Fecal body odor, I'm desperate for answers, please help
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I have developed an intolerance to any type of carbs or sugars. Alcohol and sweets seem to be the worst triggers, especially alcohol. The intolerance seemed to have come immediately after i had a rough period in life and was drinking heavily for about a year.
I will also develop an itchy rash all over my torso after eating these foods. During an outbreak, the rash was tested and diagnosed as tinea versicolor by a dermatologist. I have also developed halitosis, I'm told my breath smells like dog crap. When I do screw up and eat these type of foods, it takes at least a month of avoiding these foods to get the embarrassing body odor to go away. It seems to be more of a problem when I'm anxious or sweat a lot.
The food sensitivities seemed to intensify about two years ago when i had my gallbladder removed. I had an endoscopy/colonscopy, intensive blood work, and stool samples taken. The only thing that was found to be abnormal was my stool sample was said to have a parasite blastocystis hominis. I was given Flagyl to treat it, this treatment did not solve the problem, I never followed up to see if the parasites were eliminated.
Skin pricks and blood tests revealed no food allergies and I was told celiacs was highly unlikely. Probiotics, fresh garlic, and exercise seem to help alleviate symptoms a little.
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richard06059 goodman9999
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I've had many stomach/digestive problems through my life, and I've just Googled tinea versicolor and gall bladder removal, and neither of these would seem to affect your skin disorder, but will affect your hailtosis (perhaps it's also time to see the dentist?)
I used to think that I needed lots of clothes or being warm or in a warm environment.
However that is where these skin rashes often come from - sweating and being too covered up.
Try wearing layers of clothes - not tight-fitting - and increasing your exercise regime - weight, or being overweight - is a key to reducing sweating.
Obviously if you feel that alcohol and sugar contributes to your problem cut them out.
This will not be difficult if you can convince yourself that life is great without those "props". I'm not a great drinker -I like wine with a meal etc,., but I've had to drop alcohol - or at least avoid it because of prescription drugs, and find that I don't miss it.
I do have a slight problem with eating too much chocolate, (four little blocks instead of just 2) but otherwise I have cut sugar from my diet - meaning I don't add sugar.
However, the greatest contributors to your halitosis and digestive problems may be due to buying processed foods as, apart from sugar, ingredients are added in to those products to prolong their shelf-life, make them taste better, etc., and those ingredients aren't necessarily what you and I need in our bodies!
So I have cut most of those from my daily diet, and am much better for it. Yes, it does mean that getting a meal together takes longer - you have to do more preparation - but the benefits are enormous! And I do jigs/dance steps and stretch exercises while I'm cooking so that helps with combating my sitting at a my laptop for most of the day.
Have you signed up to https://patient.info/ ; ?
This is a free advice newsletter with NHS certified information - not a diagnostic service - but full of information on all aspects of better health that will help - including some videos on stress, self-esteem and beliefs that I find very useful.
A lot of my problems stemmed from stress, along with what I had been led to believe, and it's taken me a long time to calm down and relax so that my body functions well!
So, please don't think that everything can be cured by medecine -most of what our body complains about is a result of how we treat it and what we put into it!
Best of luck.