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Strange body odor follwing me

This gonna be a bit long, but I'm really serious and everyday is like hell so I'd appreciate if you read this and help me.


I thought it was GI problem or skin problem first time, but all the test results were healthy so every dr. sent me to psychiatrists.

I still think it's physical or neurological problem but people treat me like I'm mental so I write here. (No offense)


I've always had IBS all my life, and sometimes had body odor, but both were normal range and had nothing to do with each other. I mean when my IBS had really flared up there was no BO. and I'm hygienic person, I shower everyday for 1 hrs.

It started when I stayed in humid hot country. I'm weak to spicy foods or hot weather or stress, so I guess the place was the trigger--I developed severe underarm odor and become really gassy.

I'm usually a bit gassy and it's been odorless. But after staying that country(hot weather, severe stress, terrible diet) my body odor and gas(sorry, yuck) became really offensive.

So when I came back home I tried to eat healthy, lots of vegetables, limited proteins, no processed foods, etc...

Strange thing happens from here.
My skin odor disappeared and gas became nearly odorless, but strange smells started to follow me.

First I thought it was environment problem because it was not human BO. It was raw sewage smell or strange ammonia odor(not women's odor, pure ammonia smell), sometimes dirty clothe smell sometimes just undescribable something.

but time passes by I realized it was me. Because it followed me and when I bent down I could smell it coming from my body.

Then I thought I had rectal problem so intestinal gas leaking, but it was not.
One day I felt something more subtle than air coming out from my groin area and this air-like something was carrying the smell of my urine INSIDE my bladder. I didn't leak any urine, and my underwear, clothe were clean and my groin area skin didn't smell,
Something very subtle, air-kind something was seeping out from my body emitting odor of my inside.

Now you think I'm mental. don't you?
Sometimes I think I'm crazy too. and I WISH I were crazy.

And this smells change up to places, foods, condition, hormonal change, mood, or even weather.
I really can't pinpoint which thing trigger which smell. I just always have BO that follows me like radiation. Strange thing is my skin rarely have any BO now. (or my gas)
It's.... more like aura around me.
So people doesn't notice it was me first time, but slowly they start to notice it's me.


More bizzar thing is, this smell can travel to hundred meters in sec.
I MEAN IT.
I saw all the people walking hundred meters ahead me suddenly stare back at me, then start to look around as if they thought 'normal looking person like me' cannot emit this kind of odor spreading so vast area.

Plus, my family or friends or docs can't detect this smell. (though nurses can smell it I don't know why)
Many strangers can smell it (one day whole compartment of subway glared at me because of my smell. I remember the angry disgusted glares of people. I don't take subway after that.)
Some people mention it 'what the hell is that smell'... 'who **ted'... 'that's her'...
But my friends can't smell it. They are not lying. They usually point out my every defects, so when they say they don't smell, it's true.

Further strange thing is, the smell changes up to places.
Sometimes it start to emit in basement or bathroom, sometime in alleys, sometimes at my home, it just changes and I don't know why.

Just one more plus, some odors not emitted from me(like garbage smell or other persons smell) FOLLOWS ME.
One day there was an alcoholic in waiting room and I stayed there about one hour. After that day, for 2 days I emitted alcoholic stench from my body. I wasn't even sitting next to him but it was like my body aura absorbed the stench!


Think it was demanding reading, sorry.
But I had to vent all the strange symptoms that's killing me everyday.
How can this kind of symptom exist?

Severe BO? I can live with that. But smell of my inside gut or bladder escapes me?!! and it spreads to vast area in seconds?! and whatever I eat however I shower the smell doesn't go away?! and the BO is not normal human stench?

Sometimes the smell is so not human, more like sulphur substance in Lab, I can blame it to sewage problem.


Now I'm taking xanax to calm me down, and it helps me about sulfhuric odor, but when I take xanax too much it becomes rotten garbage odor.

Already too long to read, I'll add some more in replies.


Is anyone here have this problem?
What the hell is this? How can physically this kind of thing exist?

PLZ, somebody, help me.
My psychiatrist gave up on me and just throw me some xanax sometimes risperdal but they don't work much.

