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to be super puzzled why my elbow stinks

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samsamsamsamsamsam · 08/05/2019 20:57

what on earth...... I am clean. I am always clean. However for the past few days my right elbow (the crook of it) has been omitting a god awful stench. I can't wash it off. It is foul.

It smells like feet and rot and awfulness. There is no broken skin, it just looks like a normal elbow. WTF.

why is this happening? anyone got any ideas? soap isn't doing anything!

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SinnerBoy · 06/06/2024 07:19

Could be, could be...

onalongsabbatical · 06/06/2024 06:56

@SinnerBoy 5 year old zombie. If Op still has fungus she will have completely rotted away by now!

SinnerBoy · 06/06/2024 05:50

samsamsamsamsamsam · 13/05/2019 11:26

Oh my my my the canesten is working!

I was going to suggest Daktarin, but any antifungal should work. I had something similar a few years ago, I had athlete's foot and despite applying the cream between my toes and lots of washing, I couldn't work out why I could smell it.

Lifting my foot, I couldn't smell anything. Then I cottoned on.

Good luck!

Cherriza · 06/06/2024 03:48

I know this is an old thread but I landed here on my never ending search as to why my inner elbow smelled like cat pee, I smelled it sitting on the couch trying to figure out if my cat peed on it and no washing or scrubbing got rid of it. I read the whole thread it was great and am adopting smellbow. I have washed in antifungal wash and so far so good.

aprilever · 17/06/2020 17:40

I know this is an old thread, but I have the same issue Confused It started when I was pregnant, and is continuing thru breastfeeding. So gross! I think it’s the hormones causing eczema... in just the one elbow! And maybe it’s smelly because since sleeping with a pregnancy pillow, I tend to have that elbow bent behind a pillow most nights. I think the lack of air makes the eczema extra smelly haha Confused

PleaseJustSayNo · 20/05/2019 08:16

@MNHQ is there a reason this has not made classics yet? Are we waiting on definitive resolution?

Isitmybathtimeyet · 18/05/2019 14:33

The inside of my elbow has never needed deodorant ... has yours?

No, and nor does most of my skin. But if I do exercise or it’s hot, I get sweaty all over and smell if I don’t then wash. We deodorise under our arms because we sweat more there, in what tends to be an area not very exposed to the air, rather than because it’s the only part of our body that produces sweat.

Anyonebut · 18/05/2019 10:23

Once you finish your treatment with the canesten, I suggest you start using coconut oil on wet skin after you shower. It is antifungal and antibacterial so it can prevent the fungus from reappearing (you will smell like a Bounty bar, though).

TheLittleDogLaughed · 18/05/2019 10:13

The inside of my elbow has never needed deodorant ... has yours? 😱

Isitmybathtimeyet · 18/05/2019 09:59

Elbows totally sweat, the inside of them. Which is what we’re talking about.

picklemepopcorn · 18/05/2019 09:58

But every area of the body will have its own microbiome. So the information about microbiomes still applies.
Dr armpit isn't about the sweat, it's about the microbes.

TheLittleDogLaughed · 18/05/2019 09:05

But elbows don’t sweat?

picklemepopcorn · 18/05/2019 08:45

Indeed not. However, he explains that you can 'catch' someone else's armpit biome and even have different biomes in each armpit. If you can have one sweet and one smelly armpit, then surely elbows can do the same. He also talks about how to change the microbiome.

TheLittleDogLaughed · 17/05/2019 21:47

picklemepopcorn an armpit isn’t an elbow.

picklemepopcorn · 17/05/2019 21:04

www.drarmpit.com

picklemepopcorn · 17/05/2019 21:03

You need dr armpit. He explains it all. Let me find the link...

Alizzle · 17/05/2019 20:57

Smelbow
Smelbow
Smelly smelly bow
Why are you stinking meeeeee?

Haggisfish · 13/05/2019 19:59

FungalbowGrin

NicoAndTheNiners · 13/05/2019 19:52

Someone has written a book on smellbows. Acinetobactor is probably the culprit.

to be super puzzled why my elbow stinks
TracyBeakerSoYeah · 13/05/2019 19:15

Smellbow should be in classics.

I've also learnt from this thread never to attempt diy brain surgery with Hibiscrub or even Hibiscuses for that matter.
Bloody love MN as you learn something new nearly every day!

MindfulBear · 13/05/2019 15:41

Love this thread. Receiving odd looks as I giggle at my desk. Have tried smelling the inside of my elbow but might have to wait until later!

So OP - has Smellbow gone now? How did you get it?!

TheLittleDogLaughed · 13/05/2019 13:24

LeatherFace I see a career ahead of us in medical diagnosis and treatment.

Innersmellbow · 13/05/2019 12:48

A brand new case of Fungalbow.

Glad it's improving op - strange it's just the one side....

LeatherFace · 13/05/2019 12:47

Check your ear hasn’t gone wrong first.
Smile

TheLittleDogLaughed · 13/05/2019 12:42

samsamsamsamsamsam I still think you should amputate and / or do some DIY brain surgery without Hibiscrub.