surfer whats up brother man you were'nt lying our situations are completely identical,but my odor comes from within me but not my anal area,i just returned from my gi's office and he told me i'm perfectly normal and i do'nt need any special testing done but i convinced him to schedule a colonoscopy for me.i used to just stay in and watch television for hours but now i find myself obsessed with this forum and all the positive people and valuable imformation 'im receiving,thanks for reaching out to me bro i appreciate it and im gonna keep in touch through emails,etc. hold your head up bro, god bless...