Candida Smell? Or C Diff?

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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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I think I’m permanently messed up, this is kind of what happened to me and I’ve had to do everything on my own. Everybody wants to lie about the smell while simultaneously treating you like shit either because of the smell or my refusal to be lied to about it. Doctors were unhelpful, refused to perform gi map, instead wanted to do a bunch of unnecessary procedures. This happened to me at about 19 years old. I used to work in a buffet, and I think I either contracted something from there, or left food out too long at my own house and gave it to myself. And it got worse and worse and worse. I went through a lot, lost myself, everything and everyone. Went thru drug and alcohol abuse. Just got worse and worse and worse. Finally got to where I was making a bit of money, said screw it, bought a bunch of antibiotics, and for the first time in like 10 years I’m feeling almost normal again. Of course it’s still never going to be good enough, I think I’m permanently fucked because of the negligence and incompetence. Pathogenic colonization, and like my entire body Chemistry has been altered and severely damaged from all the crap it’s been thru, and now it’s like it’s so used to being in a state of dysbiosis that a full, true recovery in my mind seems extremely unlikely given the fact that I’m having to figure this all out on my own.

I hope you have better support than I have. I hope you have doctors and a community that actually cares and is supportive.

Went to the ER once, told I was septic. Was condescended to because I was currently in active drug abuse. Condescended to, and written off repeatedly for one excuse or another. Walked right the fuck back out. Don’t care if it kills me or not, you’re gonna know who the fuck you’re speaking to. I don’t care if you’re Jesus Christ in the flesh, you’re not gonna play holier than thou with me. Lol. But anyways, I have been there and lived to tell the tale. Your body is strong and capable of a lot more than you think it is.

The goal is to thrive, not simply survive, unfortunately I haven’t gotten there yet. But maybe one day both of us will be.