It is the sign of a very bad internal bacteria related problem as only bacteria smell. You need to start some cleanses or a fast as soon as possible. You will have remarkable results. How unkind can people be. Another thing to be looked at seriously, is the possibility that you have a poor sense of smell.

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You need to cleanse all your internal organs: Bowel, kidneys, dental cleanup, liver cleanse ...

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You cna start by taking some probiotics ... as most likely your intestinal flora is very poor!

Agnes

I know what you mean....i have the same problem and STILL searching for a solution. No one ever told me i "reeked", but I noticed everyone covers their noses when i come around, so i'm assuming i reek. Let me know when you find something out.

I have a similar problem. Has anything worked. It is very embarassing and have tried everything I can think of with no luck!
Thanks for any advice!!

I've worried about an external odor, is it possible that a cleanse isn't enough to rid myself of the problem? I've tried a bowel and liver cleanse but am not sure if the odor has disappated. I worry when I'm around other people and cannot get a real straight answer about it from my friends which makes me even more depressed.Especially since I can obviously tell that they notice. I've been to medical and pyschological doctor to figure it out but they gave me little advice and quit going. If anyone has any advice it'd be appreciated.

I too have bad Body Odor except I sweat a lot and just got a clean bill of health from my M.D. I am just nervous a lot he says. Easy for him to say cause his body doesn't smell like swiss cheese 15 minutes after a shower. I scrub my hair, groin, armpits, feet, butt, ears. whole darn body....I'm in there for 10 minutes twice daily and I don't where the cheese smell is coming from. What's really annoying is having little bugs in the summer around flying around my head. I must either really stink or give off a lot of CO2. It's not funny. I bathe 2 a day and change my clothes and I'm sick of the swiss cheese and chuck-e-cheese jokes.

Any Suggestions for my dilema?

I too have bad Body Odor except I sweat a lot and just got a clean bill of health from my M.D. I am just nervous a lot he says. Easy for him to say cause his body doesn't smell like swiss cheese 15 minutes after a shower. I scrub my hair, groin, armpits, feet, butt, ears. whole darn body....I'm in there for 10 minutes twice daily and I don't where the cheese smell is coming from. What's really annoying is having little bugs in the summer around flying around my head. I must either really stink or give off a lot of CO2. It's not funny. I bathe 2 a day and change my clothes and I'm sick of the swiss cheese and chuck-e-cheese jokes.

Any Suggestions for my dilema?

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, I HATE TO GO OUT IN PUBLIC OR TO SOCIAL GATHERING//MY CO-WORKERS DESCRIBE IT AS SEWAGE SMELL/I CAN'T TELL WHERE ITS COMING FROM, IT EMITS FROM MY BODY/AND LIKE THE REST OF YOU I TAKE BATHS,SHOWERS I'VE EVEN TRIED SOAKING IN TOMATOE JUICE. I TRIED ACIDOPHOLUS, EVERYTHING THIS IS VERY DEPRESSING, WHEN YOU TELL THE DR. WHAT'S GOING ON THEY THINK YOU NEED TO SEE A SHRINK. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE, I CAN'T KEEP LIVING LIKE THIS.
PLEASE, PLEASE IF THERE IS ANYONE OUT THERE THAT KNOWS A CURE PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

Ihave had had a Body Odor for about a year now
it started out very mild, but now it is full blown.
I have a persistant smell of feces. i do not even know where it is coming from yet i do know that it is not gas, at least i dont feel gas. It tends to get worse when i eat or swallow anything.
At times it does go away, but then it allways comes back. When i go to sleep it stops and whaen i wake up its not too bad either.
This is just too bizzarre for me. I dont know what is happening to me and i am scared to find out what. Also its not always a feces odor , it changes alot from feces, to a musty smell, to a yeast like smell to just plain out sewage odor. I dont know if its gi related or throught reated because when it first started, it come from my mouth ( the odor ) i used to smoke and when i would light a cigarette and start to smoke , there would come a strange smell from the smoke a blew out . I did not even smell like smoke, it was this nasty odor, that is when it first started. Now i dont smoke and i have those other odors. this is like living in hell. I now dont have a social life because i dont go out. I cant evn stand being in the same room as myself. It is driving me crazy.
Litterally, i have even tried to kill myself because of it, and have been put in a hospital. i wish someone could help yet i have tried lots of doctors........ i guess i will continue to try!
Any one with info or help please do . I used to be so happy and full of life, with tons of friends. i was the life of the party... now im just the joke of it.

Okay, dude. We're coming down the stretch here. It's been a brutal fight, but you've made it this far. You, and everyone else here, have shown a tremndous amount of heart. RECOGNIZE THAT. Many people would've thrown in the towel by now. In fact, I'd lay all my earthly possessions and bet that some of the first to fold would be some of those smart-ass, no character having shallow jerks who parade as human beings. The ones with their sinister stares, evil grins, and "clever" insults.
You've taken some shots, but you're still here: STILL FIGHTING. And as long as you're fighting you got hope. I'm here to help with some between rounds advice (ala Mickey) to push you through so that you'll make it to that last, decisive round...
The disorder is trimethylaminuria. Known primarily as "fish-odor" syndrome, it has been know to come in other smells as well. Mine, for the most part, is the exact same one as you mentioned. I did however notice a handful of times the fish-related odor, also.
Primarily, though, it is the fecal one you mentioned.
My strategy: Many showers, ESPECIALLY after a bowel movement. There can be no other way. In fact, I have to take three (specifically, soaping that one area): the first two 5 minutes apart in the "same shower"; the third time about 10-15 minutes later (the "second shower") Excessive, yes. But nothing less has worked. Believe me, I learned by trial-and-error.
The best soap to use is a liquid, not bar, soap, specifically Aloe Vera type. All that bathing will be agitating to your skin; the aloe vera will do tons to keep that in check.
This may seem time consuming, but in reality it will take 20 minutes tops (not including bowel movement.) A small price to pay. It may seem excessive but get used to it. Pretty soon it will become part of your ordinary routine, like brushing your teeth.
ALWAYS take a shower in the morning before you go out, bowel movement or no.
Additional showers or quick rinse-ups in a bathroom may required as needed.
I have to go for now.
I will be back at the end the round...