Mike, Thanks for the info. Actually i have pretty much cut (animal) protein out of my diet because I noticed that it made my body odor stronger. The only protein I get is from avocado and beans. Hypochloridia was an issue that I had before and I did try Betaine HCL, however I stopped because it seemed too unnatural and potentially harmful. Though hypochloridia could still very well be a problem. Thanks for the advice.   [End]
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Does anybody out there have any experience with this? I’ve been having BO problems for quite some time now - about 2 years. At first it was fecal, then I got a colon cleanse and that was gone. But a persistent stink still remained. It smelled kind of like feet or urine. I thought it might have been the need to detox, but I took all kinds of herbs for my liver, kidneys and pancreas and spleen, and while that helped, it still persists. I thought maybe it was intestinal, but I’ve taken anti-parisitic, bacterial and fungal stuff and still it persists. THen I thought it could be ammonia ...
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I am just curious, have any of you out there suffered from chronic or acute renal failure. I know this probably isn’t the right board for this, but this was the only board that had to do with the kidneys. Anyways, if any of you have, can you tell if you found a natural solution to kidney failure in the form of herbs or mushrooms or something like that instead of dialysis. I’m 23 but think I might be suffering from renal failure (possibly from overuse of antibiotics). Thanks.   [End]
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What are the advantages of using freshly-squeezed grapefruit juice vs. store-bought grapefruit juice (assuming it is 100%) in the liver flush?   [End]
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Hello Liver Flushers, I just had a question for the experienced flushers out there. I did a liver flush over the summer, I’m not sure if it worked or not. But I am very anxious to do another one. One reason why I think it didn’t work before is maybe because the stones were too big. So I am taking Gold Coin Grass now first to break up the stones, then I will flush. My question is this though, I’ve been suffering from Body Odor problems starting last spring. I did colon cleanses and take fiber, but that hasn’t totally solved it. I took some herbs and things for my liver and kidneys ...
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I have heard good things about the product Lower Bowel Balance (LBB), however, I am curious, what are the ingredients in this product? Does it contain gluten? Are there ingredients to help kill harmful bacteria, yeast or parasites? Does it contain beneficial bacteria? Thank you.   [End]
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Thanks for the info. I don’t have hemmoroids now. I used to I think and that’s why I’d crap blood if I took something irritating like pysllium, but not anymore. I take probiotics now and also a natural antibacterial. Hopefully this works. I currently take Kirkman Labs probiotics, but I hear that a lot of people on this board use Udo’s Choice 8 probiotic blend or soemthing like that. Do you know if this brand works well? If so, i might try it once the Kirkman ones run out.   [End]
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You said after you cleared out the bacteria, there was no more body odor? What product did you use to kill off the bacteria? Thanks.   [End]
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Wow, what a dick. Is this guy like 7 years-old or something?   [End]
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Thanks, I appreciate the advice. When I wake up in the morning, I have a slightly white tongue, I wouldn’t say it is coated though. I brush my tongue with my toothbrush and usually that’s enough. As for probiotics, when I take too many, I notice that it clogs up my liver or kidneys or both so that my digestion is affected. I also just started taking anti-fungals again. I am taking SF-722, which is castor bean oil I believe, and Viricin, for the bacteria. I also take psyllium. As for the leaky gut, I’ve gone through two bottles of Intestamine which is basically the same thing is Int ...
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Thanks for the tips, I’ll definitely look into those. A few questions though. Even with Candida, do you find that your body handles the alcohol in the tinctures okay? What do you think about the barefoot herbalist’s liver supplements like L/G Balance? Are these any good? You mentioned taking plant oils at night, what about fish oil? Would that serve the same purpose? Also, do you know the ingredients of the Lower Bowel Balance and the Kindey Cleanse? My urine stunk too (and still kind of does), and I used to have lots of bubbles in my urine. I haven’t noticed it as much recently ( ...
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I’m assuming you guys work for a living and stuff. Does this ever become a problem at the place where you work? Has anyone made a big deal about it? I’m starting work soon and I’m worried this might be a problem. I’ve dealt with this for about 15 months now. I pretty much do the candida diet, although i’ve gotten somewhat lazy lately. I’ve taken rounds of natural anti-fungals and herbal anti-bacterials, but can’t seem to kick the BO. I’ve done colon (hyrotherapy and fiber), liver (detox formula) and kidney (white mushroom extract) cleanses, but still not entirely gone. Interspersed ...
