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Question: I suffer from what I can best describe as acute body odor which smells like having a dead and decaying rat. It offends me and the people around me you can smell it from a mile away I have diabetics I had it for a year now I take two tables with food a dinner time but my diabetics has been under control and has gone down abite and I'm been taking duromine has I been struggling to lose weight. I have been having a burning feeling in my tummy I had it all day yesterday day it wouldn't go away and I still have it today what is wrong with me?
Brief Answer:
Use antifungal powder like Candid.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone carefully through the details provided by you. Since you are a diabetic, the first thing to consider is to reduce the total amount of food intake. You can only be gaining weight if the total amount of energy intake in the form of food is greater than the total amount of energy expenditure.
I would not suggest taking any medicine to lose weight. Rather you may go for electrical muscle stimulation therapy which is available at many slimming centres.
Although you mention that your diabetes is under control, it is still possible that your sweat contains traces of sugar which attracts certain micro-organisms, fungi in particular, to degrade the material in the sweat and produce a foul smell. You need to use Candid (clotrimazole) powder all over your body, especially over the sweat producing areas. Apply this powder to your socks before you put them on. Take bath regularly (may be twice a day) with warm water and use the powder a few times a day or as required. I hope that your problem would be resolved with these measures.
The burning feeling in your tummy could be due to gastritis. Take Mucaine gel or any liquid antacid and it should take care of the present situation. Taking omeprazole capsule once daily before breakfast should help. Take small but frequent meals.
Hope that helps.
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Regards
Dr. Kunal Saha
Use antifungal powder like Candid.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone carefully through the details provided by you. Since you are a diabetic, the first thing to consider is to reduce the total amount of food intake. You can only be gaining weight if the total amount of energy intake in the form of food is greater than the total amount of energy expenditure.
I would not suggest taking any medicine to lose weight. Rather you may go for electrical muscle stimulation therapy which is available at many slimming centres.
Although you mention that your diabetes is under control, it is still possible that your sweat contains traces of sugar which attracts certain micro-organisms, fungi in particular, to degrade the material in the sweat and produce a foul smell. You need to use Candid (clotrimazole) powder all over your body, especially over the sweat producing areas. Apply this powder to your socks before you put them on. Take bath regularly (may be twice a day) with warm water and use the powder a few times a day or as required. I hope that your problem would be resolved with these measures.
The burning feeling in your tummy could be due to gastritis. Take Mucaine gel or any liquid antacid and it should take care of the present situation. Taking omeprazole capsule once daily before breakfast should help. Take small but frequent meals.
Hope that helps.
If you found my answer helpful, please close the thread with a positive review and a 5 star rating.
Regards
Dr. Kunal Saha
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