After not eating raw fish for over 2 years I decided to get some tray
of sushi at a Japanese supermarket. I tucked into a sample of salmon,
tuna and some other fish which was quite enjoyable. The dinner was
sufficient not excessive and the fish was fresh and quality was quite
good.

After a couple of hours i noticed a distinct and unpleasant smell
wreaking out of my body, I wasn't exercising or sweating excessively
but there was definitely a smell which was out of the ordinary. I am
pretty sure the body odor came from the raw fish. Does anyone else
exhibit this? Is there anything i can combat this smell?

wrote:
> After not eating raw fish for over 2 years I decided to get some tray
> of sushi at a Japanese supermarket. I tucked into a sample of salmon,
> tuna and some other fish which was quite enjoyable. The dinner was
> sufficient not excessive and the fish was fresh and quality was quite
> good.
>
> After a couple of hours i noticed a distinct and unpleasant smell
> wreaking out of my body, I wasn't exercising or sweating excessively
> but there was definitely a smell which was out of the ordinary. I am
> pretty sure the body odor came from the raw fish. Does anyone else
> exhibit this? Is there anything i can combat this smell?

I have never had this problem but I am not surprised to hear it. Every one
reacts differently to foods. I do notice that I seem to sweat out the salt
from soy after eating sushi. Maybe this is what you have, except theres a
reaction to the soy.. just a thought.

--
Dan

> wrote in message
...
> After not eating raw fish for over 2 years I decided to get some tray
> of sushi at a Japanese supermarket. I tucked into a sample of salmon,
> tuna and some other fish which was quite enjoyable. The dinner was
> sufficient not excessive and the fish was fresh and quality was quite
> good.
>
> After a couple of hours i noticed a distinct and unpleasant smell
> wreaking out of my body, I wasn't exercising or sweating excessively
> but there was definitely a smell which was out of the ordinary. I am
> pretty sure the body odor came from the raw fish. Does anyone else
> exhibit this? Is there anything i can combat this smell?

Never heard of such a thing anywhere, in Japan or or in other countries.
Often, claims of such "smells" or even "perceived smells" are connected to
a diet
which is repeated consistently over time, usually many years. Not an
occasional
meal. In your case I would guess that it may be related to your own body's
reaction to
certain things, such as certain proteins, fish oils, etc.
Also, has another person been able to verify this smell? Often it's very
difficult
for one to verify any odors or smells which emanate from their own bodies.

Musashi

sometime in the recent past posted this:
> After not eating raw fish for over 2 years I decided to get some tray
> of sushi at a Japanese supermarket. I tucked into a sample of salmon,
> tuna and some other fish which was quite enjoyable. The dinner was
> sufficient not excessive and the fish was fresh and quality was quite
> good.
>
> After a couple of hours i noticed a distinct and unpleasant smell
> wreaking out of my body, I wasn't exercising or sweating excessively
> but there was definitely a smell which was out of the ordinary. I am
> pretty sure the body odor came from the raw fish. Does anyone else
> exhibit this? Is there anything i can combat this smell?
This will sound a bit odd, but by chance to you have a mustache and/or
beard? Since they're right under your nose, you would think everything had
an odor if either one is the culprit. If not, on to the next contestant ;-)

--
Wilson N44º39" W67º12"

On 2008-11-12 19:04:40 -0800, said:

> After not eating raw fish for over 2 years I decided to get some tray
> of sushi at a Japanese supermarket. I tucked into a sample of salmon,
> tuna and some other fish which was quite enjoyable. The dinner was
> sufficient not excessive and the fish was fresh and quality was quite
> good.
>
> After a couple of hours i noticed a distinct and unpleasant smell
> wreaking out of my body, I wasn't exercising or sweating excessively
> but there was definitely a smell which was out of the ordinary. I am
> pretty sure the body odor came from the raw fish. Does anyone else
> exhibit this? Is there anything i can combat this smell?

Do you take a daily vitamin? I find that if I take a certain variety
of vitamin I can smell bad within a matter of hours. Though not my
wife, nor even I with different vitamins. I have identified which
component is the stench-provoker.

If you are taking a vitamin, this--in conjunction with fish--might push
it over the top to prevent said stench.
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Dogmatism kills jazz. Iconoclasm kills rock. Rock dulls scissors.

