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A member asked:
My boyfriend is not feeling sick but he has a strong smell/ odor of maple syrup... is this normal? he is not diabetic
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Sherlock Holmes time: Does your boyfriend drink a lot of alcohol? Alcohol is metabolized into the same types of chemicals that are present on the breath of those with diabetes. And are you aboslutely certain he is not diabetic? Are there any possible foods, vitamins or hygeine products that he uses that could explain this? If there was a problem with processing amino acids, that would have been detected during infancy.
Answered 11/20/2014
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Maple syrup: Boy friend may be sufferring from a rare metabolic disorder known as MAPLE SYRUP URINE DISEASE---SWEAT AND URINE SMELLS SOMEWHAT LIKE MAPLE SYRUP have him follow up with his private doctor to have some testing
Answered 1/29/2017
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