies too not as much as I should though. Cant thing of anything else. Oh and sorry for the misspell of any words and thank you for listening. It feels a bit better telling some 1 else than God my problem.

[Xierxu]

I have the same exact problem. I knew i was different from i was 4yrs old. My dad avoid me all my life. I avoid going places were people r. I told my family what was the problem when i was 16yrs old on they laught and pretend that they didn;t now know. And now i know want i die i'll walk up from this nightmare.   NO GIRLFRIEND BECAUSE OF THIS GIFT FORM THE OS CALL GOD B(

[Farts]

Hi! I understand all what u guys have been through. Your self esteem just goes zero. But keep faith. How did u get rid of this awful thing?

[stinkinggenius]

Thanks to everyone who posted here. It sounds like a cliche, but reading everyone's stories in this forum really helps me realize I'm not the only one with the problem and who feels so frustrated, embarrassed and alone because of it. With me, I'd have to say I was "normal" in that I had absolutely no odor issues until I after I had a baby when I was 26. Now, this was a feminine odor problem, not anal. I tried everything and couldn't get rid of it, but it kept getting worse. Then next, it was my breath at about age 30. Both of these were really bad and I couldn't do anything because I tried all kinds of things and went to doctors.

At around 38, 40, underarm odors started. Jump to age 45 and then the anal smell started. And I recently turned 50 and now I have a pee smell. I try to get to the bathroom regularly and watch my diet, but all of this together is like too much sometimes. If I control one or two issues, the others are still there. I can't go anywhere without comments.

At 45 I managed to start a career in which I can work at home, but my money isn't great. I appreciate it though and prefer it to working with others. Still going on a bus or in a store, there are always the comments as many of you mention. As the Spanish woman said, I can understand the remarks, but of course they hurt. Plus, people are doing it to be mean or to tell you because they think you don't know. People think there are solutions to everything and that you must not be doing any thing about your awful problem(s) when, HA, anything could be less true!!!! All that makes things so hard too.

Anyway, I try to find the humor -- like there can't be anything else on me to smell lol, and to look on the bright side that I do have work I like, and a reasonably good life. I am proud of myself when I manage to stay away from feeling depressed. Don't give up anyone here! My heart goes out to you all!

[LoneStarGuy]

I will say Mitzie, you sure talk funny. :-) OK, check this out. I've posted this same response for other threads about gas, flatulence, farting, whatever...

I don't know if any of you have solved your flatulence problems yet. I suffered with embarrassing, almost 'constant' flatulence for a couple years, probably more, before I recently found something that has helped tremendously, at least it seems to have brought it well under control. Yes, I have gas but it's nothing like it was. OK, so I thought for quite some time that the problem was related to unbalanced digestive flora. My wife is a Nutritionist and mentioned it several times and tried to get me to take probiotics but it was difficult to take the oral supplements regularly.  Now, I have discovered KEFIR. If you don't know, it's like liquid yogurt has tons of probiotics and shockingly has seemed to get my problem under control. I drink close to 8 oz in the morning and again in the evening. I can tell you that within just a few days it helped and it's been a month now, at least. I get the plain unsweetened and sometimes add a few drops of flavored Stevia to just take the edge off, like Vanilla Creme by Sweet Leaf. Don't get the sweetned Kefir, as sugar is never good for you digestion. I've been getting Lifeway Kefir . I think the company also makes the Helios brand. (This is not an ad for that brand, just sharing my experience.)

I don't doubt eating certain foods makes flatulence worse. I generally eat better than most Americans but could do better. Sugar mostly, but anything that upsets the balance of bacteria in our systems should be avoided. Alas, for now, I can't tell you how glad I am to have found something that has helped me. My life was in ruin as many other have attested to with this flatulence issue.

Take care.

[conrad8sarah]

I don't have experience with this, but when it comes to unwanted body odor I'll always remember the woman who almost killed herself due to a life long fishy body odor that developed with the onset of puberty. But right before resorting to suicide, she googled "fishy body odor." It ended up being trimethylaminuria as discussed here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_Odor_Syndrome

- And fishy odor is not the only odor- some have garbage smell, others fecal or sewage.

