Why does my daughter smell like fish?

Trimethylaminuria (TMAU) is an uncommon condition that causes an unpleasant, fishy smell. It's also called "fish odour syndrome". Sometimes it's caused by faulty genes that a person inherits from their parents, but this isn't always the case. There's currently no cure, but there are things that can help.
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What does it mean when someone smells like fish?

Fish odor syndrome is characterized by an offensive body odor and the smell of rotting fish due to the excessive excretion of trimethylaminuria (TMA) in the urine, sweat, and breath of affected individuals. Fish odor syndrome is caused by mutations in the FMO3 gene.
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How do you get rid of smelling like fish?

Seafood is by far the worst offender. This one-two punch is best: After cooking, leave a bowl of white vinegar on your countertop overnight (to absorb stubborn odors). In the a.m., simmer cinnamon sticks, lemon peels and ground ginger in water on the stove (at least 15 minutes) to take care of any lingering stench.
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Can body odor smell like fish?

Trimethylaminuria, or TMAU, is a very rare condition that makes your sweat, breathe, saliva and pee smell like rotten fish or rotten eggs. TMAU can't be cured. But making changes in your diet, using certain soaps and lotions and managing stress can help reduce symptoms.
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How common is fish odor syndrome?

Trimethylaminuria is a rare metabolic disorder. More than 100 cases have been reported in the medical literature. Some clinicians believe that the disorder is under-diagnosed since many people with mild symptoms do not seek help.
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What disease smells like fish?

Trimethylaminuria (TMAU) is an uncommon condition that causes an unpleasant, fishy smell. It's also called "fish odour syndrome". Sometimes it's caused by faulty genes that a person inherits from their parents, but this isn't always the case. There's currently no cure, but there are things that can help.
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How do I know if I have trimethylaminuria?

A urine test can show whether a person has high levels of trimethylamine in their urine. People may also undergo genetic testing, which can show whether there is a mutation in the FMO3 gene that causes trimethylaminuria.
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How is fish odor syndrome diagnosed?

Trimethylaminuria is due to a FMO3 gene that is not working correctly. It is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern. It is diagnosed based on the symptoms, clinical exam, urine analysis, and can be confirmed by genetic testing.
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What medicine makes you smell like fish?

Trimethylamine builds up in the bodies of patients with trimethylaminuria. The trimethylamine is released in the person's sweat, urine, reproductive fluids, and breath, giving off a strong fishy or body odor.
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How do you treat trimethylaminuria naturally?

There is no current cure for TMAU, but sufferers can make dietary and supplement changes that often improve their situation dramatically. According to the UK TMAU support group, following a choline free diet and limiting protein consumption often brings significant reduction in odour for people with the condition.
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What is the normal smell of Virgina?

Tangy or fermented. It's very common for vaginas to produce a tangy or sour aroma. Some compare it to the smell of fermented foods. In fact, yogurt, sourdough bread, and even some sour beer contain the same type of good bacteria that dominate most healthy vaginas: Lactobacilli.
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Can UTI cause fishy smell?

A UTI can cause bacteria from the infection to contaminate the urine, resulting in a distinct fishy smell. UTIs are more common in women than men. Other symptoms include: urine that is cloudy or bloody.
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What foods should be avoided with trimethylaminuria?

Since TMAU patients cannot metabolize TMA, limiting certain foods may reduce the buildup of TMA in the body. Avoiding or minimizing intake of foods such as eggs, legumes, certain meats, fish, and foods that contain choline, nitrogen, and sulfur may reduce the severity of body odor given off.
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What trimethylamine smells like?

Trimethylamine has been described as smelling like rotting fish, rotting eggs, garbage, or urine. As this compound builds up in the body, it causes affected people to give off a strong odor in their sweat, urine, and breath. The intensity of the odor may vary over time.
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How do you neutralize trimethylamine?

TMA can be washed off of fish, and also can be broken down by acid, such as in lemons. Rinsing fish before cooking or using lemon during or after cooking will lessen the odor effect on you. Other foods also may cause an evident odor in the sweat and urine.
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How do I reduce trimethylamine?

To lower your TMAO levels, consider minimizing the consumption of full-fat dairy products, including whole milk, egg yolk, cream cheese, and butter; both processed and unprocessed red meat (beef, pork, lamb, and veal), as well as nutritional supplements and energy drinks containing choline, phosphatidylcholine ( ...
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Can bacterial vaginosis go away on its own?

Bacterial vaginosis often clears up on its own. But in some women it doesn't go away on its own. And for many women it comes back after it has cleared up. Antibiotic treatment works for some women but not others.
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Do yeast infections smell fishy?

Both infections cause changes in vaginal discharge. BV causes thin discharge with a fishy odor, while a yeast infection causes discharge that is thick and odorless.
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How do girls get BV?

BV is a result of an imbalance of “good” and “harmful” bacteria in a vagina. Douching, not using condoms, and having new or multiple sex partners can upset the normal balance of vaginal bacteria, increasing your risk for getting BV.
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Does fishy odor go away by itself?

In one-third of cases, bacterial vaginosis (BV) resolves on its own without any medications. However, if you have symptoms, you should seek medical care. Having BV makes you prone to sexually transmitted infections and can affect pregnancy.
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Is trimethylamine harmful to humans?

* Breathing Trimethylamine can irritate the lungs causing coughing and/or shortness of breath. Higher exposures can cause a build-up of fluid in the lungs (pulmonary edema), a medical emergency, with severe shortness of breath. * Trimethylamine is a HIGHLY FLAMMABLE LIQUID or GAS and a DANGEROUS FIRE HAZARD.
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What foods produce trimethylamine?

TMAO (or trimethylamine N-oxide) is a metabolite produced by gut bacteria. Briefly, nutrients such as phosphatidylcholine (also known as lecithin), choline, and L-carnitine are abundant in animal-derived products such as red meat, egg yolk and full-fat dairy products.
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Which foods cause your body to produce TMAO?

Red meat like beef, pork, eggs, and lamb, as well as salt-water fish, lead to the highest concentrations of TMAO in our bodies. Liver, dairy products, and shellfish are also TMAO producers. L-carnitine supplements can also increase TMAO levels in the body.
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Why does my body smell like fish after eating fish?

Trimethylamine in humans is excreted through sweat in addition to urine and feces. People have different amounts of the enzyme that breaks down TMA so there's a variance in the noticeable effect of fishy breath and sweat after consuming fish.
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Can gut bacteria cause body odor?

Accumulating evidence indicates that microbiota plays a critical role in physiological processes in humans. However, it might also contribute to body malodor by producing numerous odorous molecules such as ammonia, volatile sulfur compounds or trimethylamine.
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