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Just out of curiosity, have any one you candida-sufferers experienced stronger than normal body odor. Is this a result of candida? I was a frequent antibiotic user, which led to my candida infestation, and when I stopped the antibiotics, I started to get really strong body odor. I realize part of this is because my digestion was very poor due to candida and instead of digesting food it seemed to just be fermenting or rotting in my system. But my digestion seems to be okay now (after colon cleansing and tons of other things), but my BO still persists. Is this because I still have candi ...
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Question, has anyone used the product oxy-powder? I had good results using Odex for my kidneys and Vit-Immune for my liver, but I still have a little bit of BO left. It’s kind of sweet, and then when I sweat a lot it turns sour. I’m thinking there may still be some odor-causing microorganisms in my intestines that are causing this. I was taking olive leaf extract and GSE caps, but I guess these didn’t get the entire job done. Supposedly, oxy-powder has the ability to knock out all anaerobic microorganisms, including bacteria and fungi. So, I am going to continue taking pysllium fiber ...
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I am not taking probiotics right now. I might start back up in a little while, but for now I’m just taking the liver stuff and the herbal antibiotic stuff. For SAMe, I got the Jarrow’s tablet form. I don’t know if they come in powder form. I think they need to be in tablet form so they can bypass the stomach for better absorption in the intestines. If SAMe does work for you, please let me know. I would have taken it longer but I just can’t do tablets.   [End]
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Try doing some liver and kidney cleansing stuff. Seems like its either a buildup of waste in your blood or cells or something with your metabolism. I have something of the same problem too, and the liver stuff seems to help. I previously took Odex which helps with the kidneys.   [End]
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Odex is not like chlorophyll - it doesn’t just mask odors. The way it works is by cleansing out your kidneys so they are better able to filter waste in your blood. I think it also neutralizes certain toxins in the blood as well. It also improves digestion, which is always good when it comes to BO. If you have fecal BO, I would do a fiber-based colon cleanse first, like with psyllium or something like that. If it’s just regular BO, try liver cleansing stuff. I’m taking Vit-Immune and Maximum Milk Thistle - one or both seem to be helping.   [End]
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I bought my SAMe from Whole Foods, a Texas-based health foods supermarket. I bought the Jarrow’s brand. I only took it a few times, but the tablet form was too hard for my stomach so I returned it. The stuff I’m taking now seems to be working. I started taking a few things at the same time, so I’m not entirely sure which one it is, but my gut feeling is that it is the liver cleansing stuff I’m taking. I started taking olive leaf extract and Nutribiotics GSE caps in case the problem was caused by odor-producing bacteria. I also started taking Vit-Immune, which increases glutathione le ...
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Your body needs sulphur to function and that is why foods like eggs, broccoli and onions are some of the healthiest foods there are. As for only eating one ounce of protein a day, I think this is definitely an insufficient amount. Your body needs amino acids to function properly, and the only place to get them is from protein, which is made up of amino acids. Also, when doing a detox diet, detox experts say to eat lots of protein because your body needs it to help with detox. The amino acids that make up glutathione, cysteine, glutamine and methionine, I believe, are essential to help ...
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Here are the things I am/will be taking: Odex Vita-Immune (to boost glutathione levels), also contains Glutamine and Glucosamine Maximum Milk Thistle (to repair my liver) Eventually I will add my Kirkman probiotics in once my liver can handle more stuff, but right now, anything I add that doesn’t help the liver just adds more stress to it and makes me smell like feet even more. As for my diet, I basically eat a no carb diet. Lots of spinach salad with protein (egg salad, tuna salad, chicken, etc.), boiled eggs, fruits (oranges, bananas, cantaloupe, honeydew), avocado, steamed fro ...
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The German company I was thinking of is called Madaus and they make a drug called Legalon which is basically Milk Thistle extract. I found an interesting website by a research company in Maine that compared some of the high potency milk thistle products out on the market. They seem to think that Silybin, the active ingredient of silymarin, is the way to go. You can check it out here: http://www.salamresearch.com/html/milk_thistle_product.html Thisilyn is the same as Legalon but sold in the U.S. I plan to try Maximum Milk Thistle (Siliphos), however. It also has a money back gua ...
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I think the problem for me is definitely the liver. I think this is what ties all the pieces together - kidney, colon, poor digestion, etc. (for me). Having taken antibiotics and wellbutrin (an antidepressant) for 3+ years, this definitely took a toll on me liver. I remember drinking heavily one night a few months after I started the antidepressant (which they say you shouldn’t do, but it was spring break), and I felt like complete death the next day. I could barely get out of bed. My friends wanted me to drink again that night, but I knew if I did I would die (figuratively). I didn’ ...
