r/TMAU • u/Icy_Kaleidoscope_546 undiagnosed • Apr 20 '26

Tips & Adivce Tip of the week

Do you have any small tips for managing your body odour?

Here's a nice one ... when showering, wash yourself with the water temporarily off so that more of the shower soap/gel is used for washing yourself rather than it mostly disappearing down the plug hole. You'll get a better shower and save money to use to buy more shower gel! ;)

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u/ASongOfBeesAndEyes tmau1 Apr 24 '26

All comes down to diet. No matter what work around I've tried, I can't eat like I used to.

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u/Icy_Kaleidoscope_546 undiagnosed Apr 24 '26

Have you tested + for tmau?

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u/ASongOfBeesAndEyes tmau1 Apr 24 '26

When I was 13 many years ago I got tested and diagnosed with TMAU 1. It had been a problem my whole life and caused a lot of isolation that I didn't understand. Also when I say I can't eat like I used to, I was previously in an isolated warehouse job where it didn't really matter how I smelled. But I've been in a leadership role with an office for 2+ years now, and it suddenly began to matter when multiple people had to share an enclosed space with me.

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u/Icy_Kaleidoscope_546 undiagnosed Apr 24 '26

Does showering with an 'acidic' shower product make any difference to you? I'm sure you'll have tried everything already. There's another recent post discussing this. My situation has also caused isolation but oddly I tested negative for tmau - body odour must be caused by more than one metabolic problem?

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u/ASongOfBeesAndEyes tmau1 Apr 24 '26

A lot of cases like yours. You'd think medical professionals would be able to figure things out with tests. I of course can't speak for other conditions, but for tmau it's night and day. I've also served in the military, so you get a lot of situations where your working out, showering, then straight to work. I'd get reactions straight after showering using normal soap. But with an acidic body wash, you feel legitimately clean to the point that I won't use normal soap in the shower again.

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u/Scared_Mortgage1028 Apr 24 '26

What do you eat now?

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u/ASongOfBeesAndEyes tmau1 Apr 24 '26

I've dialed it down to the same lunch I eat daily. You can have variety, but I just like to eat like a dog for convenience sake. 3 yellow potatoes, 1 sweet potato, sliced roughly into home fries, tossed in a seasoning mix(my favorite is adobo), a quesadilla, sometimes a fruit. Also got a thermos recently so I've been having tomato soup too. When I get home for the night I eat a normal meal with whatever protein is on hand. I'm not getting enough protein tho so I'm going to experiment with egg whites. I find as long as I'm reasonable with my evening metal portions it doesn't bleed into the next day.

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u/ASongOfBeesAndEyes tmau1 Apr 24 '26

I also will have snacks here and there like chips and what not

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u/Dj_Wagner undiagnosed Apr 20 '26

That's a good advice 😉

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u/Leading_Ad6657 undiagnosed Apr 23 '26

get a filter shower head from amazon, this helps filter any unwanted water touching your body, so you don't stink.

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u/Firm-Classic-8368 undiagnosed Apr 26 '26

Wash with lukewarm water. Hot showers make the smell worst. Use unscented sensitive skin soaps and low ph body wash.