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I do have very strong body odor but my scalp gives off this very weird sweat smell that is so strong. It smells like sweat and potatoes, I don’t really know how to describe it. I showered the other day and the whole restroom smelled like my scalp odor. I just freshly washed my hair and as the fan is blowing onto scalp, it’s releasing that same smell. It happens anytime I add any type of moisture to my hair, or when I start to sweat, my hair starts smelling like this. When it unwashed and I’ve eaten a lot of sugar or bread, it gets this sickening sweet/yeasty bread smell.

I’ve been doing some research and watching videos about different gut issues, specifically sibo and candida. I found out that sometimes feeling worse or even smelling worse after certain diets can show signs of progress. Ofc sometimes it could be that the diet or supplements aren’t actually working for you, but it also means that it is and the results can sometimes show worse symptoms rather than better in the beginning. I’ve just started eating coconut yogurt and I sometimes feel really bloated and bad after eating, I also smell worse but I’m having so many more bowel movements now. At first I would have like 1-2 in a week. Now, im having about 1-2 a day. I’m sayin all this to say that when trying new diets, don’t always assume the worse just because you’re smelling worse or feeling worse. I wish you all the best!

Did coconut yogurt help any of you guys with your odor?

Has anyone tried unscented products and notice a decrease is reactions to odor? I wanted to start using all unscented/natural body care products to atleast not make the odor mix with fragrances.

This might not work for everyone, may not even work for me but I made a new routine based on some research. I believe I have candida because I have the most reactions when eating sugary foods, and most of my symptoms aligned with it. Yesterday, I just thought about all the stuff I have and how I can possibly make a natural gut detox routine. I’m gonna “fast” for about 3 days but one the first day I’m drinking chia seed water once in the morning, once in the evening, and oregano tea in the afternoon. The next day I’ll do the same thing except I’m going to drink the oregano one in the morning as well as in the evening along with the chia seed water, but I’ll space out the time between drinking chai and drinking oregano. I’ll then drink some kefir in the afternoon. On the last day I’ll repeat this all. Then after, I’ll probably limit the chia seed water to one day and continue to take the oregano once at night and in the morning. I’ll also keep taking the kefir in between. For my diet I’m switching to zero starch foods, no carbs, no fruits, more meat, and some vegetables along with fermented foods. I’m also going to be consuming coconut yogurt and coconut water because around the time when I drunk coconut water a lot, it completely lessened my odors. Now I’m not saying this is going to completely reset my gut and I’m going to get more probiotics but this is all I have for now and what I’ll be working with.

I’ve been considering trying a receptionists job given my physical issues. I have bad gut issues, dizziness spells, and ofc odor. It was often hard for me to work in a retail job because I get dizzy a lot. Has anyone with Bo issues ever worked a receptionist job or something similar and if so how was it? Was it better than retail jobs or fast food chain jobs?

Has anyone tried oregano teas, herbs, or spices and seen results in odor? Currently trying to be consistent with drinking oregano, star anise, and clove teas, to see if they actually lessen odor.

So I’ve been having odor issues for a little over a year, and only patm issues for a few months. The weird thing is, over the past 1-3 months my patm reactions have actually slowed down to sometimes no reactions at all. The weirdest part is that the more they slow down, the more reactions I have. I test this by being around family members or being in public and the more I sneeze, cough, and scratch my nose, the less reactions in others. Some days when I have the most reactions, I have little to no reactions at all. Same goes for my body odor, I couldn’t smell it at all, now I can and that’s when I have a less odor reaction. I mean people may still react to an odor by making faces and etc, but when I’m more conscious of my smell, it’s not as severe as normal.

So I know I have body odor issues but my odor issues are a musty like scent, as I’ve heard from others. However, my hair has this sweet, like fungal scent to it. Does anyone know why this may be?

My gut issues have gotten progressively worse. I developed a bad body odor despite good hygiene, insomnia, and insaneeee brain fog. Simple things that I used to master I could barely even do. 2026 is where my gut went down hill for the worse. When I’d start eating bread, I’d get the worse stomach pain (I was never gluten intolerant before), and when I started eating starchy foods like potatoes or eggs, my stomach would cramp so bad. Because of financial issues, I’m not really able to afford produce right now, so I eat what I can. With that being said, I ate some beans a few minutes ago and as I was eating them I felt some pressure and pain, but I pushed past it because even when I’m eating I’ll have some cramping and stomach pain. This was like no other tho. When I finished eating, I got the most worst cramp imaginable I couldn’t even stand up. After relieving myself I still felt pressure, then the issue happened again. This time I had to literally run to the restroom because I felt like o couldn’t even hold my bowels in anymore. I started having bad diarrhea. Can anyone tell me what this could be? Also, I do have a doctor’s appointment scheduled and I will be asking for a referral to go to a gi.

s have gotten progressively worse. I developed a bad body odor despite good hygiene, insomnia, and insaneeee brain fog. Simple things that I used to master I could barely even do. 2026 is where my gut went down hill for the worse. When I’d start eating bread, I’d get the worse stomach pain (I was never gluten intolerant before), and when I started eating starchy foods like potatoes or eggs, my stomach would cramp so bad. Because of financial issues, I’m not really able to afford produce right now, so I eat what I can. With that being said, I ate some beans a few minutes ago and as I was eating them I felt some pressure and pain, but I pushed past it because even when I’m eating I’ll have some cramping and stomach pain. This was like no other tho. When I finished eating, I got the most worst cramp imaginable I couldn’t even stand up. After relieving myself I still felt pressure, then the issue happened again. This time I had to literally run to the restroom because I felt like o couldn’t even hold my bowels in anymore. I started having bad diarrhea. Can anyone tell me what this could be? Also, I do have a doctor’s appointment scheduled and I will be asking for a referral to go to a gi.

For context, my account is 3 years old bc I created it and never used Reddit, but as of a few weeks ago I just started using it. I’m not really knowledgeable on how everything works but I got these weird message requests yesterday and I’m wondering is this a frequent thing that happens on here? Yesterday these two accounts, one was made 10hrs ago the other 37 minutes ago, message requested me both saying yo. When I accepted and responded to one of them, they responded with where are you located. Both accounts had no posts or no interactions prior to them messaging me. Both accounts only said one karma and I’m not rlly sure what that means. I’m lowkey creeped out but I was wondering if this is a common occurrence on here or should I genuinely be a little worried?

For context, my account is 3 years old bc I created it and never used Reddit, but as of a few weeks ago I just started using it. I’m not really knowledgeable on how everything works but I got these weird message requests yesterday and I’m wondering is this a frequent thing that happens on here? Yesterday these two accounts, one was made 10hrs ago the other 37 minutes ago, message requested me both saying yo. When I accepted and responded to one of them, they responded with where are you located. Both accounts had no posts or no interactions prior to them messaging me. Both accounts only said one karma and I’m not rlly sure what that means. I’m lowkey creeped out but I was wondering if this is a common occurrence on here or should I genuinely be a little worried?

Can anyone explain to me what fbo is? I know what patm, tmau, and sibo. However, I keep hearing about fbo everywhere and I wanna know what it means?

I’ve never made kefir before or even consumed store bought kefir. However, I’m having severe gut issues and my microbiome is cooked. It’s gotten so bad over time that I can’t even consume bread or carbs with severe stomach issues. I want to make so can someone recommend a recipe and advice for dairy free kefir. (I’m lactose intolerant.)

I’m not even sure life is worth living anymore. I’m currently at my grandmother’s house with my mom, sister, and grandmother, and they’ve been making heavy comments. For context, this issue happened to me a few months ago, I went from being a girl who was known for smelling good to a girl who smells “musty” as some people say. I’ve heard people at my job say things about me and strangers in stores. It started from my family tho. When I was around they would randomly spray perfumes and air fresheners while making faces. When I would ask my mom consistently if I smelled bad, she would always say no, but she would be the main one to make gestures or smart comments in front of others. When I started classes and got jobs that’s when it only got worse. It caused me to not want to even go outside or even get dressed up anymore, even quitting my jobs and only staying home. I felt as if it was no point because I smelt bad. So today, I decided I wanted to get pretty and dressed up. My mom and sister complimented me immediately when they saw me, but when I got in the vehicle to go over my grandmother’s house, she started spraying perfume on herself heavily. (She hasn’t done something like this in a while) So when I arrived, the compliments continued flowing then all of a sudden the comments came. Normally, they used to do subtle comments and gestures, this time they were really loud about it. Saying something smells bad and spraying themselves with perfume. Saying they wanna puke because a smell is catching their nose. Mind you, they always beg me to come around them, when I do all they do is make comments and gestures.

Hey everyone, I wanted to know if during your experience with bromhidrosis or any body odor related issues, has anyone ever complimented you on your scent? For context, I have been struggling with body odor for over 6 months now. It just happened out of the blue. I went from being someone who was complimented on my scent heavily, to family members spraying around me, making faces, talking behind my back, and more. After that, when I started college and got my first job, I noticed people would react heavily to me. Especially at work because I would sweat a lot. Coworkers would make fun of me and even be very rude to me. At first I assumed that customers and coworkers were making fun of the smell of the building because everytime I would be in there, it smelled terrible. Then I started assuming it was me because of previous experiences. That’s when I started finding out about bromhidrosis and all of these other odor related issues. So when I went into my next jobs I assumed the worse. It seemed as though things had actually got worse because I was over aware of people’s emotions by this point, thinking everything was about me. Even in this new job people would make faces and say it stunk, even though I wouldn’t smell anything. What was really weird was that I guess around this time I started having patm symptoms. They weren’t as strong at first but when I left the job and started the new one, the patm was wayyy worse even though I wasn’t sweating or stressing nearly as much as I was at the old job. So it caught me by surprise and lead me to believe I was a terrible smelling individual. However, having a couple of encounters at my new job I noticed weird things. People would have reactions by me and make faces, but a lot of people would stand really close to me sometimes. It confused me because i was always led to believe when someone smelled bad you wouldn’t really wanna come in contact with them, but people were always comfortable being close by me. On a couple of an accounts I had random older ladies compliment me on the way that I smelled. I say all this to ask, has anyone ever gotten complimented on their smell even though they have body odor issues? If so why do you think they’re unable to smell your odor yet some people can?