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What Causes Hands To Have A Foul Smell?
I am a 32 year old female I am 5'5 and weigh 185. Lately I have been noticing a smell on my hands like garlic or onions. This occurs and I have not eaten any foods that have this in them. Any possible undiagnosed medical conditions that this may be related to?
Mon, 5 May 2014
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1. Garlic supplements can make you smell. The allicins and other aromatic compounds are exuded through your breath and skin.
2. Some common condition(s) could be:
. Sulphur based Medicines like DMSO [di methyl sulfoxide] is a prescription medicine and dietary supplement, can cause body odor and bad breath similar to garlic.
. Emotional Stress: Apocrine glands secrete an oily sweat,when a person is suffering from anxiety or emotional stress.Sulphur producing bacteria thrive in these fatty compounds & produce a chemical which smells like garlic odor
. Intake of large quantity of cumin may produce garlic like body odor.
. Arsenic/ Organic phosphate insecticides/ Thallium poisoning: all lead to garlic BREATH [thus can be excluded]
. Evaluation with your Primary care physician to alleviate your anxiety is necessary with relevant examination.
* poisoning - garlic breath
1. Garlic supplements can make you smell. The allicins and other aromatic compounds are exuded through your breath and skin.
2. Some common condition(s) could be:
. Sulphur based Medicines like DMSO [di methyl sulfoxide] is a prescription medicine and dietary supplement, can cause body odor and bad breath similar to garlic.
. Emotional Stress: Apocrine glands secrete an oily sweat,when a person is suffering from anxiety or emotional stress.Sulphur producing bacteria thrive in these fatty compounds & produce a chemical which smells like garlic odor
. Intake of large quantity of cumin may produce garlic like body odor.
. Arsenic/ Organic phosphate insecticides/ Thallium poisoning: all lead to garlic BREATH [thus can be excluded]
. Evaluation with your Primary care physician to alleviate your anxiety is necessary with relevant examination.
* poisoning - garlic breath
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