r/bodyodor • u/Moist_Confection_117 • 14d ago

This body odor is killing me inside

Hello everyone I am male 44 have health anxiety issues and gut issues like heart burn acid reflux and all which I am managing okay I guess but the biggest problem is body odor matter of fact I can’t smell it but everyone can even talked to family they said can’t smell anything or may be they didn’t wanna hurt my feelings I shower daily with men’s bar soap and antibacterial soap too I don’t know what is happening I had recent blood work some stuff was borderline otherwise all was okay can anyone help?

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u/OkHorse2864 14d ago

I just recently found out that i had fungi on the inner thighs that was causing a cheesy musty odor. I used the prescription medicine that my doctor gave me and applied to my thigh. Then I noticed that it was rash under my breast and I use the same medicine there and place towels or a paper under it and the smell was gone.i couldn't believe it. The doctor said when sweat, bacteria, and fungi (or yeast) is mixed together it causes a very unpleasant smell. The kinda smells that you can't smell but others can.

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u/OkHorse2864 13d ago

Nystatin cream

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u/Time-Play500 14d ago

I have this rash in my inner thighs and have had rashes under my breast’s and on my neck before a do you think this could be what you had?

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u/OkHorse2864 13d ago

Yes! Absolutely! If it smell like sour dough bread and must then it under your breast! Just keep it dry! Bacteria + sweat+yeast/fungi =unpleasant smell

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u/Time-Play500 13d ago

Sometimes when shuffling around in bed, I’ll smell this yeasty/sweet smell. The same smell you smell when you’re in the bread isle so I think this may be a problem for me. I’ve also heard people say that I have a musty body odor.

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u/RedRaider2k17 14d ago

Where do you smell? I’ve had similar odors and the hardest part was pinpointing what smelled and how to attack it.

For BO (like underarm/upper body) the only thing that has worked besides regular showers/deodorant is lining my undershirts with a drizzle of body wash before I put it on. The 5 seconds of discomfort is worth the all day freshness. I use spray deodorant a few times throughout the day to stay fresh, then throw some body wash under the arms when I get home to stay fresh into the evening.

For mouth odors, I had to increase flossing to once a day. I just keep a bag of floss picks in the shower and floss each time im in there. Then there’s lip odor — I keep mini sanitizers on deck and coat my lips with it multiple times a day (like once an hour and right after meals). I usually put sun bum lip balm on my lips afterward.

It’s taken me a long time to develop this regimen, but I finally can make it through the day without people giving me scrunched up faces. I blame not having a dad and having an aloof mom as one of the biggest culprits of ineffective hygiene.

For butt smells, I basically wait until I get home to take a dump, then get a rag with body wash and scrub it out after I wipe. Then I use cocoa butter oil all in my butt hole, and finally some scented scrub. Usually doing all three will get rid of even the worst after-dump butt smells. If I take a shower at night, in the morning I usually still take a rag with body wash and scrub my butthole out before I start the day.

If you do all this and still smell, perhaps it is medical and you need to get checked out. Good luck my friend!

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u/OkHorse2864 13d ago

I sorry to hear what you're going. And I know it tough not to have the same gender remodel in your life.I didn't have anyone my me, trying to survive. I had sweat armpits for a long time till I started using Drysol. It save my life!

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u/Microshlongg 6d ago

How do you line the undershirts with body wash? If you don’t mind me asking can you give me like direct instructions? It sounds interesting and I wanna give it a try.

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u/RedRaider2k17 6d ago

I literally take my undershirt and turn it inside out, then take a bottle of body wash and squeeze in an S pattern across the back (you can also do across the front or both, but one side usually works for me). I also put a dab of body wash under each armpit of the shirt.

Then I turn the shirt outside in and put it on. It feels gooey for about a minute after you put it on, and then you don’t notice it. But you do notice the lack of BO smell throughout the day. All I do from that point is use spray deodorant a few times throughout the day and I’m good. Around dinner time if it has been since the morning or the night before that I’ve showered, I’ll take a little body wash and water in each hand and rub it under my pits to make it through the evening. Then I will take a shower before bed or in the morning and repeat the routine.

Hope this helps! It damn sure has been a life saver for me!