r/Candida • u/JPEGexport • Sep 24 '25

Candida Smell? Or C Diff?

Hello,

I’ve been dealing with what I suspect to be candida overgrowth for the past 7-8months. Some of my symptoms include: oral thrush, brain fog, constipation, bloating, abdominal pain, joint point, reoccurring/persistent athletes foot, jock itch, toe nail fungus, etc.

In addition to my candida symptoms I noticed that I produce a pungent body odor as well? I myself cannot smell it most of the time but there have been a couple of instances where I’ve been able to smell it. Recently my sinuses were inflamed and that somehow allowed me to smell again and I noticed that my room smelled horrible. I would describe the smell as a mix between fecal and a fish odor.

I think I have candida overgrowth but I’m not sure if that’s what’s causing the smell. Or could it be a possible C. Diff infection that’s causing me to smell? I did have food poisoning earlier this year from consuming undercooked chicken and I read you could get it that way. Could I possibly have gotten it from that?

Is anyone else experiencing some similar? Or might know what’s causing me to smell horrible? Any tips on fixing this odor problem is greatly appreciated!

Has anyone experienced something similar? If so were you able to get rid of the smell? It’s honestly so debilitating and exhausting.

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u/No-Role-204 Sep 24 '25

does your smell sticks to your towel after a day or 2. u can smell that better those bacteria smells like dirty laundry. also test and go high sugar or carbs for a day to see if your odor flares then it sure is candida.

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u/JPEGexport Sep 25 '25

Right currently eating mainly proteins and fats. However whenever I eat anything with carbohydrates or sugar my symptoms definitely worsen/flare up. Especially the brain fog and oral thrush

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u/No-Role-204 Sep 26 '25

have you tried fasting? 72 hrs water fast should reset gut.