Hi. I’m 14 years old. On days I didn’t shower people would say things like “it smells like sh*t” and I would always believe it’s me, as I could never smell it. My parents and doctor say I don’t smell. One day I did shower but still got a couple of comments, but then it kinda stopped. I would get paranoid when people sniffle, put hands near noses and faces, open windows around me. I haven’t heard any comments about bad smell in weeks now. I used an anti-bacterial antiperspirant but the other day I put on a different antiperspirant and I heard someone say “who farted” to his friends, I don’t know if it was me or not as it was only him who said it and it only happened once. It’s got to the point where I constantly spray deodorant and body spray on myself and my friends would tell me not to put so much on. I must not smell bad if my doctor and parents continuously said I didn’t. I also had sore stomachs a lot so it could possibly be to do with digestion. If this could be anything to do with it I was told by my doctor I have a vitamin b12 deficiency and he gave me cyanocobalamin and folic acid tablets. I also have had excessive sweating in the bum at school or in public, I was given some driclor antipersperant. I also believe I have anxiety. Do I smell or am I just paranoid? Do I have fecal body odour, leaky gut/leaky gas etc, or could it be because of the sweating and bacteria when I don’t wear the anti bacteria antiperspirant? What would I take to eliminate bad odour, but if safe to take as I don’t know if I actually smell or not. I think I may be paranoid as people still ask me to sit beside them and don’t avoid socialising with me.
I don’t know if I stink of poop?
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- 3+ months ago by Charlsfar...
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My year head in school spoke to me about my anxiety and paranoia about it and other stuff and she said the chances were slim that I smell. She said I could see the school counsellor to help
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That might be caused by faulty digestion, especially if you eat eggs for breakfast. Eggs contain sulfur, and bad digestion causes a body odor like sewer gas. Some people take zinc pills to control body odor, but the benefit is not certain. B vitamins are helpful in a general way. Vitamin B2 is a dye that makes urine bright yellow, so when the color fades it is time for another dose. You can read some books about nutrition to learn more.
I think I was constipated and on lactulose when getting those comments. It hasn’t been happening a lot lately though. Even walking past people who definitely say something about an odour, they haven’t said anything. Maybe since getting those comments I’ve just continued to be paranoid
You often are not aware of your body odor, so it may or may not be paranoia. Yogurt is an uncertain product. It does not have to contain actual yogurt bacteria, and if it does there is a good chance they are not alive when you get the product. Take nutritional yeast or B-100 pills, and only eat yogurt if you like it.
Constipation is a sure sign you need to eat fiber. Two slices of whole grain bread every day or veggies with every meal.
I haven’t got comments on it since maybe 2 or 3 weeks ago. I wasn’t really drinking enough water or eating enough fruit. I had looked into colon cleansing and tried to eat lots of apples and drink lots of water, I think maybe that could’ve helped. I definitely did smell bad one day when I didn’t shower because I’m every class or when I walked past people would comment. So I think it could be paranoia from that past experience maybe
Are b100 pills safe when not prescribed by a doctor, even if I don’t need them?
I think I maybe wasn’t cleaning my bum properly as I got wet wipes that are flushable and I think they possibly helped
Thank god. I think I’m also paranoid incase other people notice it and think it’s me. I think my old friends may have thought that and I didn’t feel good around them. I still speak to them and am quite close, but I felt like I had nothing in common with them and it was bringing me down. My friends I hang out with now I am really close to them and feel like I can be myself around them. I’m constantly spraying body spray/deodorant/antiperspirant on myself and they say things like “do you ever stop spraying?” Or “you don’t need to spray so much.” I feel like they keep me right and this has made me realise that I maybe think I smell worse than I actually do. My mum sniffles a lot around me, until I started to be quite from upstairs to see if she would still sniffle when I wasn’t around and she would, she just sniffles a lot. Thanks for answering
I don’t eat eggs. I think it possibly could be digestion. Are zinc pills safe to buy and take even if I don’t stink? Or what foods are rich in zinc? I heard probiotics help, would a yogurt with probiotics help?