Symptom: Body odor

Introduction: Body odor

Body odor: Unpleasant scents of the body. See free access online books about Body odor below. See detailed information below for a list of 38 causes of Body odor, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Body odor:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Body odor. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Poor hygiene
• Breath odor
• Normal human body odor
• Normal puberty
• Normal aging
• Certain foods
• Eating garlic
• Eating curry or cumin
• Stale sweat
• Discharge
  • Vaginal discharge
  • Penile discharge
• Some conditions causing body odor despite adequate hygiene:
  • Gastrointestinal disorders
  • Diabetes
  • Diabetic ketoacidosis
  • Urinary tract infection
  • Athlete's foot - causes foot odor.
  • Scurvy
  • Typhoid fever
  • Fish odor syndrome - a very rare metabolic disease
• Sensitive sense of smell
• Psychological disorder - where the body odor is only perceived rather than real.

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Causes of Types of Body odor:

Review the causes of these more specific types of Body odor:

• Smelly ear (3 causes)

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Body odor: Multiple Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Body odor, as listed in our database. Visit the Multiple Symptoms Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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Multiple Symptom Checker Combinations

• Body odor and Fatigue (6 causes)
• Body odor and Muscle weakness (6 causes)
• Body odor and Behavioral symptoms (6 causes)
• Body odor and Head symptoms (5 causes)
• Body odor and Nerve symptoms (5 causes)
• Body odor and Pain (5 causes)
• Body odor and Sensations (5 causes)
• Body odor and Skin symptoms (4 causes)
• Body odor and Abdominal pain (4 causes)
• Body odor and Abdominal symptoms (4 causes)
• Body odor and Digestive symptoms (4 causes)
• Body odor and Face symptoms (4 causes)
• Body odor and Mouth symptoms (4 causes)
• Body odor and Respiratory symptoms (4 causes)
• Body odor and Vomiting (4 causes)
• Body odor and Coma (4 causes)
• Body odor and Confusion (4 causes)
• Body odor and Drowsiness (4 causes)
• Body odor and Irritability (4 causes)
• Body odor and Sleep symptoms (4 causes)

See full list of 652 Multiple Symptom Checker combinations related to Body odor

Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Odor symptoms (72 causes)

Causes of Similar Symptoms to Body odor

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Body odor:

• Odor symptoms (72 causes)
• Excessive sweating (74 causes)
• Sweat symptoms (548 causes)

Diagnostic Guides for Body odor

Medical Books Excerpts Read excerpts from published book sections related to Body odor from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Body odor. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Body odor

Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Diagnostic tests for Body odor:

Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Body odor. Some of these are listed below :

• Physical examination
  • Note level of self care - may suggest poor hygiene if unkempt and dirty.
  • Note nature of odor - if sweet may suggest diabetic ketoacidosis, alcoholism, liver failure and maple syrup urine disease; if unpleasant or foul may suggest renal failure or anaerobic infections of the mouth, nose or pharynx.
• Blood tests
  • Full blood count (may suggest infection)

See full list of 14 diagnostic tests for Body odor

Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)

During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Body odor. Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis. Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:

• How long have you noticed the body odor?- to determine if acute or chronic
• What is your cleaning/hygiene routine?- to establish possibility of body odor being due to poor hygiene
• Teeth and gum hygiene?- to establish possibility of anaerobic infections of the mouth as cause
• Alcohol history? - to determine possibility of alcoholism as cause.
• Cigarette smoking? - cigarette smoking is a cause of body odor.

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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)

Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse your condition. The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Body odor) may include:

• Excessive perspiration - may be cause.
• Vaginal or penile discharge - may suggest vaginitis or urethritis as cause.
• Itchy, scaling, odorous feet? - may suggest tinea pedis (Athlete's foot).
• Disturbance of consciousness? - may suggest alcoholism, diabetic ketoacidosis, renal failure and hepatic coma.
• Symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis? - e.g. rapid breathing, vomiting, unwell, dehydrated.

See Diagnosis Checklist for Body odor (15 listings)

Stories from Users for Body odor

Real-life user stories relating to Body odor:

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• Help, I think my body smells like acidic fecal matter!
• Foul body odour with kidney concerns
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• Aging and body odor changes
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• Strange fishy odour
• Weird Stomach/Body Odor Problems
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• Bromhidrosis
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• Aging and body odor changes
• Bromhidrosis

Symptom specific forums: The following patient stories in our interactive forums and message boards relate to Body odor or relevant symptoms:

• Constitutional (General Wellbeing) (156)
  • Sore Scalp/hair follicles
  • Fat loss in entire body
  • Dont know how much more I can take..
  • I'm Lost.
  • My wife does not sweat I'm worried
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• Integumentary (Skin) (244)
  • Itchy red bumps all over body? Hives?
  • Sensitive Skin to Touch
  • Painful skin and no answers!!!
  • Pinprick red dots, itchy skin, wrongly diagnosed
  • Skin blisters, joint & muscle pain, Photos..
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Causes of Body odor listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Body odor as a symptom include:

• Arsenic trioxide
• Arsenicals
• Carnitine
• Cysteamine
• Diogenes syndrome
• Fish odour syndrome
• Garlic
• Hepatic failure
• Isovaleric acidaemia
• Levocarnitine
• Methyl cysteine
• Phenylbutyrate
• Pitted keratolysis
• Renal failure, chronic
• Tyrosinaemia type 1

See full list of 38 causes of Body odor
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Medications or substances causing Body odor:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Body odor as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Pericyazine
• Topiramate
• Topamax
• Topamax Sprinkle

See full list of 4 medications causing Body odor

Detailed list of causes of Body odor

The list below shows some of the causes of Body odor mentioned in various sources:

• Arsenic trioxide
• Arsenicals
• Athlete's foot - causes foot odor.
• Breath odor
• Carnitine

See full list of 38 causes of Body odor

How Common are these Causes of Body odor?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Body odor. Of the 38 causes of Body odor that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 1 causes are "very common" diseases
• 0 causes are "common" diseases
• 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 1 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 37 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 38 causes of Body odor

Conditions listing symptoms: Body odor:

The following list of conditions have 'Body odor' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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Causes of Body odor Based on Risk Factors

This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Body odor based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient: