Exhausted child and a strange smell

[BlueDinosaurs]

My daughter is 9 and for the last few days has just been absolutely shattered. Laying down in bed almost as soon as they get in from school. Bit of stomach ache going on, no diarrhoea or sickness, some blood in her poo. Not a huge amount. Off her food a little bit but is eating things like toast, fruit and yogurts. Generally just under the weather but the main thing that I have noticed is that she has an odd smell about her. After she has been for a poo it has a really odd smell to it and her breath does too - the same smell. Has anyone encountered this? I’m assuming it’s a version of a stomach bug but it’s the odd smell finding a bit unsettling. Any advice welcome, thank you.

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Despite many already saying it, I didn’t want to read and not also say please get her checked for diabetes.
I remember one night going to bed and distinctly thinking my husband smelt different and I even said so - a few hours later came down with a gastro bug. My son also smelt different when he had a cold recently.

Please please plese bring her straight to A and E. She could be in DKA which is quite dangerous. They can rule it out very quickly but please please go. My child had no other symptoms except lethargy but especially the smell would make me worried.

Another vote here for going straight to A&E. Even if she doesn’t appear that unwell right now. It can be really serious v quickly. I hope she’s ok

Any update op? How is she?

MN should not be a substitute or a first port of call for medical advice. Get medical attention for your daughter asap, and then post.

Another possibility is the onset of Crohn's disease. I hope for her sake it's not.

@ChicLilacSeal who put you in charge? Mumsnet can be a very useful place whilst you decide what to do. I’ve had a post on here running whilst also in parallel following nhs advice. It was very helpful - not so much for the medical knowledge but for the general support and understanding what others would do.

My son has crohns. Before he was diagnosed his breath smelt vile. He also had stomach pains and completely exhausted the whole time. I would get a stool and blood samples done. You need to get her checked out ASAP.

Any update? Is she ok?

Hope your daughter is okay OP.

@ChicLilacSeal of course it’s no substitute for proper medical advice, but I’m pleased OP posted this thread - I’d have had no idea the symptoms described could be indicative of diabetes, so I’ve learnt a lot from the thread and so might other people.

Same, despite my own mum getting diagnosed with T1 as an adult after going into DKA I'd no idea about the pear drops/acetone smell.

Hope OP's daughter is doing ok

Glad you're getting her seen to, I echo what everyone else has said and would want to get diabetes ruled out x

I can't understand you asking a random group of strangers on the internet rather than getting her to the doctors?!
If it had just happened, I could understand that, but it's been a few days!
Hope 111 can advise you.

Get her checked for diabetes, ASAP and compacted constipation can also cause all of these symptoms. The smelly breath is a huge sign of constipation. The smell of peardrops, or a nail varnish type smell can be diabetes.

I hope she's OK, OP.

Please take to your GP asap; I don’t mean to worry you but it’s possible she might have something is going on is she drinking excessively by any chance? It’s just the symptoms your describing are exactly the same as my friends little girl but she was also drinking like a fish quick trip to the GP ‘& she’s been diagnosed with diabetes which came as huge shock to everyone but everything is now under control & we have our gorgeous happy little seven year old back dancing around all the time x
I do hope your little one is ok & you get answers quickly xx

Only after she's read and assessed all of the replies first.

You don't know that she's not seen a doctor or is in hospital but pages of it might be diabetes is ridiculous even with Cross posting, hope she's OK and maybe we'll get an update.

@BlueDinosaurs OP, could it possibly be that she's had an early period? Maybe she doesn't realise and thinks the blood came with the poo?

Normally the odd smells are the result of a parasitic or fungal infection... however there's a few people who have suggested possible type I diabetes, which explains the fatigue. Blood in stool could be any number of things but pretty much all of them are serious. Get a GP appointment ASAP and tell them every symptom, no matter how small.

God speed, OP. Hope your princess gets well soon :)

I second this. DD smells poorly to me if she has a virus of some sort, not sweet just different but agree with other posters that if it's the pear drips smell you should ring 111

Looking for an update...

Haven't read through thread, but my DD had an odd smell for a while especially when on her period. Stomach pains as well. Diagnosed with Crohns

Sounds like onset DKA. Get to hospital urgently, coming from a type 1 diabetic diagnosed at 6.

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GP here… take her to drs asap.. if GP is closed than urgent care or ED… it is probably nothing but you need to exclude diabetes and severe infection.