There's no scientific evidence to suggest that pineapple affects how your vagina smells or tastes.
If you eat a lot of pineapple is it gonna change the way your vagina smells and tastes? First of all, there's nothing wrong with how a vagina smells and tastes so that myth is kind of hopelessly patriarchal. But no, if you eat a lot of pineapple it's not going to change the way anything smells or tastes.
However, adding more pineapple to your diet is not a panacea for a sweeter smelling or tasting vagina because "even if two people have the same exact pH, one may not smell like the other person's because of our own individual physiologies," says Dr. Grover.
"The urban myth is that pineapple can change vaginal odor, but there are no studies to prove this and no science behind it," Gunter tells SELF.
The body absorbs and emanates the naturally occurring smells from citrus fruits, such as oranges, lemons and pineapples, leaving you with fresh smell from your skin. Additionally, the acids in these fruits causes water to flush out toxins that cause unpleasant odours out of the body.
Oranges, lemons, and grapefruits are packed full of pleasant-smelling oils and compounds, which quickly become absorbed by the body and gently released through the skin. As such, eating such fruits is a quick way to improve your natural aroma.
The answer has to do with hormones—specifically, pheromones. “Pheromones are chemicals that animals and humans produce, which change and influence the behavior of another animal or human of the same species,” says Erica Spiegelman, wellness specialist, recovery counselor, and author of The Rewired Life.
This heightened sense of smell is called hyperosmia. It can happen consistently or during certain periods of time. If it comes and goes, it may be a sign of an underlying medical condition.
Vaginal odor can be caused by diet, sweating, menstruation, or pregnancy. It can sometimes also be caused by infections like bacterial vaginosis or trichomoniasis.
Bromelain, the digestive enzyme in pineapple, has anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving properties. This helps when you have an infection, like sinusitis, or an injury, like a sprain or burn. It also offsets the joint pain of osteoarthritis. The vitamin C in pineapple juice also keeps inflammation levels low.
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.
Sniff your clothes at the end of the day.
Sweat tends to soak into clothing, especially your underwear, your bra, or your T-shirt. Toward the end of the day, give your clothing a sniff. If it smells pungent or musty, it's likely that you've got some body odor.
In analyzing the body odors of 20 pairs of friends who mutually agreed that they “just clicked” when they met, the researchers found that the smells of each pair were significantly more similar to each other than they were to random others.
Experts recommend sweet potatoes, dark leafy greens, apples, and foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids for increased lubrication, overall vaginal wetness, and better-quality naturally occurring vaginal lubrication.
Being acidic in nature, lemon can kill the smell-producing bacterias in the body which helps in reducing the bad body odour. Drinking a glass of lemon juice gives you a lot of antioxidants that flush out the toxins from your body.
Stinking Breath and Body Odor
Similarly, water helps release toxins through sweat. If your body is dehydrated, you are unable to release these toxins (bacteria), which when accumulated leads to an unpleasant body odor, especially in the armpits, feet, and groin area.
A fruity odor to the breath is a sign of ketoacidosis, which may occur in diabetes. It is a potentially life-threatening condition.