On 2008-11-16 23:59:37 -0800, said:

> I started taking omega fish vitamin and all in one multi vitamin.
> Could this (together with the sushi) be the source of the odor?

Hell yes! I started bulking up on omega-3 when I had a carpal-tunnel.
It worked by the way. Admittedly I took a voluminous amount, something
like 10 100-milligram caps a day, but I stunk like fish. If you don't
stink like fish, eating the sushi might have pushed you over the line.

> I didnt have any tofu, natto, or miso with my fish. Does eating the
> mentioned foods cause body odor?
>
> Side question,
> If garlic breath is a natural phenomenom for garlic eaters, Would
> excessive sushi eating promote some kind of fishy smell/odor?

Garlic, unlike fish, is known to cause body odor, like curry. I've not
heard of this with fish. But I imagine it could be the case if you
cooked and ate very oily fish. But eating small mouthfuls of raw fish
and rice, even a couple of times a day, doesn't seem like it would
produce something so profound it would need to leech out your skin.
That's just my impression.
--
Dogmatism kills jazz. Iconoclasm kills rock. Rock dulls scissors.

On 2008-11-17 07:28:43 -0800, Gerry > said:

> On 2008-11-16 23:59:37 -0800, said:
>
>> I started taking omega fish vitamin and all in one multi vitamin.
>> Could this (together with the sushi) be the source of the odor?
>
> Hell yes! I started bulking up on omega-3 when I had a carpal-tunnel.
> It worked by the way. Admittedly I took a voluminous amount, something
> like 10 100-milligram caps a day, but I stunk like fish. If you don't
> stink like fish, eating the sushi might have pushed you over the line.

That should be 1000-milligrams. A gram.

>> I didnt have any tofu, natto, or miso with my fish. Does eating the
>> mentioned foods cause body odor?
>>
>> Side question,
>> If garlic breath is a natural phenomenom for garlic eaters, Would
>> excessive sushi eating promote some kind of fishy smell/odor?
>
> Garlic, unlike fish, is known to cause body odor, like curry. I've not
> heard of this with fish. But I imagine it could be the case if you
> cooked and ate very oily fish. But eating small mouthfuls of raw fish
> and rice, even a couple of times a day, doesn't seem like it would
> produce something so profound it would need to leech out your skin.
> That's just my impression.


--
Dogmatism kills jazz. Iconoclasm kills rock. Rock dulls scissors.

In article <2008111808161150073-somewhere@sunnycalif>,
Gerry > wrote:
>On 2008-11-17 07:28:43 -0800, Gerry > said:

>> Hell yes! I started bulking up on omega-3 when I had a carpal-tunnel.
>> It worked by the way. Admittedly I took a voluminous amount, something
>> like 10 100-milligram caps a day, but I stunk like fish. If you don't
>> stink like fish, eating the sushi might have pushed you over the line.
>
>That should be 1000-milligrams. A gram.

Have you tried freezing the capsules? For me, storing them in the
freezer completely avoids the problem (no fishy burps, either).

Seth

Seth wrote on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:19:56 +0000 (UTC):

> In article <2008111808161150073-somewhere@sunnycalif>,
> Gerry > wrote:
>> On 2008-11-17 07:28:43 -0800, Gerry > said:

>>> Hell yes! I started bulking up on omega-3 when I had a
>>> carpal-tunnel. It worked by the way. Admittedly I took a
>>> voluminous amount, something like 10 100-milligram caps a
>>> day, but I stunk like fish. If you don't stink like fish,
>>> eating the sushi might have pushed you over the line.
>>
>> That should be 1000-milligrams. A gram.

> Have you tried freezing the capsules? For me, storing them in
> the freezer completely avoids the problem (no fishy burps,
> either).

I tried taking fish-oil (1000mg) capsules but there was a often a
distinct aftertaste of old fish that I don't tolerate well. It was
especially noticeable if I burped. Currently, I am taking 1200mg
capsules (the monsters look like veterinary medicine and cost about 50
cents each!) with a so-called "enteric coating". There have been no off
tastes with those so far.


