Help, Why does my body smell like dead fish?

Question

I am a 31yr old male. I shower twice a day. I dont drink or smoke. I dont take any medication. I dont eat fish or fish oil, but for the last 2 weeks my body has smelled like dead fish. I can also now smell it on my bedding and clothes. What could be causing this?

Answer 1

It could be Trimethylamineuria. Go to this website and check out the information on it. Then set up an appointment with your doctor to find out for sure what's going on.

http://www.medical-library.net/sites/framer.html?/sites/_fish_odor_syndrome.html

I'd also suggest printing up the info on the website, because a lot of doctors know nothing about this "disorder". Then he can send you to one who does.

Answer 2

maybe you could try a change in deodorant or soap (or if you changed them recently, go back to what you were using before)

sometimes your body can become accustomed to things and they either lose their effect, or if you change the product, your body wont use it like it would the others. (i hope the wording there makes sense)

also take a look at your surroundings. have you changed a job, or moved to a new office? new house? do you commute differently? do you pass anything on your commute that is under construction or has become derelict? you could be having some sort of reaction to something you're not aware of being exposed to

if thats not it, then you really need to check with a doctor. there could be something going on inside your body, it doesnt sound healthy to just start producing a smell at your age.

change your toilletries, and if that doesnt work, ask a doc.

good luck!

i read the website that Smer-something provided (abc link, i think) and it sounds like what you're talking about. definitly check that out

Answer 3

If you are sexually active,this may be an indication of a sexually transmitted disease such as Claymedia.Usually for guys,there may be little or no sign at all of an STD infection,but the type of odor sounds like it. I would definitely contact a doctor anytime you notice something different or unusual about your body.Whatever the case,most of the time an odor is a good lead that there is some type of infection so your medical doctor would be a great place to start.

Answer 4

something strange is happening, it is the result of a build up of an enzyme...
"All I did was type in 'fishy body odor,' then this one thing came up, trimethylaMinuria. They're saying that this chemical, trimethylamine, comes out of your body, and smells like dead fish."
the story is here:

Answer 5

I smelled like dead fish for 2 weeks when I bedded a dirty girl... Yep. Especially my bed smelled like dead fish.

Answer 6

yeah, they did a show about this on dateline. I can't remember the name of it, but a woman who has it started a website.

With a special diet, you can control the smell.

Only like 600 people in the the U.S. has it.

Found the article! good luck!
http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=2287206&page=1

Answer 7

all of us has bacteria in them, and after dying the host's immune device stops attacking them, meaning that they are loose to eat and multiply. As they eat they produce gas as waste (they fart). those gasses incorporate ones with sulphur and methane in them, which stink. it truly is not the physique that stinks, it truly is the farts of the bacteria that eat it.

Answer 8

It could be a health issue with your sweat glands,you should go see your doctor immediately.

Answer 9

sometimes thats a sign that you can have something wrong in your body, you shouldnt be embarrased and go to your doctor and tell him about it
good luck

Answer 10

I bet it is coming from your shower! Where does the water come from?