Oh, and every physical dr (GI, Hormonal, Traditional docs) gave up on me too.
Best Answer
480448 tn?1426948538
Hello there!

I think it is very telling that the people who are around you (and people who care about you and would be honest with you) do NOT smell anything.  You THINK strangers around you are smelling you, but that just may be a psychological reaction, because YOU think you smell, so you think they smell it too, and you feel self conscious.

What do you mean nurses can smell it?  How many other people, besides you, and not including strangers, have verified that they smell something?  How do they describe it?

While there is no doubt that certain medical conditions and diseases cause different odors, you've seemingly had a lot of very thorough work ups from many different specialists, and again, it is just too significant to ignore that really, YOU are the only one who smells this.

I'm sure you are frustrated and I'm sure you genuinely believe this is going on (and it might be, obviously I can't say either way), but my own personal assessment is that perhaps this IS indeed psychological in nature.  It could be olfactory hallucinations, it could be an exaggerated perception of a very subtle normal body odor.  It sounds like perhaps when you stayed in the "hot" country, something happened there that changed you.  Maybe due to the circumstances, when you WERE having BO and other issues, you became so overly sensitive to it and upset by it, that you were sort of left traumatized?

I'm not saying that you're crazy, and I feel for you, but with all the medical assessments you've had, and the fact that no one close to you smells it, really points more toward something pyschological in nature.  Have you tried therapy?  How about any other meds besides Xanax?

I wish I had something better to tell you, but that's my hunch.  I think it wouldn't hurt for you to dive into mental health treatment, give it a try.  In the very least, if the smell is real and undiagnosed, you need support to get you through this. I'm sure it is affecting every aspect of your life.

Very best of luck to you!
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Have you had any kind of paranormal encounters?
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Yes I have, why do u ask please?
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Have you had any kind of paranormal encounters?
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OK thanks, I hope he does soon anywwys thanks for your support, I received your e.email, I have reported the matter to my gp and other psychiarist, hopefully let's see how the MRI Scan goes, thanks once again
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Does anyone know a better way of dieing? I have tried holding my breath but its too painful and difficult, I just want to die, am too good looking for this to be happening, I mean its too shameful and embarrassing plus non- sufferers just don't understand its not cos of poor hygiene and its not coming from you, underarm and feet smell has included with the urine, gutter, sewage, garbage, dirty toilet smell, the funniest thing is they don't come from my body yet pollutes everywhere I go so bad, am waiting for sleep monster to reply cos there is famous musician who sang a song which I suspect could be going thru the same thing.
Don williams- it only rains on me
Listen to the song folks,bless
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Someone told me it's a hex. Bit o also read up on tmau look it up.
I have the same issue but it was urinary incontinence and celiac disease. I smell the same and im to the point where i can care less what ppl say or smell. Now and days ppl make a big deal out of normal things like farting or armpit ordor. Sometimes you cant help these ordors seeping out of your body. I been told i smell funky or that I stink or smell like food. Someone wrote negative things online but never confronted me. Just Live with it we are not perfect and not every body is the same dont stop your social life be honest with ppl and tell them how you feel the people who love you will stick around no matter how foul y0u are. I smell like onion garbage and pee at times and sometimes when i get constipated like poop.  Theres nothing  i can do but change my diet and speak up when i have to. I wash myself so much my doctor said i was washing way to much. My issues started when I gave birth. People are gonna talk no matter how fresh you smell so dont worry about what ppl say. i carry soap wipes and sometimes these cleansing cloths that older ppl use and i wipe down. It can be a number of things like thyroid or  it can be inherted or what you eat. Ive tried Chlorophyll and zinc but I still smell. I cut down on soda and salt and it did help somewhat. Maybe your Galbladder or a Bladder infection theres many things that can be happening to your body. Take care and dont worry about what ppl say keep moving forward. Maybe your nose too you can have a nasal infection and smell that. Go to a doctor that can sit with you and talk to you. Maybe acid reflux ?  
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I have also experienced that burning sensation all over my body and it seems like I was breathing fire or some hard choking smoke which gave me a serious head burn headache
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Sleep monster are you there?I want to ask u few questions, might try help in eliminating this embarrassing situation
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