Question 1

when i sweat my body odor smells like onions. it's hard to work out in public places because of this. frequent shower does no good. help!

Accepted Answer

Onions: If you smell like onions you might be eating too many onions. Try cutting out onions and see if your sweat smells differently.

Question 2

why would a 2 year old have body odor and what can you do for it? smells like onions

Accepted Answer

See your doctor.: There are many possible causes for body odor in young children.  Some are minor, but other causes can be potentially very serious.  I recommend that you see your child's doctor as soon as possible to be evaluated.  Good luck!

Question 3

it seems to me that body odour, especially from teenage boys smell like onion? could it be hormones causing this?

Accepted Answer

Certainly...: When puberty starts hormones cause different changes and one of them is stimulation of the sebaceous glands which are responsible for the fluid( sebum) that mixes with the bacteria that inhabit the skin normally and produce the strong odor.

Question 4

what does it mean when your body emits an onion smell without having eaten onions,  especially from your private area?

Accepted Answer

Body odor: Body odor can be from foods and there are similar foods to onions like garlic, shallots, and chives. Body odor can also be from bacteria. Changing your diet to mostly raw for a few days may help cleanse you along with lots of fluids and frequent washing.

Question 5

onion body order after sports and when i shower my towel smell like onion my clothes also how can i stop the smell?

Accepted Answer

Malodor: Consider change in diet, soaps, shampoos, deodorants. Consider more natural/less processed foods.

Question 6

my husband is complaining that he smells like onions if he sweats he doesn't eat that many onions is this a medical issue is it a sign of a internal i?

Accepted Answer

Eccrine Bromhidrosis: The medical term for this is eccrine bromhidrosis.  It is rarely due to an internal condition, but a thorough physical exam should be performed to rule out any infection or metabolic disease.  If the husband is the only one who can smell the odor, then special attention needs to be placed on his nasal passages, as there may be an infection there that only he can smell.  History is important too.

Question 7

vagina smells and tastes like onion, (never does, definitely earthy) but never like a raw onion. its been about maybe over a month, its on and off it has this smell, i dont eat much onion either, what does this seem to be?

Accepted Answer

: All such odors are created by gasses produced by germs that live in the tissues or mucous of that area. Your bodies vaginal mucus should have little or no smell but this can be influenced by your diet &amp; metabolism. A trip to an OBGYN for some screening tests may be worth the effort if this bothers you.

Question 8

bo smells like onion? mouth taste of onion, what causes this?

Accepted Answer

Body smell: Body smell is unique to an individual.
Varies in health ans in disease. Such as in Keto-Acidosis, after heavy smoking, alcohol intake, etc.
Body odor does not come from sweat itself because sweat is odorless. Your body produces two types of sweat: the eccrine sweat and apocrine sweat . The eccrine sweat represents a clear sweat, consisting mostly of water that does not smell and plays an important role in regulating our body temperature. The apocrine sweat that is produced by the glands is thicker and is located mainly near hair follicles, on the groin area, in the armpits and on the scalp. When bacteria contacts with apocrine sweat on the surface of the skin, the release of chemicals produces your body odor.
Women 
A curious study conducted by researchers at Firmenich, a company in Geneva revealed that women's body odor contained high levels of sulphur compound, which together with bacteria, feeding on sweat, produces chemical compound thiol that has a smell of onion. According to their findings, men's sweat was found to contain high levels of fatty acid, which when mixed with bacteria from the underarm, produces the smell, resembling cheese.

Question 9

my body odor smells like vinegar am i acidic?

Accepted Answer

Not 'acidic': 'pop' claims about 'acid' and 'alkaline' body types are totally made up. Certain bacteria that some people have degrade certain products in your sweat to certain short-chain fatty acids that have a vinegar smell. Shower a few times a day and this will probably help.

Question 10

what is leading to body odor that smells like cat urine?

Accepted Answer

CAT URINE ODOR: SEE YOUR DOCTOR.
IF IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME, YOU MAY NEED SOME BLOOD TESTS TO RULE OUT DIABETES OR SOME OTHER DISORDER.
BUT NOT TO WORRY.
.HAS YOUR DIET CHANGED RECENTLY?

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When i sweat my body odor smells like onions. it's hard to work out in public places because of this. frequent shower does no good. help!

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Why would a 2 year old have body odor and what can you do for it? smells like onions

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It seems to me that body odour, especially from teenage boys smell like onion? could it be hormones causing this?

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What does it mean when your body emits an onion smell without having eaten onions, especially from your private area?

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Onion body order after sports and when i shower my towel smell like onion my clothes also how can i stop the smell?

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My husband is complaining that he smells like onions if he sweats he doesn't eat that many onions is this a medical issue is it a sign of a internal i?

A member asked:

Vagina smells and tastes like onion, (never does, definitely earthy) but never like a raw onion. its been about maybe over a month, its on and off it has this smell, i dont eat much onion either, what does this seem to be?

A member asked:

Bo smells like onion? mouth taste of onion, what causes this?

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My body odor smells like vinegar am i acidic?

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What is leading to body odor that smells like cat urine?

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