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Bad Smell
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Does anyone else get a really bad smell, like rotting meat when they have a flare up? Most of my wounds are consistently open, so I can’t use deodorant, but I shower every day and don’t smell of BO. it’s so embarrassing.. Does anyone have any ideas to cover/ get rid of the smell, it’s disgusting.

posted August 3, 2020
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I have/had 2 different odors. One when there isn't a flare up but like a smell just coming out of the pores of my underarm (clindagel helps with that). I haven't figured out when/why that happens. It might be a tip off for me a flare up is about to happen. The second odor was from when an abscess is opened and needs to drain. The pus does have an odor. In fact when I went and got one lanced a last week I actually had to ask the doctor what that smell was. It was embarrassing for me to find that it was me. The wound had to drain for another 1-2 days and the thing that helped with the smell was to keep it clean and covered. Once it drained entirely the smell went away and the wound healed itself.

posted August 3, 2020
A myHSteam Member

Emuaid has teatree oil helps with smell.

posted August 4, 2020
A myHSteam Member

Mmmm, allergic to tea tree. But thanks anyway.

posted August 4, 2020
A myHSteam Member

Thanks, that’s really helpful.

posted August 4, 2020
A myHSteam Member

Nop

posted August 3, 2020

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