Anyway it was a change in diet that she had to make. Certain foods she ate would metabolize 'weirdly' and it created this body odor. I want to say celery was one of the foods she had to avoid. innocent celery- who would have figured?

[small92]

Okay. I really need to get this off my chest. I am LOST.
On May 13, 2009 (yup, I can remember the date, such a bad day), while working on a group project in a high school classroom (Junior year), my teacher points and says, "Whoo! Does someone smell a skunk in here??". I happened to be next to her. Everybody was looking at me. This may have been paranoia because my teacher was next to me. But I don't know. After that incident, I started to watch other classmates' reactions in the classrooms. Occasionally, I would see people cover their noses, cough, etc. Unfortunately, I have a hearing loss, so I cannot hear people if they do actually talk behind my back about my smell. I have told my parents that I was having this paranoia/problem. My family insists that its paranoia. I don't know if I can believe them or not, because everyday people touch their noses and whatever.
I used to take "depression" medication since summer of 2009, it has helped for awhile, but in the fall of 2010, I started going downhill, feeling anxiety. Recently these past few weeks, I have been super anxious, probably due to stopping the medication.
So my question is.... Is it possible that my family and even doctors and psychologists are lying to me that I don't have odor problems?? It is really tiring having to worry about "smelling" bad every single day, in the classroom to restaurants.

[small92]

Oh ALSO.. My diet is perfectly fine, I guess. My only problem is that I am severely underweight (I am a male with a weigh of 120 lbs. at age 19). The reason why I am underweight is because I have extremely high metabolism. I have an average food plan. Could this relate to odor problems?
Also, I have no serious side health problems when going to the bathroom. Except for occasional stomach/bowel anxiety. When I am really stressed, my feces are ALWAYS wet, or even tiny. I tend to go to the bathroom before class starts. During break. And after class ends.
I thought I should elaborate my life style to help you better understand my condition.

[ragingbonesaw]

I've been suffering from the exact same problem as  small92 since late May of 2005, and am also 19. As you can imagine, this nightmare has completely obliterated my self-esteem and caused me serious grief. I've never had a girlfriend or even friends because of this. It's been so bad that I've considered suicide countless times. People around me always obviously smelled something pure ***, and I smelled it as well.

As a kid I suffered constipation problems. I started going regularly about two years after this condition first surfaced, but still has other IBS-like symptoms like always feeling like I have to defecate. To date have not been officially diagnosed, but that's probably due to my apprehension when it comes to interacting with others, caused great embarrassment the odor problem has caused.

Year after year no one in my family believed me, and my family doctor never detected the odor or did anything about it despite countless visits and blood tests that showed me to be an otherwise healthy individual. I've always been skinny, being a male at around 135 lbs and 5' 10", too.

Now I don't even have health-insurance, so I cannot even consult with a gastro. Lately I think my depression has worsened and I fear I may have suffered some sort of nervous breakdown. High school was tough enough dealing with this problem, but college is even worse.

After reading this thread I at least know that there a general description of this debilitating condition, Fish Odor Syndrome. Perhaps there will be a solution, but every day the prospect of living the rest of my life in such a miserable state is bleak enough to turn me away from any possible future.

[weird_world]

You may wonder if you are the only one that  eats too much or you may see your friend that eats more than you do yet they are alright but,this is what you'll honestly wanna read,it's a piece of advice that seems weird but works , if you follow it strictly,i'm very sure it will work.1st:reduce the proportion of your meal,the 2nd and the most important is that you must confess Jesus Christ as your lord and personal saviour and then with faith,claim his promise according to Hosea 14:6,7 everyday until you see changes.If you find this helpful,pls feel free to tell others.