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When I took probiotics and got die-off, I think I did smell more, but that’s probably because it was taxing my liver. In general, when you detox, they say your BO might increase (this is for ”regular” people). So for people with chronic BO, it makes sense that their BO would increase as well. You said that you’ve had BO since you were pretty young. Are you just starting to try stuff now to address the issue or have you been trying for the past 20 years? I don’t know if candida causes it right away. But I think it is part of a process. For me, I can’t eat wheat gluten. So this w ...
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In terms of waiting for stuff to work, I don’t know about that. When I took probiotics, I felt the die-off only a few hours later and I would get really sleepy. This is probably for two reasons - 1. I was taking a highly potent one that was of high quality (Kirkman Labs) and 2. my liver was already overloaded, so any extra burden on it would shut me down. But it showed me that it was good stuff. When I took VSL#3 or Custom Probiotics, I didn’t get this same reaction or as much. Also, when I started taking Odex, I noticed that I had to pee a lot more and my digestion improved. This ha ...
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Has anyone tried either of these to detox their livers? Supposedly both have liver-restoring powers. I’m guessing why some of you get worse BO when you try new things is because you are putting extra strain on your liver. Everything that enters the body travels through the liver. If your liver is damaged and is not functioning at optimum levels, then it won’t be able to clean your blood and process new products as well. I’m guessing for those of us who have used antibiotics extensively and/or had candida problems, the liver was damaged by all the toxic waste products of candida, which ...
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Ammonia is a waste product of protein metabolism I believe. Ammonia should get neutralized in the liver and then excreted through the kidneys and urine. It is possible that one or some of your liver detoxification pathways are not functioning properly. You can get a liver detox profile done by a place like great smokies lab in north carolina (you’d send away for it), or you can just try a diet that is beneficial for the liver and see how it goes.   [End]
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Did the stuff you read about glutathione say anything about taking n-acetyl cysteine as well? I’ve read stuff that says that NAC is a precursor of glutathione and if you want to boost your glutathione levels, this is the best way. Taking glutathione directly doesn’t do anything apparently, unless you inject it intravenously, which they say is very expensive. Where did you do your liver detox profile? Did you send away to Great Smokies Labs or something like that or have a doctor do it?   [End]
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Odex has helped my digestion, which in turn has helped with my BO. But it still is not cured. Whenever I eat starches, my BO gets worse. I’m taking natural antibiotics now to try to kill the odor-causing bacteria.   [End]
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I am almost convinced now then that BO in someway has to do with bacteria in our systems - namely harmful bacteria. Acidophilus and Bifidobacteria are obviously of the good kind. I’m talking about the kind like Staphylococcus (sp.) and Enterobacteria which produce all kinds of chemicals and toxins in our bloods, gumming up our organs and systems and making us smell bad. Having taken the mushrooms now to sort of clear out my detox pathways (liver and kidneys; I’d already done colon cleanses and used L-Glutamine/Glucoasmine), I think I am now ready to attack the harmful microorganisms in ...
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So, I’ve been taking Odex for one week now, but I didn’t want to jump the gun and make any final conclusions about it until I was sure. So, what I’ve found so far is that it improved my digestion I’m pretty sure, it makes me pee more, which is good because it smells strongly and it makes me think its washing out stuff from my body that shouldn’t be in there, and I think it has somewhat helped my BO. But it’s only been one week and I’ve been taking just 1 capsule 2x/day. I tried to take 2 caps 2 or 3x/day, but it made me really dehydrated because I had to pee so much. I figure I will gr ...
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I don’t know if those things will work, but I’d curious to hear if they do. I’m generally skeptical of sites that use testimonials to sell their products. Also, for botisol, they don’t say what is in the product, they just mention ”botanicals.” There are plenty of herbs and natural substances out there that act as antibacterials, i.e. goldenseal, echinacea, GSE, oregano oil, propolis, olive leaf extract, etc. What makes botisol special? Is it highly concentrated? Anyway, I hope they do work for you though. I’ve never tried rubbing alcohol before because I think my odor comes from ...
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Um, I guess it depends on what you think the problem is. Body odor isn’t caused by one thing. For some people it has to do with impacted fecal matter that has collected in their colon - thus a colon cleanse would do them good. For someone with possible liver or kidney failure, Odex might be beneficial (I’m just starting, so we’ll see). For someone with Leaky Gut (though still not sure if this is a cuase of BO), then something like Intestamine or Intestinew should help. It’s best to take one thing at a time to see what works and what doesn’t. But of course if you have multiple problem ...
