FabSwingers.com forum: You smell funny

By *wist my nipples OP Couple
21 weeks ago

North East Scotland, mostly

So I thought this was a universal thing, but a conversation I had earlier has made me doubt myself.

When someone’s ill, they usually smell a bit funny, don’t they? Not horrible, just a bit weird.

Don’t they?

Mrs TMN x

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By *rafter69Man
21 weeks ago

upminster

Never noticed I try to keep as far apart if someones ill.

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By *eckard25Man
21 weeks ago

North West Durham

Think if you are spending a lot of time in hospital then you often smell like the hospital. If you are at home ill, then maybe you aren't showering quite as often as if you are going out places and seeing people. Other than that it's not something I've noticed.

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By *ortney FoxxxWoman
21 weeks ago

honeysuckle lane

"So I thought this was a universal thing, but a conversation I had earlier has made me doubt myself.

When someone’s ill, they usually smell a bit funny, don’t they? Not horrible, just a bit weird.

Don’t they?

Mrs TMN x

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I suppose they could smell of sick if that’s how there ill 🤷🏻‍♀️

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By *midnight-Woman
21 weeks ago

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Yeah when someone has a heavy cold they smell really strange

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By *eoBloomsMan
21 weeks ago

Springfield

Probably depends on the illness. Never noticed it for a cold or covid but gonorrhoea can be a bit ripe.

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By (user no longer on site)
21 weeks ago

"Yeah when someone has a heavy cold they smell really strange "

Just what I was about to say

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By *bitofaslutWoman
21 weeks ago

Cannock

My kid can smell my insulin as soon as I take the cap off the injector.

Can't say I've ever registered a different smell around someone who's sick, apart from, like, sweat from a fever.

I'm probably just used to it though. It's been 15ish years since I felt "well".

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By *obilebottomMan
21 weeks ago

All over

"Probably depends on the illness. Never noticed it for a cold or covid but gonorrhoea can be a bit ripe."

Has that not cleared up yet?

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By (user no longer on site)
21 weeks ago

Yes. They smell off. I’m not sure I can explain it but they smell different.

My mum is really sensitive to it. She knows when I'm going to get tonsillitis about a day before I start feeling like I’m dying

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By *eoBloomsMan
21 weeks ago

Springfield

"Probably depends on the illness. Never noticed it for a cold or covid but gonorrhoea can be a bit ripe.

Has that not cleared up yet?

Not yet, so my lawyer will be contacting you shortly

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
21 weeks ago

East Sussex

Yes they do. I always knew when our children were ill by smell, especially if they had a sore throat.

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By *obilebottomMan
21 weeks ago

All over

"Probably depends on the illness. Never noticed it for a cold or covid but gonorrhoea can be a bit ripe.

Has that not cleared up yet?

Not yet, so my lawyer will be contacting you shortly

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By *eoBloomsMan
21 weeks ago

Springfield

Some breeds of dog are used to detect illness, including cancer I believe.

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By *wist my nipples OP Couple
21 weeks ago

North East Scotland, mostly

Ah! Glad it’s not just me.

What’s that about, then?

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By *iss_Juicy79Woman
21 weeks ago

Edinburgh

Being ill makes your breath smell like glue

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By *ouble-SidedCouple
21 weeks ago

Voldsøy

When our kids are coming down with something I can smell it on them! My mam can too. 🤷‍♀️

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By *r Mind CandyMan
21 weeks ago

Cheshire

Dogs have been trained to sniff out certain types of cancer and Alzheimer’s disease, they can detect the smell at very early stages, even before it’s detectable by modern medicine. So this is definitely a thing.

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By (user no longer on site)
21 weeks ago

"Ah! Glad it’s not just me.

What’s that about, then?"

No but you are still a little bit weird.

