Micro/Biology

» whatsthatsmell - I've been dealing with this for years!

Well I have found this site once again and couldnt remember my password, but I still find it hard to believe that a cure is still unavailable for us. I have been dealing with this for about 9 years now. And I think I finally know what my problem is, because it is getting better finally. Not cured but better and better. I do the same thing you guys do on here, research everything, and try everything and nothing has worked for me. I haven't always had this problem, there was a time when I could get up like everybody else and take a shower put on deoderant and forget about it. But things changed after I got pregnant with my son. I think what I have is a yeast overgrowth in the underarm area. Called Candida. I didnt know that birth control pills caused yeast. Well after I stopped taking the pill, my cycles were out of whack, and then pregnancy. Then throughout my whole prenancy I had a yeast infection, which I believe was caused by my prenatal vitamins. (The doctor told me to just use over the counter medication) Antibiotics, and regular vitamins can cause yeast also, and eating alot of sugar.
well not to gross anyone out but I also had cronic constipation as well. So all of that together I think caused the overgrowth of bacteria. I also think it may have gotten into my blood stream. So anyway I have been taking acidiphillus pills and taking echineacha extract every morning and before I go to bed to rid the yeast and boost my immune system. And I've been drinking Danactive daily to rid my body of the yeast and get some probiotics in me. I also quit smoking and cut out alot of my sugar, and carbs. And for the first time in years I can get through more than 3 hours without stinking. I quit a really good job because of this and I used to be a social butterfly but now Im a social outcast and the butt of everyones jokes and little subtle "hints". Everyone always assumes you have a hygeine problem, and we are probably the cleanest people on the earth! I shower with antibacterial soap and after I dry off I put just a little bit of the soap on my fingertips and rub under my arms (I use Ivory, Safeguard, or Dial white.) I let that dry and then put on Almay fragrance free clear gel deoderant. After that dries then I get dressed and try to make it through the day. But around lunch time at work I carry soap and deoderant with me to work and I go to the bathroom and wet some paper towels and use them to wash up and dry my underarms and put on another coat of deoderant. I would really love to go and actually have a lunch but I have to do this everyday or the smell gets really bad. I do think it is stress that triggers it also, because at home its not bad, but the thought of being around people at work stresses me out and my underarms get extremly HOT and it seems once it starts I cant get them cooled back down. Does this happen to anyone else here? Anyway since I have been following this regimen it seems to be working today I didnt have to re-apply until around 3:00 today. And I've been on for about a month now, so far I can tell a difference. I also plan to do an intestinal cleanse and maybe that will help also.

-- posted by whatsthatsmell