FRUIT FLIES AROUND ME IN SUMMER

[marianriviera]

FRUIT FLIES IN SUMMER

I'm so glad that forums like this are established to help patients with medical queries around the globe.

I started noticing this abt 2 years ago. During summer, fruit flies would be all over me wherever I go. I live in a tropical country and summers are hot and humid so I would bathe twice a day but they're still there. I don't have blood sugar problems, I'm B+, I use an unsented deodorant, I use the same bath soaps and perfumes but it is only during summer that fruit flies surround me.

Could this mean a serious medical illness?

Thank you in anticipation of your immediate reply.

:)

[Ger57]

It could still be the scents in your deodorant, soap or shampoo that are attracting them. It is possible that you don't smell anything, but they do.
Try to change to something else for a while and see how that works out.

I would certainly not think of a serious medical illness to begin with.

[Red_Star]

I used to be covered in mosquito bites when everyone else had a few bites at the most. Why was I the target of all those pesky mosquitos!? I found out why eventually - vitamin B12 malabsorption (in my case due to autoimmune pernicious anaemia). So maybe it could be a nutrient deficiency causing your problem.