My Male Friend Smells like Fish?!
Question: i'm gay and I have a male gay friend that always smells like fish. He's 38 & i'm 21 and I told him today that he smells like dead fish and he really got mad and started to cry. What can cause this smell? he's been tested for STD's and everything cam back clean.
Answers: i'm gay and I have a male gay friend that always smells like fish. He's 38 & i'm 21 and I told him today that he smells like dead fish and he really got mad and started to cry. What can cause this smell? he's been tested for STD's and everything cam back clean.
jess may be right, Trimethylaminuria is a disorder in which the body is unable to break down trimethylamine, a compound derived from the diet that has a strong odor of rotting fish. As trimethylamine builds up in the body, it causes affected people to give off a fish-like odor in their sweat, urine, and breath. The intensity of this odor may vary over time. The strong body odor can interfere with many aspects of daily life, affecting a person's relationships, social life, and career. Some people with trimethylaminuria experience depression and social isolation as a result of this condition.
Management. Treatment of manifestations: dietary restriction of: (1) trimethylamine (present in milk obtained from wheat-fed cows) and its precursors including choline (present in eggs, liver, kidney, peas, beans, peanuts, soya products, and brassicas [Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower]), lecithin and lecithin-containing fish oil supplements, (2) trimethylamine N-oxide (present in seafood [fish, cephalopods, and crustaceans]), (3) inhibitors of FMO3 enzyme activity such as indoles (found in brassicas); use of acid soaps and body lotions to remove secreted trimethylamine by washing; use of activated charcoal and copper chlorophyllin to sequester trimethylamine produced in the gut; antibiotics (metronidazole, amoxicillin, and neomycin) to suppress production of trimethylamine by reducing bacteria in the gut; laxatives (e.g., lactulose) to decrease intestinal transit time; riboflavin supplements to enhance residual FMO3 enzyme activity. Prevention of primary manifestations: See Treatment of manifestations. Prevention of secondary complications: planning and monitoring of diet to ensure that the daily intake of choline and folate meets recommendations for age and sex; no restriction of dietary choline during pregnancy and lactation. Agents/circumstances to avoid: foods with a high content of precursors of trimethylamine or inhibitors of FMO3 enzyme activity (seafoods: fish, cephalopods, and crustaceans), eggs, offal, legumes, brassicas, and soya products; food supplements and "health" foods that contain high doses of choline and lecithin; drugs metabolized by the FMO3 enzyme; circumstances that promote sweating (exercise, stress, and emotional upsets). Testing of relatives at risk: biochemical testing of sibs to identify those who are affected and will benefit from management to reduce production of trimethylamine.
He might have TrimethylaMinuria.
he might be bi and not telling. maybe he's seeing a chick with a yeast infection and then coming over to see u. tell him to wash well and powder his balls with baby powder. no joke, it works!