2 year old with really bad smell

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amother

Tue, Jul 24 2012, 4:00 am

my 2 year old has a really bad smell since friday

I keep showering him and it barely helps.
his babysitter won't even take him as he smells and she said it's hard to be around him.

I went to the dr and she ordered blood test and I'm waiting the results -
has anyone had this? and what can I do about the smell?
(anyone who sees us will forsure think that I just don't shower him)

DrMom

Tue, Jul 24 2012, 4:35 am

Does it smell like sweat, or something different?

Could be some sort of metabolic disorder.

It started suddenly... some sort of intestinal parasite?

amother

Tue, Jul 24 2012, 4:45 am

Ask the doctor to check up his nose (I heard of a kids who stuffed something UK his nose it got stuck ans smelled until they took it out)

amother

Tue, Jul 24 2012, 4:51 am

it did start suddenly

I don't think it's something up his nose - I think it's coming more when he sweats

libramom

Tue, Jul 24 2012, 8:23 am

did he eat anything different lately?
some exotic spice maybe?

zaq

Tue, Jul 24 2012, 5:32 pm

check ALL body orifices. might also be a decayed tooth but less likely.

gumby

Tue, Jul 24 2012, 6:12 pm

I know this is weird but could he have gotten spayed by a skunk

amother

Tue, Jul 24 2012, 7:59 pm

Consider seeing a metabolic specialist. Did the pediatrician also ask you to collect urine?

e1234

Wed, Jul 25 2012, 1:28 am

Finally solved! and thanks to imamohter and google and NOT the dr's.

my dr did all the tests and everything came out fine b'h.

I told my dh what I read here of something up the nose and from googling.
he looked up my sons nose and found far up a sponge like material that was causing the smell.

b'h this is sorted and we pulled it out.

dr's should know already to check up the nose.

Last edited by e1234 on Wed, Jul 25 2012, 1:51 am; edited 1 time in total

DrMom

Wed, Jul 25 2012, 1:48 am

Baruch HaShem you solved the mystery!

Great job!

I'm surprised your son didn't complain if something was stuck up his nose.

e1234

Wed, Jul 25 2012, 1:53 am

he wasn't complaining and acting fine - he just had this terrible smell that he couldn't go to his mishpachton for a few days as she wouldn't take him.

I know I had this a number of years ago when dd was sick with high fever for 4 days and the dr's couldn't find anything wrong. then she finally vomited and a rock came out of her nose.
I'm just suprised the dr's don't know to check the nose in these cases

DrMom

Wed, Jul 25 2012, 1:56 am

In my experience, a lot of doctors don't touch or examine patients anymore, except as a last resort.

They prefer to rely on tests.

Tinkerbelle

Wed, Jul 25 2012, 4:21 am

one of my little brothers had the same smell issue, and it was actually the doctor who found a taffy wrapper shoved up his nose, so I guess not all doctors are incompetent LOL

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