Re: cleartheroom

Here is my profile

1. NAME & ADDRESS. Cleartheroom (for other communication please use the box on curezone)

2. LOCATION. For the last 22 years: Long Island, New York, United States of America.

3. COUNTRY OF BIRTH. Haiti (in the West Indies)

4. ETHNICITY. Black

5. AGE/SEX. 52/Male

6. DURATION OF CONDITION. Six months

7. CHARACTERISTICS. Mine is just plain (consistent) fecal body odor. Once in a while, I would get a smoky whiff.

8. SITE. Odor seems to come mostly from my face, hair and the chest and stomach area.

9. DIETS. Up to 25 years old, regular Caribbean style diet: rice, beans, cornmeal, vegetables, greens, little meat and fish and lots of fruit and bread. From 25 to 42 or so, same as before with even less meat or fish. From 42 to present, mostly vegan. I started to add some dairy and eggs only a few months ago, very little in fact. All my life I always eat tons of bread and cooked greens. I do not really drink water, only watered down juices, half and half.

10. ALLERGIES. I do not have any common allergy. But since I have been a complete vegetarian I would get seriously sick if anything I ingest contains even traces of meat or fish.

11. BATHROOM USE. Up to around 25 years old, I would have a BM every other day or so; from 25 to about 40, one a day; from 40 years old on, at least two every single day.

12. EXERCISE REGIMEN. When I was younger, regular physical activities, basketball. Right now, Tai Chi (15 min once or twice a day), Zhan Zhuang (10 min once a day), 30 min walk once a day.

13. PERCEIVED SINGLE CAUSE. I believe my condition is caused by an imbalance in the gut flora.

14. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. In my case, the imbalance in the gut flora was probably brought about by an overuse of diet teas. My condition was improving a little bit and I had to have some of that tea. A few days after, the odor came back with a vengeance. It's been consistently at its highest since.

15. TREATMENTS. The thing that seemed to give me a little relief after a few weeks of use is Organic Apple Cider Vinegar taken with juice once to twice a day. But it's a killer on the teeth! Probiotics didn't do anything for me. Right now I am trying the Zinc pills without any luck so far. If I wear any kind of perfume or scent, even baby powder, they would have to clear the whole planet!

16. HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. I haven't seen any doctor or anybody else about this, and I don't think I will.

17. WORST MISCONCEPTIONS. A lot of people in the forums seem to mix Strong Body Odor and Fecal Body Odor. I think regular BO smells more like sweat and come from hyperactivity of the sweat glands, whereas FBO results from abnormal performance of necessary functions in the GI tract. We are born with BO, but FBO sets in later in life after an unknown thing happened to us. Also, diet changes can NOT bring about a cure! Of course one might feel or smell better, but he/she is still not cured. If this were true, all the people on the SAD diet would stink like a thousand asses (pardon my French!) Guess what? They don't! And most of us stink on a relatively healthy diet.

18. WORST REACTION. I don't mind the looks and the whispers as much as I despise the comments about hygiene. “Somebody needs to take a shower or needs to know how to use a deodorant” AAARRGH&^$&#&&8!!!

19. EMPLOYMENT. Nursing Assistant (Hospital)

20. APPROPRIATE JOBS. Places where one works alone or where there's already a strong odor: Farms, Pharmaceutical companies, Chemical and Treatments plants, Self employment, Internet ventures, Day trading, Crafts, etc.

21. SHORT TERM GOALS. Health wise, I am ok, but odor wise I would like to be able to go to the store without people coughing all over the place, and squeezing their noses. Also I would like to find a way to generate some income!

22. HOBBIES. Flute playing, Reading, Long Distance Driving.

23. NOTES. I really wish we could find a way to get the media on our side so we can get some help in battling this monster.