James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

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On 2008-11-21 09:57:11 -0800, "James Silverton"
> said:

> Seth wrote on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:19:56 +0000 (UTC):
>
>> In article <2008111808161150073-somewhere@sunnycalif>,
>> Gerry > wrote:
>>> On 2008-11-17 07:28:43 -0800, Gerry > said:
>
>>>> Hell yes! I started bulking up on omega-3 when I had a
>>>> carpal-tunnel. It worked by the way. Admittedly I took a
>>>> voluminous amount, something like 10 100-milligram caps a
>>>> day, but I stunk like fish. If you don't stink like fish,
>>>> eating the sushi might have pushed you over the line.
>>>
>>> That should be 1000-milligrams. A gram.
>
>> Have you tried freezing the capsules? For me, storing them in
>> the freezer completely avoids the problem (no fishy burps,
>> either).
>
> I tried taking fish-oil (1000mg) capsules but there was a often a
> distinct aftertaste of old fish that I don't tolerate well. It was
> especially noticeable if I burped. Currently, I am taking 1200mg
> capsules (the monsters look like veterinary medicine and cost about 50
> cents each!) with a so-called "enteric coating". There have been no off
> tastes with those so far.

I know we're way off track here, but I should point out that with my
regimin I also took bromelain, a pineapple enzyme, that helped break
down the Omega-3, and kept a number of symptioms, intestinal for one,
from being overly dramatic. 10-12 grams of Omega-3 can be pretty
torturous if not handled appropriately.
--
Dogmatism kills jazz. Iconoclasm kills rock. Rock dulls scissors.

Gerry wrote on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:03:45 -0800:

>> Seth wrote on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:19:56 +0000 (UTC):
>>
>>> In article <2008111808161150073-somewhere@sunnycalif>,
>>> Gerry > wrote:
>>>> On 2008-11-17 07:28:43 -0800, Gerry > said:
>>
>>>>> Hell yes! I started bulking up on omega-3 when I had a
>>>>> carpal-tunnel. It worked by the way. Admittedly I took a
>>>>> voluminous amount, something like 10 100-milligram caps a
>>>>> day, but I stunk like fish. If you don't stink like fish,
>>>>> eating the sushi might have pushed you over the line.
>>>>
>>>> That should be 1000-milligrams. A gram.
>>
>>> Have you tried freezing the capsules? For me, storing them in the
>>> freezer completely avoids the problem (no fishy
>>> burps, either).
>>
>> I tried taking fish-oil (1000mg) capsules but there was a
>> often a distinct aftertaste of old fish that I don't tolerate
>> well. It was especially noticeable if I burped. Currently, I am
>> taking 1200mg capsules (the monsters look like veterinary medicine
>> and cost about 50 cents each!) with a so-called
>> "enteric coating". There have been no off tastes with those
>> so far.

>I know we're way off track here, but I should point out that with my
regimin I also took bromelain, a pineapple enzyme, that helped break
down the Omega-3, and kept a number of symptioms, intestinal for one,
>from being overly dramatic. 10-12 grams of Omega-3 can be pretty

I don't know if I'd want to take bromelain (spelling ?) with gelatin
capsules. I suspect it would break the gelatin down very quickly just
like you can't make satisfactory jello with raw pineapple. Also the idea
of taking a frozen 1000mg capsule frightens me!

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On 2008-11-22 07:37:16 -0800, "James Silverton"
> said:

>> I know we're way off track here, but I should point out that with my
>> regimin I also took bromelain, a pineapple enzyme, that helped break
>> down the Omega-3, and kept a number of symptioms, intestinal for one,
>> from being overly dramatic. 10-12 grams of Omega-3 can be pretty
>
> I don't know if I'd want to take bromelain (spelling ?) with gelatin
> capsules. I suspect it would break the gelatin down very quickly just
> like you can't make satisfactory jello with raw pineapple. Also the
> idea of taking a frozen 1000mg capsule frightens me!

I got the recipe of using Bromelain with all that omega three from a
doctor. I feel quite certain my digestion wouldn't have been able to
handle it otherwise. A few years later I had another carpal-tuinnel
spate and tried it without the bromelain. It was most discomforting.
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Dogmatism kills jazz. Iconoclasm kills rock. Rock dulls scissors.