[gurly10]

I'm only 14 and i been having the same problems and me and my mom have went to a lot of doctors and I'm still getting tested for things. its the worst cause kids are not very nice about it and i have tried everything! i have been missing a lot of school because of it and quit the softball team. the hardest thing was when i was doing cross country/track. i was there top girl runner but this condition has stopped me from my full potential. i also do smell like poop all the time and there is always this wet substance when i sit. i always try to drown myself in perfume but it doesn't work, in fact it probably makes it worse. my school grades are terrible and my social life is now ruined. i always have to poop but i cant cause I'm always constipated. sitting in class is nearly impossible without people making comments. i need help! any suggestions would be much appreciated!!  

[LoneStarGuy]

I just found a web site (links below - you will have to cut and paste them into your browser) which seems to have excellent dietary information for 'gassiness'. I am convinced after finding that Kefir helped my problem, that this whole thing is diet related. Well, in that our bodies don't digest certain things properly and they putrefy in our guts and cause gas. My constant flatulation does sometimes return and it was ESPECIALLY bad the other day, after drinking a fresh fruit smoothie with protein powder. I am thinking it was the fruit sugars that caused the problem and maybe the air in the smoothie (?). Plus, I was on vacation and not able to drink Kefir like I have been. Along with the Kefir, I take some Calm supplement (powdered magnesium) at night to help with a BM in the morning to keep me regular. The things we are eating MUST be considered, especially white bread, foods high in sugar and some vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower and brussell sprouts. Check out this site

http://www.puristat.com/bloating/belchingburpingflatulence.aspx?pid=1&
campaignno=Content&gclid=CO-Arcyi-agCFZRd7Aodz2RUYg  

and this link to less-gassy foods  

http://www.puristat.com/bloating/flatulencegasdiet.aspx#lactose

I also have big problems after eating ice cream. What we have to realize that if we are lactose intolerant, lactose is found in more than just milk and ice cream, so other foods can cause the same problem. I am convinced we can defeat this problem but we must be vigilant, disciplined about what we eat and pay attention to the results. I intend to find an answer to this as life is too important to be burdened with this terrible problem.

[LoneStarGuy]

As a brief follow-up to my last post... everyone is different, which includes our bodies and how they handle each kind of food we eat. Some may even have trouble with the listed non-gassy foods, such as soy. We may have very unique issues, but I still feel, that baring something unusual, or any serious illness, that most of this can be dealt with by diet. That's what makes all this so difficult... what might work for one, may not work for another. My post wasn't intended to be a one-size-fits-all answer.... just posting my thoughts and suggestions, like many others do.

[IKnowHowYouAllFeel]

I know how all of you feel. I suffered from this same condition for years. And then I finally decided to fast and pray and ask my Savior Jesus Christ to heal me from this condition. While I fasted, I continually prayed and asked God to have mercy on me and heal me from this condition, and I also read His word as often as I could. At the end of the fast, I asked to be healed in Jesus’ name, and I had faith and believed that what I had asked for, He would do for me. Our answers are in the Bible:

1 Peter 2:24: “He Himself bore our sins” in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by His wounds you have been healed.”

John 14:13: And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

John 14:14: You may ask Me for anything in My name, and I will do it.

Mark 11:24: Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

If Jesus Christ is your Lord and Savior, ask Him to heal you! God doesn’t lie, so His word is true! So when you ask, have faith in God and believe His Word, and believe that He has healed you!

[charlie7788]

try allimax.... ;) u cud look it up if u want !! it actually helps but u cud only order it on amazon !! i hope it workes jaja like in a week u wont smell like feces nomore!!  and take it with a good probitic ..for ur bad bacterias rom ur stomage can be replaced with good bacterias...

pleace tell me if it worked =) thank u!!

[DecayingHope]

I will put up a post on a thread i made to see if anyone has a similar problem :-


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I never seem to feel empty and i have to use a lot of tissue. Even after i've wiped up and it seems there's nothing left, i then feel the need to clean up again an hour later. It creates an offensive odour to the extent where i can't go out of the house much. Why are some people in there and out in a few minutes yet everytime i go to the toilet it's a prolonged ordeal ? i was referred to a hospital once but i cancelled because i can't travel or get on public transport because of the mental problem it has created. Can someone reccommend me a diet or offer any kind of advice. I'd like to keep a diary on my problems and how i'm trying to resolve it but this seems to be a q & a section and not a forum ?...i know this kind of things is a bit taboo but i'm a hygenic person and it unfair that i have no quality of life because i eat food. Thank you for any help or advice.

