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Offensive fecal odor from the anus

Fecal odor from the anus is driving me crazy!

I have tried everything to resolve the situation to no avail and feel as though it's to the point of nearly destroying my life. I'm so very very embarrassed by it that I'm practically a social recluse and avoid everything. I am meticulous about personal hygiene and I dread being at work or college because its so very embarrassing.

My problem seems worse when I am tense or nervous which inevitably comes about because I am preemptively nervous about the odor, although I've never noticed any soiling in my underwear. I go regularly and clean intensely but the problem persists.

I've tried;
- regular colon cleansing by douching
- chlorophyll
- constant washing, wiping and showering
- diet change
- laxatives

Nothing satisfyingly works and I'm never rid of it! Any ideas?


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99% success J
1.shave your anal area,and wash them every day with head&shoulders classic shampo.
2.run 30 min 2_3 times per week.
3.Drink 0.5 L water every morning and 2>3 L per day.
4.Drink natural lemon juice(squeeze lemon),orange daytime,and sometimes camomil tea in afternoon.
5.Eat veg,like cocumber,carotte etc,and boiled food
6.Protect your kidney,drink tea against kidney stone
                               ATENTION
7.Don/t eat chocolatte,biscuits and too much sweets.
8.Don/t eat Spiceys and too much salt food
  not often fried food
9.Pray and relax your mind.
Write me if you solve this problem (***@****) thank you
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Read my comment at the bottom :-)
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*****I HAVE A SOLUTION for directly eliminating the smell. One word........VINEGAR! Just plain white vinegar. I haven't even tried the apple cider variety.

I have had this too. Soaping up 3 times. Get out of the shower, dry myself.......and the part of the towel that dryed me down there....smells! And no there is no leaking, it feels dry. So WTF??? It's like a strong musky oily smell (not crap). Anyways, just rub some vinegar there, and a little ways inside, right after you bathe. No it doesn't sting, unless you're sore from scratching a lot. And just do it throughout the day, if you need to. And if super bad, no problem.........get some of those round small thin cotton pads (makeup remover pads?), soak them in vinegar, then tuck one into your buttcrack, and leave it there. It should stay. Or just take 2 squares of TP, fold it twice, add some vinegar.....and use that instead of those round pads. AND......put some in a ziplock....brrrrring them with you to work. And simply just discard/replace throughout the day! I'll betcha you'll only need to do that ONCE in a day! There you go! AND, the most important thing.......SAY YOUR PRAYERS! Jesus can heal you of ANYTHING. And pay attention to the dreams he gives you. Cheers! :-)
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12 years? are you still there. It been going on with me for 10 plus years so I feel everybody pain here but it's crazy nobody can figure out a solution to this problem
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Yes probably true...one good cause of it.
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See the above comments try checking for any prolapses in pelvic. Also check that you don't have any infection in lymphatic system...doctors are not good with this one - but you can check alternative therapies /massages to see if they can clear your lymph system.
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