If you have a acid alkaline imbalance, can eating acidic food/drink make you smell bad.?
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Yes, it actually does.  I read an article about that in a health magazine.  Try to eat lots of veggies and fruit.  They should help the situation.
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Have you had a change in medications?  Started taking a multi-vitamin?  I know excess vitamins (like B-12) can cause an odor.  Plus certain foods (asparagus) can cause a strong odor...but you probably aren't eating that on a daily basis.  Check to see if you have a urinary tract infection that needs to be treated w/ antibiotics.  You can also start drinking cranberry juice which maintains the health of your urinary tract.  Cranberry can also be bought in pill formation if you don't like the bitter taste of the juice.  But either way, you might want to check w/ the Doc.  Good luck!
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Beware of the statement of "alkaline fruits" from website lists.  These lists are part of a diet fad (as in bogus) and have nothing to do with real pH measurements.  It is supposidly a comparison to stomach acid.  All citrus fruits are acidic.  You may find that something like Star or Ugly fruits are alkaline, but I don't think any common fruits are alkaline.
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Certain foods can cause odors to be secreted from the body within sweat or other bodily fluids (ie: garlic, onions). \n\nBad breath can be caused by not doing a thourough cleaning of the tongue. Also, alchohol, including mouthwashes containing it, make bad breath worse.\n\nIt may not be the person themselves causing the odor. It could be the clothes they are wearing. Certain odors from the surrounding air/environment can embed themselves in clothes (ie: cigarette/cigar smoke odors). Also, if they are not washing there clothes in hot enough water bactera can still be present on them. We all know bacteria thrives in moist, dark areas so if the bacteria is present for example in the armpit of a shirt, if the individual wearing it perspires, this moisture combined with the darkness of the armpit area can cause the bacteria to thrive and produce an odor. \n\nWhen we think of "B.O." we think of the stink being screted by the individual themselves when in fact sweat dosn't stink at all. It is the bacteria that causes the smell.\n\nA natural way to rid the body of odor would be to wash frequently to prevent bacteria growth and to avoid foods with strong flavours and odors.
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Body odors are certainly affected by diet : I once lived on dried fish (the cheapest - shark) and began to have a very strong and disgusting body odor.   Some South Pacific men (Fiji, or Samoa, I think) eat sweet-smelling flowers to improve their b.o.  \nHowever, race also plays a big part.  Dark-skinned people smell strongest, Europeans are about middle and Orientals perhaps least smelly.   Black Africans, whatever they eat, have a strong and (to most people) very disagreeable b.o.\nMany people don't know this because Africans are careful to wash often - and indeed they need to - far oftener and more thoroughly than whites.   This odor-gene will carry over to the children of a mixed black-white union.  Sad, but true.
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No it wouldn't because faeces contain not only what you have eaten but also bodily fluids.  Excreted waste smells bad because humans have evolved to recognise the smell as unpleasant.  This discourages people from eating their own waste and getting an infection.  Even with a diet of rose petals your waste would contain other harmful bacteria from your gut and bowel so the smell would still be present to discourage you from eating it.\n\nA diet of rose petals may cause you to have diahorreah as your body attempts to excrete the toxins in the petals as fast as possible before they cause you harm.
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You may have an alkaline - acid imbalance. Do you have a lot of heartburn along with it? I never heard of craving baking soda with pregnancy. §
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Red meats, processed meats such as hotdog etc. and try taking flaxseed oil tablets. You can get them anywhere in the vitamin section. It high in omega acids but does'nt leave the bad smell like fish oil. Also eat salmon or other fish, i've heard three times a week.
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Thats pure acidity. Still go for a check up. Am not a dr.\nThe acid in yr stomach is burbing up to the diapragm in your food pipe. Avoid milk based food in empty stomach.
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Food you eat can also cause I change in smell. Asparagus and Brocolli are notorious. Excessive red meats can do it too.
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Thats strange. My ex-wife had a bad case of food poisoning but I don't recall her complaining about lack of taste senses. Hopefully you will get your sense back. How can a person eat without tasting their food? Thats terrible.
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Both are highly acidic. Get your blood Ph tested, I guess. Maybe your body is craving these acids because you are too alkaline.\n\nThen again, it could just be a phase. I went through one where I would only eat scrambled eggs and unsweet tea.
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Your cause may be more than just dental.  Some people who have indigestion issues such as reflux may also have bad breath.  Your best bet is proper dental hygiene, to include brushing, flossing, tongue scrapping, and mouthwash.  If you know you're going to be talking to someone face to face might be sure to pack breath mints to hold under your tongue just to help...good luck.
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Stool normally has an unpleasant odor, but one that is recognized as fairly common. Stools that have an extremely bad, out-of-the-ordinary odor may be associated with certain medical conditions. Foul-smelling stools also have normal causes, most notably diet.\n\nFoul smelling stools may occur in conjunction with floating stools.\n\nCommon Causes    Return to top \n\nCystic fibrosis \nGluten-induced enteropathy (sprue, celiac disease) \nMalabsorption \nIdiopathic steatorrhea (fatty stools with no known cause) \nDisaccharidase deficiency (insufficient amounts of the sugar-digesting enzymes) \nShort bowel syndrome \nCrohn's disease \nUlcerative colitis \nInfectious colitis (colon infections) \nChronic pancreatitis
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it can cause acid reflux
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No but this will help get rid of it. You need to eat lots of Greens and Beans, avoid meat and drink plenty of fluids. Your body is to acidic and you need to eat alkaline foods. Watermelon is very alkaline too.
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I'm sorry to hear your problem.  I am not a doctor but I know that eating certain types of foods will cause body odor.  (eg. garlic, onions, lamb, curry, spices, etc)  I do not know anything about your situation but other things I would recommend.  Showering daily, changing and washing your clothes daily, using antiperspirant and deoderant.  These things will minimize your body odor.\nIf multiple people are bringing this up, there must be some validity to it.  Good Luck!