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I made the above post a while ago. Anyway i find the whole problem bizzare.  I had bottles of ale, a half bottle of wine, a few cans of beer. The next day i had pizza and ice cream because i had a bit of a junk food hangover. I probably ate other stuff. The next day i didn't want to go to the toilet so i held it in for hours and went to bed. The next morning i ate nothing because i knew i'd need to go to the bathroom anyway. When i did go it all came out perfectly, and dissapeared, without leaving anything on the toilet tissue. I'm now wondering whether or not the problem for me, and possibly others, is how the waste is collected in our system. Do some peoples body need more time to let the waste pick up before going to the bathroom ?

[i_need_help_please]

I have the same problem. I spend an hour or more in the bathroom because every time I wipe, there just seems to be some excrement left still. When I go to the bathroom, I constantly find myself switching between going to shower and going to the toilet to excrete. I don't know if it's natural to twist tissue paper into thin strands and clean the inside of your anus with it, but that's what I've been doing, and the smell is still there. It's not helping at all. I use a lot of cologne and it doesn't help at all. I told my parents about it, and they said they don't smell anything. They took me to a doctor, and he said that there was nothing wrong with me. At home, I don't smell anything, but I reek of fecal matter every time I step foot into school. The smell isn't as bad when I'm in open space as opposed to when I'm in cramped areas like in school, and I think it's because, in school, there are more people breathing in and out, as opposed to outdoors where there's a wide open space and people aren't cramped together. Anyway, I just can't get rid of the smell, and I go to school every day knowing that I will be laughed at and looked at with disgust, especially in the hallways during the passing period. I try to take the paths where there are less people passing through, and I constantly find myself taking unbelievably long routs from one class to the next because I don't want to be hurt emotionally by what people say. I don't go to lunch; I just stay in the library during that time, just to get away from people. I just can't look at myself with dignity these days, and I'm afraid of making any friends, because I know that they will eventually distance themselves and make fun of me. I try not to cry. And, on top of that, my parents don't believe me. They think I'm paranoid. I have a brother that goes to the same school as me, and I don't interact with him during school hours because I don't want his friends to know that I am his brother. Anyway, this problem been interfering with my daily life and I'm sick of it.

[mylifesux]

i know how you feel. Im 28 yrs old and recently had this problem. Whats worse is i have a rotten smell. I cant visit my friends cuz they make comments and spray air fresener behind my back.i penetrate a whole room and bus. It *****. And i cant even poop. The smell will kick in after a ciggarette. I shower d times daily. I need help.

[ifmihai]

If I were you:
+ renounce white flour (the great and most important thing, because of gluten) (alternative flours: amaranth, rice, quinoa, etc that don't contain gluten)
+ I would renounce smoking and coffee
+ renounce (especially processed) sugar (alternatives: stevia)( and eat fruits)
+ renounce processed foods (to let your digestive system regain health)
+ renounce alchool if it was the case

+eat veggies, fruits, choose whatever feels right for you
+eat foods separately, one at a time, do not combine them. experiment more, but keep combinations at lowest possible, as this is a source of instability
+drink kefir

You will get healthy for sure,
And that's what I wish for you :)

[Stinkyme]

I am 45 years old I have tried almost everything...natropaths, detoxes, colonics, allergists, gynos, gastroenterologists had endoscopies, biopsies, swabs. I take probiotics cheap and expensive I have tried it all...I have been diagnosed with IBS, h pylori, been told maybe it's my natural scent WTF!!! also systemic candida, there is a lot of conflicting theories but the one thing each had in common is food.If I eat good and mostly raw i'm good my worst culprit is red meat cuz it putrifies in your gut, sounds disgusting doesn't it? It Is!! Anyway we are all different but I'm pretty sure we each have a food trigger. I can't eat almonds, brown rice, soy, chocolate, bacon, humus and the list is long..listen to your body it does talk to you.  I have started green smoothies it is supposed to balance your PH level so I'm on another quest to rid myself of this self-esteem robbing problem. Everything everyone posted here helps to some extent you just have to find what your body likes. It really ***** cuz i work in the medical field and I hear people say She should know better she's a nurse. Well I have after years of this have some knowledge but a cure is still elusive.So wish me luck on my green smoothie quest I will let you kmow if it helps.

