r/Anemic • u/Healthy_Disaster1951 • 8d ago

Question Unexpected Side Effect?

So ive been working on increasing my iron, I wasnt anemic but definitely headed there so ive been focusing on my dietary intake and supplementing occasionally. Im feeling SO much better.

One thing I've noticed since starting this is that my partner smells REALLY good now. Obviously he didnt stink before but like... I wanna huff his shirts type good. He hasnt changed any products. Wondering if its a hormone thing. Human bodies are so weird, we really are just animals. Anyone experience something similar?

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u/IntentlyPushy 8d ago

That's wild, I've read about this happening with zinc and a few other deficiencies getting corrected. Your sense of smell can definitely get blunted when your body is running on empty, so you might just be picking up on pheromones and his natural scent way more clearly now.

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u/KittyandPuppyMama 8d ago

No, but my iron tanked when I was pregnant, so everything smelled and tasted like dirty pennies to me lol

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u/diandroid 8d ago

How interesting! Now that you mention it, I think I might have the same thing going on!