speaking to a gynecologist onlineI smell bad and need help?

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Hi, I really need help. I'm 21 and I have a huge problem: I smell bad. It has been going on for a really long time now and I've tried almost everything to stop it. I suffer from anxiety and the excessive worrying causes me to sweat. However, even when I use to take my anxiety medication to make me calmer, I still use to sweat. Most of the unpleasant smell seems to be coming from my groin and I know you're wondering so here it goes: I shower at least twice a day, wash my pubic area thoroughly, and do my best to practice good personal hygiene.

Even when I don't sweat, I smell bad. It's like the stench is living within my body or something. I have a decent diet and work out everyday, so I don't think it's what's in my food. I jog every morning and I sweat and smell like the most aweful thing EVER. Eveybody else sweats at the park and may somewhat smell, but I definitely smell worse than anybody there....by a long shot.

Also, my pubic area seems to always be moist. I guess it's because of the bacteria living down there. Is there anyway to get rid of that bacteria? I know that it is a natural thing for the body to produce, but it is quite troublesome. I dry my groin often, but it seems to always be emitting a terrible scent. Before you make any assumptions, I do not have a veneral disease or anything of the sort. I've been to the gynecologist and I've never had sex in my life, so that possibility is ruled out.

I used to use the prescription anti-perspirant certain dri, but it dried out and irritated my skin and made it extremely dark. I no longer have any insurance to get any anxiety medication, so my anxiety will just have to wait. I spoke to a hyperhydrosis specialist and he said that getting surgery to stop my sweating wouldn't work, because I also sweat in my groin, so the surgery would only remedy my underarm sweating. He recommended a pill called Rubinol that he says is really good. I haven't tried it yet, as it is expensive and I have no insurance to cover it.

So I really want to know what I can do to stop sweating and smelling bad, especially in my groin. Even if I can't stop sweating.....any recommendations to stop the smell in my groin and the rest of my body is welcomed. Please help me, as I am running out of options and have gispeaking to a gynecologist onlineven up school and everything else because of this severe problem. I'm not being paranoid either....I asked my friends to tell me the honest truth and they agree with me.

This problem has been bothering me since high school, and I've basically retired myself to being at home, working and going to school online. I was going to one of the best schools in the country, with a 75% scholarship and I had to give up everything because I basically left traces of bad odor everywhere I went. I couldn't keep any friends because sooner or later they'd smell me. It was complete misery and I almost suffered a mental breakdown. This has completely taken over my life.

Please seriously consider this matter and give me some useful recommendations. It would certainly be appreciated.
Your doctor can probably help your with this. First, it would be a good idea to find out if other people actually notice an odor - ask someone that you are comfortable with if they notice an odor, or make an appointment with your doc to talk about this problem and ask the doc if he/she notices anything. The reason for this is that many people are very much aware of their own body odor even though other people don't notice it. If no one else smells anything half the problem is solved - you wouldn't actually have an odor problem; you would just need to learn to overcome your anxiety about odor.

Although you have been checked out by a doc for hyperhydrosis, it looks like you might not have actually talked to the doc about odor. if so, read on -

The crotch naturally produces odors. The sweat glands in the crotch are different from most of the sweat glands on the body. Sweat glands that produce odors are called Apocrine glands. Some people produce strong odors because of eating certain foods and other people produce strong odors because there is a medical problem that is producing abnormal chemical byproducts. A doc can help determine if diet or a medical condition is causing the problem, and treatments are available for some causes.
Unfortunately, you have to see a doc.

You need to have your liver tested to be sure it isn't an enzyme problem.

Dietary changes may help. Avoiding foods like red meats can sometimes help. Probiotics will help in case of some sort of yeast overgrowth. Dollar stores sell probiotics now pretty cheap.

I am reaspeaking to a gynecologist onlinelly shocked your doc didn't do blood work. That should have been a big step.

Good luck, and I hope you see results soon.
They do have some powders on the shelves in all stores you might want to try. Maybe try some Dr shoal's foot powder for oder or some absorbing type powder that is just a thought. Or maybe place a soft cloth into your pants to absorb the oder and then be able to change that often throughout the day. I can tell you are very embarrassed about the oder and I also some people that have bad oder too. You will have to get creative on making something with a cloth to change it often. Good Luck
hi! i have like the same problem. it is not as bad as people who say that thier odor can stink up a whole room, but my body just seems to smell. And i practice like seriously good hygeine.

Im way to embaressed to go to the doctor, so i got information off line
Basically smell could be caused because your colon is clogged up with rotting food. so a detox is good to have. - i bought a detox pack but have not started it yet.

i take zince tablets everyday, since zinc defiency can cause odour
i also take a magnesium tablet, this helps bad odour go away as well.
then i take 5 chlorella tablets, which is a internal deodoriser, and is not very expensive.
then i try..key word TRY to make myself drink 2 litres of water a day, as this helps clean your system.
and i use crystal deodarant, which just closes off the pores in your armpits.

My smell also, is not exactly to do with sweat. as i still smell when i dont sweat. God its so embaressing to be a smelly person! and really depressing!

i first got it in highschool and i dont know why! maybe becuase i stopped playing sport? and couldnt get rid of my toxins? i dont know.
and now im in my first year of college and still have it. It makes me haaate going! just like you! people sitting next to me inhale really loudly and i just want to cry! and i cant make any new friends, just like you, becuase eventually they will smell me! i am just lucky that a few of my old highschool friends still dont mind being with me.

so i really feel for you, and i hope it gets better for you and that any of my pointers will work! i hope for both of us it will stop!