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writes:Why is it that after i take a shower i still smell?All over my body! Feet, underarms, and vagina?i have really bad body order! why is that!i take like 3-4 showers a day!
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reader, anonymous, writes (9 July 2008): There are some herbs and greens that you could drink/take that are internal deodorizers. Such as Chlorella. Look into those. Also, maybe your body is too acidic, you should alkalize more by eating alkaline foods (greens, fruits, ect).
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reader, MissKin  +, writes (4 June 2008):
 I agree with what everyone else has said, but i was always told that 'over cleaning' is bad. Like taking that many showers a day can actually be bad cos your body never gets used to being like the natural unclean that it shud be outside of the shower. maybe the problem is psychological too, like you're imagining it. It's likely that it's medical.. but there's no need to shower that many times if u still smell after the first one. Maybe i'm completely wrong tho, and there's no such thing as being too clean...
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reader, anonymous, writes (3 June 2008): My sister had this problem a while back. The cure was to drink a lot of liquids, especially juice (i.e: Orange Juice, Apple Juice). Drink As Much As Possible, Then It Should Stop Within A Week - 2 Weeks.
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reader, Susan Strict +, writes (3 June 2008):
 Are you sure?
I mean, are you sure you smell? Do you sweat excessively? Has anyone else commented that you smell? Is it only the underarms, feet and groin that appears to smell, or can you smell it if, for example, you sniff the skin on your forearm?
If your skin is really excreting an unpleasant odour that might be noticeable on parts of you that aren't normally associated with body odour (like on your forearm) and you don't sweat excessively, then there may be an inbalance in your body's chemistry that requires medical treatment. If you do sweat excessively, then there are a number of conditions that can cause this and a doctor can usually prescribe something to deal with it easily and quickly.
However, it concerns me that you say you still smell after you take a shower. This suggests the possibility of something rather different. There is a condition of an OCD ("Obsessive compulsive disorder") type when the sufferer is absolutely convinced that he or she has an unpleasant smell that doesn't go away with washing. This usually leads to compulsive, repeated bathing and showering, and what you are describing is typical of that.
The problem may be - and if so I've "blown it" already, that to tell someone they have any sort of OCD frequently leads to that person becoming very angry and denying that they have anything of the sort. If there is the slightest possibility that you have this then please don't do that - go and have a chat with a doctor to confirm where the problem comes from. I'm not at all sure whether it's personally more acceptable to say "I have an obsessive compulsive disorder" or to say "I smell", but either way you need to tell the doctor about all the symptoms and let the doctor make a proper and fully informed diagnosis.
Good luck - and don't worry. It can definitely be sorted out, whatever the cause.
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reader, I'llTryToHelp +, writes (3 June 2008):
 It definitely could be a medical problem. Our diet can play a part in how we look and smell so you might want to consider that. Sometimes different medications we take can effect your body odor in unpleasant ways, also.
Do you think you smell or has other people told you this? I ask because maybe your sense of smell has been effected by sinus or allergy problems or by a medication you're taking.
Have a doctor check it out for you.
Good Luck!
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