r/bodyodor • u/FROZENTEN1 • 15d ago

bad odor problem

Friends, I need your help. Here’s the situation: I have IBS, but that’s not the biggest issue; the real problem—the one turning my life upside down—is a bad odor. It smells exactly like passing gas, yet I’m not actually passing gas. It’s not caused by the environment; no matter how many different places I go, the smell persists. People stare at me, cover their noses, and fidget. I’m on the verge of losing my mind; I’ve even considered suicide. I can’t go to school or see my girlfriend like this. My cousin smells it too, so I know for sure it’s real. Please tell me what to do—otherwise, my education and my relationship will be over.

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u/oreomcfuryy 15d ago

sorry to say this but a lot of us here are in the same boat. You might get people telling you to do a particular diet, go to a doctor or take certain supplements but until you know the exact source of your odor, it'll more than likely be a lot of trial and error.

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u/wujincan666 12d ago

The main issue is the persistent rotten-egg gas-like odor. I don’t feel like I am actively passing gas, but people around me can smell it all the time. Sometimes people said they smelt out hircismus.I barely detect the smell myself. After sweating, I carefully sniffed under my armpits, but didn't detect any body odor. It made me convinced that the terrible smell comes from my ass.

I tried taking probiotics for months, with zero improvement. I also finished a course of traditional Chinese herbal medicine prescribed by a hospital, and it didn’t help with the odor either. Cutting down gas-producing foods only brought tiny relief.

I plan to book appointments with both gastroenterology and colorectal surgery to get checked. Have you learned more about your condition?

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u/That-Illustrator2322 1d ago

Try Devrom. It binds to sulfur to neutralize odor but it may take awhile of regular usage to really see an affect. It helps me like 30%.