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When I take Intestamine, I take 5 grams twice a day, once in the morning and once at night, so whatever the equivalent dose is for Intestinew should probably work. The thing about L-Glutamine is that you can’t really overdose, so I’m sure if you did 5 grams 3x/day, that would be fine too.   [End]
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I’m not sure if you can buy Intestamine in stores. It’s produced by Douglas Laboratories and you may need to buy it online somewhere. Just do a google search. I was checking out that Intestinew stuff and it seems pretty good. The only difference from Intestamine is that it has a little less glucoasmine per serving. But it has the same amount of L-Glutamine as Intestamine and is a little cheaper. Also, it is made by ReNew Life and I know that Whole Foods carries a lot of their products, so if you can’t buy Intestamine online, you might just try to get Intestinew from a place like Whol ...
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I bought it online from vitacost.com. It’s about 25 bucks then S&H. I’ll let you know how it goes.   [End]
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Yes, I agree. After my naturopath told me that leaky gut was not the cause of my body odor, that totally threw off my understanding of the whole problem, because it seemed like it could be a contributing factor. But if you think about it logically, and based on stuff I read online about leaky gut, it seems like this is a very real possibility (not only do harmful toxins get into the bloodstream but undigested proteins as well). This taxes the heck out of our liver and kidneys. I was convinced before that if it wasn’t leaky gut than it must be my liver or kidneys failing that was causin ...
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Yes, I read a few of the posts started by Eneida. I’m curious to know if her BO is permanently cured now, because it seems like she said it was cured by one thing only to come back and say that it was cured by something else. I know that L-Glutamine and Glucosamine help with leaky gut, though not sure of BO. I had the same suspicion when this whole ordeal started. But I asked my naturopath, and she said it wasn’t possible. But she was also wrong about other things too (like taking antibiotics and antidepressants on an empty stomach for years wouldn’t cause irritation to the stomach li ...
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I don’t think there are any side effects, but in terms of benefits, I found this on a site: ”Glutamine is a carbon and nitrogen donor and helps restore glycogen which restores energy. Glutamine is the most important component of muscle protein and helps repair and build muscle....Glutamine helps maintain cell volume and hydration, speeding up wound and burn healing and recovery...Glutamine benefits you by replenishing declining Glutamine levels during intense workouts....May help produce growth horomone levels....Glutamine may serve to boost your immune system....Glutamine is one of the m ...
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I was taking the L-glutamine/N-acetyl D-glucosamine on and off for awhile. One bottle of Intestamine is supposed to last like a month, but it took me like 8 months to finish two bottles because I didn’t take it consistenly enough. I just recently started my third bottle. I can’t say exactly if it helped because I was trying loads of stuff at the same time. I probably should have tried everything one at a time to see if it helped, but I was so desparate to ”cure” this problem that I didn’t care - sooner was better for me. I do feel like it helped heal my intestinal lining though. If I ...
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Hello everybody, This might ramble a little bit but here goes...I too suffer from chronic B.O. It’s been like this now for a bit over a year. It started happening about a week or so after I got off of antibiotics. In any case, since then I’ve tried to learn as much as possible about why I stink and what I can do to fix it. I’ve spent endless hours on the internet learning about mundane things such as nutrition to the extreme like liver flushes with olive oil, all the while I probably should have been doing work (I’m a college student soon to graduate). For over a year now, body odor ...
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Naked Fairy, I was just wondering, even with the colon cleanse and the liver flush, do you still take the liquid chlorophyll? What I mean is, is it still necessary? After I got off of antibiotics a few months ago, I developed a terrible body odor. I did a colon cleanse, and for the most part, that got rid of the fecal smell, but I still smelled like feet, and sometimes I smelled like the food I ate. I figured this had to do with an overtaxed liver. So I am doing liver flushes now in hopes that that will help with the rest of the b.o. problem. I don’t mind taking the liquid chlorop ...
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Jhan, thank you for the information. I must be honest though, I was a little disappointed to hear about Leaky Gut being bad for a Liver Flush b/c I had just bought all the ingredients this morning to do one later. But thanks anyway.   [End]
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Can anyone explain to me what the benefits are, if there are any, of doing a liver flush for people with candida? Thanks. Also, how often should a flush regimen be done in terms of maintenance, once a year, once every few years?   [End]
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Is it okay to take a multi-vitamin/mineral/antioxidant if you have candida? I’ve read that antioxidants aren’t good if you have candida b/c they reduce the amount of oxygen in the intestines which creates the ideal environment for yeast b/c they are anaerobic. Also, I can’t find the post now, but I just read somewhere that B-vitamins aren’t good for candida either. At the same time though, if you’ve had candida for awhile, wouldn’t your unhealthy body need vitamins and minerals? Also, if you have ’Leaky Gut’ from candida, is it still okay to do a Liver Flush? And excuse my ignorance ...
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