[LoneStarGuy]

Yes... it's all very much like trying to hit a moving target. In part because, our lives are so busy that it's difficult at best to keep track of everything you eat then determine IF and WHEN it affects you and for how long. I mean, does it take 8 hours for red meat to affect you, or 2 days or whatever. I think eating just a small number of foods or doing a limited shake diet for a week or two might help by seeing if symptoms subside. Then start adding other things one at a time. I don't know, but I also think this is food and gut related... how our guts are handling food... which is likely a bacterial/flora imbalance, as certain foods can wreck havoc with our normal flora. I drink one cup of coffee a day, and I'm thinking I may have to stop that for awhile to see if it helps. (Dang it!)

[BodyOdorSuxs]

I like your attitude and your approach to this issue. I deal with this issue in my last year of high school...that was hell. I did not go to prom,homecoming,classes and missed a lot school. I missed out on so much.But If i had someone like you around I would felt better about. People make you feel shameful that you smell bad even though you take a shower everyday. I literally felt just like I smelled ****. lol But I realized in the end...that theirs a reason for everything.  Plus I can have like dying disease or something. I think its cool your becoming an actress because of this disease. Hopefully you become adovcvacte and speak for us alll. Because we take shower but still smell at time but were human. Keep it the postie attitude!!!!!!!!!

[smelly255]

Take a supplement enzyme whenever you eat.  This will stop the smell

[LoneStarGuy]

There are many many enzyme supplements out there. Are you talking about just a typical digestive enzyme?

[qazwsxedc976]

Are you me?
I couldn't smell anything at home but the minute I got to school I knew everyone around me could and I could too. Its embarrasing. I stay in the library instead of go to lunch. I try and sit in the back of the class. I hate this so hard though. I even put my binder over my lap and cross my legs. Its awkward for a guy.

My theory and what works for me is to not eat so late. Definitely not after 8:00 P.M. If you do the food settles in your digestive track and hardly moves because your body is not so active right before you go to bed. The food would stay in one place and produce the same smell your bowel movements do.

Best of luck guys. Hope you figure it out.

[Jason97]

As many folks have stated, it might stem from a combination of things in your system.  Ingested alone, they might not do any harm, but once they break down chemically in your body, they mix with your particular body chemistry or hormones and create the odors that you speak about.  I found that when I wear silver jewelry, the metal reacts with my skin and causes me to give off a very musty/mildew odor. It took me quite a while to figure that the religious medal I wore around my neck was the culprit. I'm sure there are numerous other things that would cause this too. Perhaps your body contains a high amount of natural metalic substances?  Just a thought.

[Solvedit]

I had a problem like this for a long while. Here is what i did.

Give up wheat and be put on a coeliac diet. I found that this was the reason i always felt constipated. You wouldnt belive the amount of people that connot digest wheat properly. the only problem is that wheat is in nearly EVERYTHING. Biscuits, beer, bread, cakes, pasta, and alot of ready meals, but tesco and other supermarkets have a great free from range.

but the main reason how i solved this was by going for a poop every moring at around 8 o clock. what i found was that if you went to the toilete it would stop the smell, this where the wheat free diet kicked in because wheat was what was making me feel constipated. a week after i took the diet i was going to the toilete easilly and the smell would go. however i then found that it came back about an hour after lunch.

Basically u go the toilete after a meal to do a poo, but you will have to get your body trained to go in the moring by getting up early. then you are set for the rest of the day. Job done. And ive been to private health care and had all kinds of tests done but they arrived with no conlclusion so its best to just try this out first and see how you get on =D. Good luck.

[Solvedit]

I had a problem like this for a long while. Here is what i did.

