Trimethylaminuria, better known as fish odor syndrome, is a rare disorder that causes a person's bodily emissions to smell like fish. The odor can arise from the saliva, sweat, or urine. A person develops this condition when they are not able to break down TMA.
Fish Odor Syndrome
Also called trimethylaminuria, this genetic condition can give your pee a fishy smell. It happens when your body can't break down trimethylamine. You end up getting rid of the compound through your pee, sweat, breath, and other fluids. It doesn't mean you're unhealthy.
Patients affected by trimethylaminuria will often have fishy-smelling urine. Trimethylaminuria is a genetic disorder in which affected individuals have an enzymatic deficiency that makes them unable to metabolize TMA. Because they cannot metabolize TMA, affected individuals have a buildup of TMA in their bodies.
What you can do. You can avoid foods known to cause fishy-smelling urine, but this can be difficult to do. Instead, make sure you drink plenty of water — especially when drinking caffeine — to help dilute the scent and stay hydrated.
Dehydration: When you're dehydrated, your body holds on to the water you've got instead of peeing it out. And when there's less water in pee, there's more waste. Dehydration makes pee smell stronger and appear darker. Certain medications and vitamins: Too much vitamin B1 and vitamin B6 can make pee smell fishy.
Bacterial vaginosis (BV): An infection that's caused by an imbalance in your vagina's flora. BV is responsible for the fishy smell most commonly associated with unpleasant vaginal odors. The fishy smell may be especially strong after sex.
Trichomonas is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by a small parasite.
One of the most common chlamydia symptoms in males is an unusual, foul-smelling discharge from the penis.
Trichomoniasis is caused by a one-celled protozoan, a type of tiny parasite called Trichomonas vaginalis. The parasite passes between people during genital contact, including vaginal, oral or anal sex. The infection can be passed between men and women, women, and sometimes men.
A fishy-smelling vagina is most often caused by bacterial vaginosis, an overgrowth of bacteria. You can treat bacterial vaginosis with oral antibiotics or antibiotics that you insert into your vagina.
Vinegar: Vinegar or apple cider vinegar is yet another potent remedy to eliminate vaginal odour. Vinegar helps to rid of the toxins that cause the fishy vaginal odour. All you need is 1 cup of vinegar or apple cider vinegar. Add vinegar to your bathtub with water and let it soak in for 20 minutes.
The majority of chlamydial infections in women do not cause any symptoms. You can get chlamydia in the cervix (opening to the womb), rectum, or throat. You may not notice any symptoms. But if you do have symptoms, you might notice: • An unusual discharge, with a strong smell, from your vagina.
Chlamydia rarely goes away by itself. In fact, it can cause some serious health problems if left untreated in both men and women.
You should wash your vulva with warm water. If you'd like, you can use a mild soap that won't irritate the skin — but this isn't necessary. Spread your lips apart and gently cleanse around the folds, using a clean washcloth or your hands. Avoid getting water or soap inside your vagina.
To make your vagina smell pleasant you should add more fruits and green leafy vegetables to your diet. Also, you must eat salads and plain yogurt. Personal hygiene is of paramount importance if you want your lady bits to smell all fresh. Also, prefer cotton panties over synthetic ones.
Fish odour on the hands is due to chemicals called amines. But if reacted with citric acid in lemon juice, they form salts that do not become airborne. Washing hands with lemon juice therefore eliminates fishy aromas.
If you notice a fishy odor from your vagina or vaginal discharge, it may be caused by sweating, a bacterial infection, or even your genetics. The most common is cause is vaginitis, an infection or inflammation of the vagina. The odor of your vagina varies throughout your menstrual cycle.
You can have trichomoniasis (AKA trich) for months or even years without knowing. That's because many people — no matter what their gender is — don't have any symptoms, or the symptoms they do have are so mild that they don't notice them.
Without treatment, trich can last for months or even years. It won't go away on its own. The entire time you're infected, you can give the infection to your sexual partners. It's important that all sex partners are treated to prevent re-infection.
The symptoms of trichomoniasis in infected men may disappear within a few weeks without treatment. However, an infected man, even a man who has never had symptoms or whose symptoms have stopped, can continue to infect a female partner until he has been treated.
Untreated trich in men can cause urinary system complications: Urethritis or swelling of the urethra. Chronic UTIs. Chronic bladder infections.