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By *oughmanMan
21 weeks ago

Sunderland

I think it possibly might be a leftover from a more privative time. Animals will generally leave other sick animals alone and that's based on scent. It could be a case that they are giving off a smell that they are ill and you just happen to still be sensitive enough to pick it up. All speculation of course.

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By *Bqwerty69Man
21 weeks ago

Stourport

Yeah, could always tell when the kids were coming down with something.

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By *eliWoman
21 weeks ago

Yes. There's that almost fruity, artificially sweet tinge to their smell.

When I'm not attracted to people, like not in the slightest they have a faint smell of damp goat.

Smell is an odd one.

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By *mf123Man
21 weeks ago

with one foot out the door

They do its like dead air

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By *a LunaWoman
21 weeks ago

o o OO o o

They do because dogs pick up on it.

When I had chicken pox in my 20’s I smelt revolting. I couldn’t stand the smell of myself. It wasn’t an unclean smell either. Weird to describe.

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By *midnight-Woman
21 weeks ago

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Also people who are dehydrated or haven't eaten for a while smell odd -sweet ?

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By *esYesOMGYes!Man
21 weeks ago

Didsbury

Look up Joy Milne. Her sense of smell has advanced the diagnosis of a list of diseases. She can smell some 12 years ahead of medical detection.

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By (user no longer on site)
21 weeks ago

You man stink

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By *wist my nipples OP Couple
21 weeks ago

North East Scotland, mostly

Good to hear I’ve not finally lost my remaining marbles.

Mr said I smelled like a mouldy old carpet yesterday. He’s such a romantic.

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By *nkymikeyMan
21 weeks ago

Andover

Animals picking up the smell of illness.

Dogs can detect cancer and other illnesses..

So we all smell differently while ill.

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By *cottish guy 555Man
21 weeks ago

London

"Animals picking up the smell of illness.

Dogs can detect cancer and other illnesses..

So we all smell differently while ill."

They are also used for diabetics as they can smell a hypo.

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By (user no longer on site)
21 weeks ago

"Good to hear I’ve not finally lost my remaining marbles.

Mr said I smelled like a mouldy old carpet yesterday. He’s such a romantic."
have you been to the doctor about it?

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By *riar BelisseWoman
21 weeks ago

Holibobs

They do, they also smell differently when they are near death, I couldn't handle the hospice smell

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By *wist my nipples OP Couple
21 weeks ago

North East Scotland, mostly

"Good to hear I’ve not finally lost my remaining marbles.

Mr said I smelled like a mouldy old carpet yesterday. He’s such a romantic."

That’s unfair and inaccurate. I said mouldy wet carpet, not old

Mr TMN

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
21 weeks ago

Central

Our bodies can produce different aromas, relating to health and medical conditions.

Diabetic ketoacidosis is the long talked about pear drops smell, that can be noticed from breath.

Dogs have been able to spot smells from a range of cancers, including breast and prostate. Obviously their sense of smell is usually more advanced than ours but we also got attuned to how someone smells.

We excrete through our skin, breath and other systems. It's good to notice if you're smelling differently, though this can also be due to changes in our sense of smell etc

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By *hat.coupleCouple
21 weeks ago

Kent

If someone has a cold Ior sore throat virus I've noticed a particular smell, it's actually the mucus that the body releases to try to fight the virus. So you can smell thier snot basically, gross but fascinating.

Mrs x

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By *wist my nipples OP Couple
21 weeks ago

North East Scotland, mostly

"Good to hear I’ve not finally lost my remaining marbles.

Mr said I smelled like a mouldy old carpet yesterday. He’s such a romantic.

That’s unfair and inaccurate. I said mouldy wet carpet, not old

Mr TMN "

I stand corrected

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By *anctionedSecretsCouple
21 weeks ago

S. Northants

This is a thing. We can usually tell when the kids are coming down with something due to a change in their breath.

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By *orbidden eastMan
21 weeks ago

london dodging electric bikes

Never really noticed. But I do notice where when people’s body language changes when they are sick.

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