Re: FECAL BODY ODOR

Hopefull Me,

Hi, my name is Nick and I'm 20 years old. I've been reading your previous posts and it is relieving to find someone that has the EXACT same problem as me. I too have a "FECAL" odor that ranges from mild to strong. This problem started last year, when someone commented that I smelled like "ass". I have a somewhat obsessive character and when the person commented on that, I hopped right in the shower and "scrubbed" my anus excessively with a wash cloth to where it hurt (like when you scrub your neck really hard with a wash cloth). From that day on, people commented that I smelled like "sulfur/rotten eggs" to "feces". One day I noticed I smelled like someone set off a stink bomb and I plugged my nose, thinking it was someone else. But the smell followed me around the entire day, even after I took a shower. I got so use to the smell that I can't even smell it. The problem seems to get worse everytime I think about it, worrying I stink down there. I too have been stumped for awhile trying to figure out where the odor is coming from. But I know for a FACT, that the major part of the odor is coming from the anal area. I also think too, that my face emits a slight odor, but I don't know what kind yet (My face gets oily/sweaty all the time). But that's me, your case may be different. I think I might have an infection, from scrubbing it really hard that one day. And the psychological aspect is also true to: My anal muscles are totally not doing what they're suppose to do (tighten up). They are unconsciencly controlled by the brain and I think from my obsessively worrying about if I smell down there, it has reversed it somehow. Like when I'm in a extreme social situation, I worry about it and when I worry if it's "closed" or not, it seems to open up or almost relax too much. I have done a lot of trial and error, and showering only helps momentarily and using deodorants and such "down there" do not work, they make it worse (I feel so embarrassed telling you this). And using cologne/perfume only helps temporarily until my body heats up. There have been times when I feel extremely happy, extremely confident and I "touch down there" and it feels normal - tight like it should be. I know psychologically, there is A LOT to do with it. With my obsessive behavior, it's almost impossible to stop worrying about it. I currently don't have insurance so I cannot see a psychologist or a medical doctor because I quit working because of this problem. I moved back with my parents and life is a struggle for me EVERY DAY. I use enjoy life so much and had a wonderful social life. I was even planning on going to college but this problem is holding me back. I even attempted suicide, I started to eat a couple sleeping pills and I stopped myself to realize what I was doing but I did not take enough to overdose (thankfully). And then I started smoking marijuana regularly to maybe try and "forget" about my worrying and all the hurtful remarks people make. But damn, that made my problem 10 times worse, literally! I worried about me smelling so much that I stunk up an entire floor of someone's house and I could even smell it! And not to mention the toll smoking marijuana has taken on my psychological state - bad memory, horrible motor skills, ect. When I worry about it, my buttocks sweat tremendously and my my entire body heats up and I just have a nervous breakdown. I always feel that I have to be somewhere where it's cold so I can just relax and cool down. When I feel worried, my body heats up. When I feel confident/happy, my body adjusts well to the room/outside temperatures. Like last year during the winter I was walking to get an application and I was so worried about smelling, my body heated up so much that I could have taken my shirt off and not felt cold one bit. It's that bad!

But I'm narrowing in on this problem. Once I find a way to go see a medical doctor and psychologist (I've got to start working again or go to school full-time), I'll feel pretty confident that the cause will be discovered. One thing that helps is exercising and keeping your mind off the "worrying" of the odor problem. That's half the battle.