she takes bathes and douches and drinks cranberry juice and still have an fish smell is there any home remidies.
2006-09-06 03:11:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
tell her about it if she is your friend. me personally wouldn't want to be the girl that hangs out with the stinky girl. if yall are always together then on the sligh when you are using body spray, spray it on her. make it into a joke or something!
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2006-09-06 03:25:10 · answer #1 · answered by platinum 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your friend probably has the genetic condition called Trimethylaminuria, or "TMAU" for short. There is a lot of information online about this disease. TMAU can cause horrible body odors in persons who are affected by this disease. The only symptom of TMAU is the odor, and people with TMAU are otherwise healthy. The body odor is not caused by a lack of personal hygiene. In fact, a person with TMAU can smell horribly 10 minutes after they shower. The odor can resemble that of rotting fish, urine, feces, or garbage. People affected by TMAU can also have a musty smell.
The strength of the odor caused by TMAU varies from person to person, and may also vary over time. For women, the odor typically gets worse around their periods. Other factors such as stress can cause an increase in the odor. The odor is not affected by personal hygiene. The TMAU odor is caused because the person's liver does not produce an enzyme that is necessary to break down a nutrient found to some degree in almost all foods (the nutrient choline).
There is currently no cure for TMAU.
2006-09-09 17:31:10 · answer #2 · answered by One Kid 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely sounds like a yeast infection and she can pick up an over the counter cure such as Monistat, etc. Douching or anything else will not cure this. If it doesn't clear up within a week or less, time for the doctor.
2006-09-06 03:47:53 · answer #3 · answered by Jan O 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes odor problems can be a result of disorders, bacterial or otherwise. From your description of her home remedies, it sounds as if she is having a problem with her vaginal scent. This is a common problem, but she may want to contact her family practitioner or gynecologist to get advice on how to correct it, as it can be embarrassing and may even lead to health problems. With the smell of fish, it is most likely a miscalibration of the vaginal microbiota (natural bacteria) and there is a solution to her problem in a simple prescription. If she knows you know, just talk to her and ask her to see her doctor. She'll be grateful.
2006-09-06 03:23:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're her friend & you should tell her before someone else does. And they may not be nice about it. She should see a doctor...it sounds like an infection. And she needs to have it taken care of. You're a good friend to care about her. :)
2006-09-06 03:57:21 · answer #5 · answered by jordan_30241 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she's only a friend, why are you sniffing around?
2006-09-06 03:13:06 · answer #6 · answered by skyeblue 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