Give up wheat and be put on a coeliac diet. I found that this was the reason i always felt constipated. You wouldnt belive the amount of people that connot digest wheat properly. the only problem is that wheat is in nearly EVERYTHING. Biscuits, beer, bread, cakes, pasta, and alot of ready meals, but tesco and other supermarkets have a great free from range.

but the main reason how i solved this was by going for a poop every moring at around 8 o clock. what i found was that if you went to the toilete it would stop the smell, this where the wheat free diet kicked in because wheat was what was making me feel constipated. a week after i took the diet i was going to the toilete easilly and the smell would go. however i then found that it came back about an hour after lunch.

Basically u go the toilete after a meal to do a poo, but you will have to get your body trained to go in the moring by getting up early. then you are set for the rest of the day. Job done. And ive been to private health care and had all kinds of tests done but they arrived with no conlclusion so its best to just try this out first and see how you get on =D. Good luck.

[luxy04]

hey sweetie, dont think negative there is hope for us im in the same situation as you. Im 25 and my boyfriend loves me with all his heart and i have great friends that surround me. But for others who dont know me they do tell me mean things,  like 'omg who is ever going to be with you'? that makes me feel bad and to be honest im a very pretty girl but it ***** that i smell like ****, i feel like sometimes i smell more than other days or other days a little lighter...idk but im sure going to a gastroenterology to check myself and see if there is anything they can do for me.Id been living with this 10 years so u can imagine how i feel...='(

[luxy04]

hey sweetie, dont think negative there is hope for us im in the same situation as you. Im 25 and my boyfriend loves me with all his heart and i have great friends that surround me. But for others who dont know me they do tell me mean things,  like 'omg who is ever going to be with you'? that makes me feel bad and to be honest im a very pretty girl but it ***** that i smell like ****, i feel like sometimes i smell more than other days or other days a little lighter...idk but im sure going to a gastroenterology to check myself and see if there is anything they can do for me.Id been living with this 10 years so u can imagine how i feel...='(

[Grannysolution]

I was in exactly the same situation as you and I was starting to walk on a dark road untill the day I spoke to my grandmother about it,,,suprisingly she had the solution. Here are the steps its pretty simple compared to the other solutions posted here.

-3 table spoons of cider apple vinager (use the expensive one as it contains more goodness than the cheap ones) and 1 tea spoon of honey (any honey will do).

-Mix these in a tea cup untill the honey is disolved.

-Add water (warm or cold), fill the cup and mix.

-Drink it 2 times a day

         1st) In the morning before you eat anything (make sure you don't eat anything for 15 min after drinking).

         2nd) At night before you go to sleep.

() Also eat alot of those high in fiber biscuts through the day.

It really works for me really hope its works for you guys. I love u all, we are in this together. You are not alone.

[zacmac1234]

same problem with me. a sour, feces smell that wont go away. I noticed it get worse when im having bad diet, ive tryed to keep myself to strict diet with alot of raw vegtables, spinach leaves, celery, carrots etc, and drink 3 litres of water a day along with weetabix for breakfast with honey. alot fruit during day and a good healthy diner with vegtables, tuna and wheatin bread i took also, i noticed the smell go by 90%, if i dont stick to the strict diet like i went off track before and the smell comes back again. Im just holding it of with the food im eating but still havent found a cure, doctors said before it could be bacterial infection or fungal disease, but cream tablets and stuck for that didnt work. so basically stick to the strict diet for now untill some1 comes with a cure..

[Fili007]

My husband and I are having the same problem.  We started taking Beano but it doesn't seem to help much.

[lally900]

Hi, I too suffer from the same problem.mine started at the tender age of 14 alll I can remember is I was constipated for about two days and then the constant smell began, I am now 21 years old. As you can imagine this ruined junior high , high school and everything else for me. I became aware of the smell because people began to comment about it , I was teased at school and at every job I have had. I dont have poor hygiene and I have tried just about everything , I have seen doctors , but they say I am imagining things , but I know for a fact that I am not because others around me notice the smell. I have tried powders , spray , gas pills and I thoroughly clean myself and the smell is still there, even seconds after I shower.  I need help , this embarrasing problem has ruined my life long enough , I just dont know where to look for help anymore if anyone has found the cure to this awful curse please let me know.

