Has anyone else had a problem with body odor..... I can smell my self and it burns my eyes and nose it is so sharp. I was banded 4/11 and have lose 40 #'s since surgery. I have a wound from infection and having my port removed but I use a wound vac and the odor does not seem to be worse when we change the dressing. Even within minutes of showering I notice the smell again. I have to see my doc monday but thought I would get some imput from all of you as well. This is really annoying. Help anyone.

Thanks:wub:

Nope, I haven't had any types of problem with this. Could it have anything to do with the infection that is running through your body? I just have no idea. Let us know what your doctor says.

Good luck with that...be sure to post back what your doctors say.

I don't know what it's called and if it's something you can just suddenly develop, but a friend of mine always smelled horrible. I always thought she just had bad hygiene, but she showered at my house once and even used my body splash.. and she still smelled really funky.. so it ends up it was something about her, I googled it years ago, forget what it was now.. just some disorder.

Saw a talk show with a woman who always smelled like tuna no matter what too..

It could just be ketosis. It can produce a sour smell. It is not uncommon to have while losing weight, especially if you aren't eating a lot of carbs. It is normally not anything to worry about, but you might want to discuss it with your doctor.

I bet this is wound related... your wound may have tissue that needs to be removed. Are you on an antibiotic? Did you get the wound vac through a wound care specialist or nurse - what do they say??

There is a cream your can get for wounds that have a foul odor, it's called MetroGel. It's actually a cream made for rosacea - but has been found to control the smell of wounds. Perhaps you can ask your doctor about this if it continues.

Hugs, I hope your wound heals soon.

Not knowing if the odor is coming from the wound or not, I do know that years ago my husband had body odor so strong it was impossible to cuddle. He could take a shower and towel off and smell strong again. We read somewhere that he should take 10 - 30 mg of zinc per day as a dietary supplement and amazingly it took the odor away. He took it for several years and the odor went away. One of our sons, upon reaching the teen years developed the same problem and taking zinc cured him also. Hope this is of some help. Simon