Offensive fecal odor from the anus

[will120]

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?


This discussion is related to fecal odor.

[robbie26]

ive got the excact same problem but mines been on going for 12 years now and really get me down,its a relief that someone else has got the same problem as me just need to get this sorted out once and for all

[pray1st]

I have also experienced anal odor and anal discharge. What I did was to pray. I prayed for quite sometime and then I was lead to stop eating foods that caused IBS. I would either have IBS or constipation. Once this leveled off, the doctors found that I had a fistula. I received treatment for that and took probiotics. Later I was lead to do anal floor muscle exercises. This is where you pull your anal muscle up and hold for so many seconds to strengthen the anal muscles. I'm not sure when I was treated for the fistula but it was in 2009. I began the probiotics and exercises this year around February. I have not had a problem since that I can remember. However I would encourage you to pray first. What your body needs to recover may be different from the next person. Before, I keep reading everything I possibly could on this issue and tried many things, but none of them really worked for me. Then I prayed and cried for a while and things began to turn around. I believe that it can turn around for you as well. I hope this helps you.

[SuperSkunk]

You are not alone obviously. I am put at ease to see others with this condition. Still I am looking for answers. The reaction by strangers is more geniune than relatives and friends. They all say the dont smell anything.I dont either always, but we all know its there. I've tried most of the things that i've read on this forum' to no evail. I'm going to google home remedies to see if i can find something.

[Indie_life]

I totally understand your struggle I think we have the same exact thing because my smell is horrible as well sometimes people cough or say that they feel like throwing up and it's just driving me deeper and deeper into depression it's literally every where I go people have to make a comment or you just know and people treat me like trash even some people that I used to talk to just stopped talking to me completely  I understand the anguish and frustrations your are going through I just want an answer.

[cdt19802]

I have an bad odor problem from anus I cause people to sneeze and people treat me like trash. But people found out I get hurt when i cause them to sneeze so they sneeze diliberately to get me down.

[Br50lady]

I am a 50 y.o. female from Brazil, I also have this problem, and have been suffering for over 20 years, I tried so many things, went to so many doctors, but recently I found something about WEAK PELVIC MUSCLES, and I found many articles about this, that I may have this problem because I had constipation in the past.  I am trying KEGEL exercises and eletroestimulation (I bought a machine from quark, and am using it everyday).  Since I started these exercising, since 1 year ago, I am feeling the muscles of my anus are becoming stronger.  I still have the problem of odor, but I am hopefull that after more exercising I some day soon I will get rid of this problem.  I really pray I am right.

[freewind]

I'm 25 years old and have been suffering from this problem till the age of 15. I remember it all started during my brother's wedding. All types of spicy foods were served and the ceremony lasted for 4 days. I remember that because of the spicy foods, i started constipating and this lasted for all these days.

From that time i started having foul odors from my rectum. At start, i didn't pay attention because i didn't know i had fecal odours. It started gradually, starting with back biting comments from other individuals to apparent gestures like coughing, covering the nose with finger, etc... I even met some gastrologists and one prescribed me some watercress which is a veggie usually accompanied in salad which is full of chlorophyll and fibre.

From research i made and information provided from other people in other forums, chlorophyll acts as a deterrent to foul body odors. I've tried the watercress on a daily basis and seen a progress in my fight against anal odour.

I also avoid as much as possible spicy and chilli foods. These caused my anal to burn and eventually to swell. I also use some antiseptic powder to mask the odour and i use some herbal laxative namely colocyll senna to help me ensure my gut is clean and empty.