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Why does DH suddenly smell?

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PinkMonday · 31/05/2023 08:32

Help! My DH stinks but I don't know why and I'm desperate for suggestions. He has a bath every evening, cleans his teeth, flosses, clean clothes but he still smells. I change our bedsheets once a week.

It's a really weird smell. Kind of like baby drool. I'm not pregnant so it's not like I am suddenly sensitive to smells.

It's only started happening in the last 2 weeks I think. He said he can even smell it on himself too.

I even started washing his back to make sure he's 100% clean but I notice by the morning he stinks again!

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GiveupHQ · 31/05/2023 08:33

How old?

maranella · 31/05/2023 08:34

Has he had any noticeable health changes OP or are you worried that he may have a health issue? Diabetes, for instance, can change how a person smells.

Era · 31/05/2023 08:35

Dh is suddenly started smelling sort of sour. Mainly on his face. Is it a sour smell?

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PinkMonday · 31/05/2023 08:36

GiveupHQ · 31/05/2023 08:33

How old?

Early 40s

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GiveupHQ · 31/05/2023 08:37

Wher is the smell emanating from?

body or breath

Parisj · 31/05/2023 08:37

Ketosis?

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PinkMonday · 31/05/2023 08:37

maranella · 31/05/2023 08:34

Has he had any noticeable health changes OP or are you worried that he may have a health issue? Diabetes, for instance, can change how a person smells.

Weird thing is he has just had a health mot type thing and he's as healthy as can be!

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GiveupHQ · 31/05/2023 08:38

This must seriously knock his confidence if he also can smell it

SerenityNowInsanityLater · 31/05/2023 08:38

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PinkMonday · 31/05/2023 08:38

Era · 31/05/2023 08:35

Dh is suddenly started smelling sort of sour. Mainly on his face. Is it a sour smell?

No it's not sour, it's kind of like the plant baby's breath. Just unclean.

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NeverendingCircus · 31/05/2023 08:38

Have you changed your shower gel? A friend bought me some expensive shower gel and matching bar soap which I started using (think it was Molton Brown). For weeks I wondered why I stank of baby drool - that exact smell you describe. It turned out to be a reaction to something in the products. I chucked them away, went back to my usual soaps and stopped smelling like baby sick.

I'd forgotten until you mentioned it but the smell was so specific. I thought I was ill.

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PinkMonday · 31/05/2023 08:39

GiveupHQ · 31/05/2023 08:38

This must seriously knock his confidence if he also can smell it

I know, I feel awful for bringing it up. It wasn't until I noticed that he did too.

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GiveupHQ · 31/05/2023 08:39

Change In diet?

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PinkMonday · 31/05/2023 08:39

GiveupHQ · 31/05/2023 08:37

Wher is the smell emanating from?

body or breath

I think it's his body.

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endofthelinefinally · 31/05/2023 08:39

Did the health MOT include blood tests for liver and kidney function?
The smell from renal failure is very unpleasant and can be an early sign.

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PinkMonday · 31/05/2023 08:40

GiveupHQ · 31/05/2023 08:39

Change In diet?

No change in diet. We're eating the same usual meals.

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PinkMonday · 31/05/2023 08:41

endofthelinefinally · 31/05/2023 08:39

Did the health MOT include blood tests for liver and kidney function?
The smell from renal failure is very unpleasant and can be an early sign.

No it didn't include blood tests, this is interesting. I guess he needs to make another gp appointment.

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LittleDitto · 31/05/2023 08:42

Does he go to the dentist? My DH hasn’t been for anlmost 20 years and it’s awful despite him brushing his teeth. He’s got tooth decay.

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PinkMonday · 31/05/2023 08:43

NeverendingCircus · 31/05/2023 08:38

Have you changed your shower gel? A friend bought me some expensive shower gel and matching bar soap which I started using (think it was Molton Brown). For weeks I wondered why I stank of baby drool - that exact smell you describe. It turned out to be a reaction to something in the products. I chucked them away, went back to my usual soaps and stopped smelling like baby sick.

I'd forgotten until you mentioned it but the smell was so specific. I thought I was ill.

Same old dove soap. He seems to think he smells more since I have been washing his back. That is a good suggestion, I will change the soap!

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GiveupHQ · 31/05/2023 08:43

You think he smells of baby drool

you have a 6month old baby OP!

wossgoinon · 31/05/2023 08:44

Has he been checked for Parkinson's? I did read somewhere that a woman noticed her husbands smell changed and this was the reason. She did have a heightened sense of smell though

GiveupHQ · 31/05/2023 08:44

I was on your other thread about I laws

You have a likely teething baby OP, that’s relevant if you think your partner smells of baby drool!!

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PinkMonday · 31/05/2023 08:44

LittleDitto · 31/05/2023 08:42

Does he go to the dentist? My DH hasn’t been for anlmost 20 years and it’s awful despite him brushing his teeth. He’s got tooth decay.

He is a model patient, goes for check up and scale and polish once a year. That's why it's so weird, he has good hygiene.

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PinkMonday · 31/05/2023 08:45

GiveupHQ · 31/05/2023 08:44

I was on your other thread about I laws

You have a likely teething baby OP, that’s relevant if you think your partner smells of baby drool!!

I did think that at first, poor dd got the blame to begin with. But he smells when we wake up in the morning and he's been no where near her since he washed.

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