[lally900]

Hi, I too suffer from the same problem.mine started at the tender age of 14 alll I can remember is I was constipated for about two days and then the constant smell began, I am now 21 years old. As you can imagine this ruined junior high , high school and everything else for me. I became aware of the smell because people began to comment about it , I was teased at school and at every job I have had. I dont have poor hygiene and I have tried just about everything , I have seen doctors , but they say I am imagining things , but I know for a fact that I am not because others around me notice the smell. I have tried powders , spray , gas pills and I thoroughly clean myself and the smell is still there, even seconds after I shower.  I need help , this embarrasing problem has ruined my life long enough , I just dont know where to look for help anymore if anyone has found the cure to this awful curse please let me know.

[lally900]

Hi , I was just wondering if this is stilll working for you and if your positive the smell problem is completly gone? I have been suffering with this curse for years and many times thought I found the  solution , but then people comment about the smell and I realize it still there! Thanks.

[nobodyyouknow]

I have the same problem.  I found for me its a compilation of things, mostly liver working slowly and the body not being able to clear waste effectively, it comes through the pores.  I've found that its basically a cellular problem.  Not enough basic elements left in my system due to poor diet, tobacco use for years, and past drug use (15yrs ago).  All this depleted the essential minerals the body uses to cleanse itself and for the body's systems to function properly (including digestion and elimination, skin problems (oily, smotches).
I've learned about tissue salts.  Please research them!!!!! There is a salt for everything under the sun.  Thank God!!!!!!!  For us there is a cure!!!  And it is cheap!!!!  Its one of the 12 tissue salts......its silica.  Research it.
I've been taking it for 3 days now and my skin is already healing!!!!  Nothing else has been able to do this, I've tried everything.  My smell is a little worse right now but that is a good thing.  The first thing that silica does is bind toxins and general nastiness inside the body and expels it rapidly.  That is why my smell is worse right now.  But it will soon all be gone!!!!  That includes bad breath, stinky feet and butt, clammy hands, sticky sweat, and all forms of body putrefaction.  It actually rebuilds the cells that are damaged or not functioning properly- the cells of the liver and colon and kills anaerobic bacteria in the body and mouth, and brings the whole body back to a state of general good health.  It takes a while for the whole process to work......maybe 3 to 8 weeks in total.....but you will see small improvements in a day or two with other things associated with body odor.  Please for the love of God...look into this!  Just google tissue salts.  I never thought that a solution was this easy or affordable.  You can get tissue salts at any health food place for like 500 tablets for $10.

[boohoo012]

So, how does this affect your clothes? Does the smell stay in your clothes when you take it off? Wearing fake fabrics can make the smell more intense because they are hard to breath through, not a breathable material, for instance polyester, satin, rayon, spandex. Wearing more natural clothing like cotton, silk, and wool helps a lot.How do you take care of your laundry? How do you get the smell out, if any?

[LoneStarGuy]

You know, I'm a Christian as well and I understand the path you have laid out, but I also know that for whatever reason, God does not heal many many issues for many people. I have known some of the most lovely Godly people that have died of diseases. We can only say that it's all in God's indiscernable wisdom that he allows such to happen. So, this 'one size fits all' method of 'pray and you will be healed' sounds very spiritual to Christians that have no serious problems. But for those suffering with long term, even life threatening problem, it can create anxiety and make one wonder if something is not wrong with their relationship with God. Yes pray, seek the Lord, but continue to look for answers as well in the natural world in which he has placed us. Perhaps some may say even that shows a lack of faith and the reason for not being healed. I've known of folkn that have literally prayed til they died. There is no shame in that. It's all a mystery. I prefer to supplement prayer with finding a 'medical' or natural solution in all the wisdom God has granted Man to discover and develop things that help heal the multitude of ills humankind is suffering. And if God heals me in the mean time, all the more better!