Re: Chemical Sensitivities/Smelly Urine
From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 26 Sep 2002 12:07:52 -0500 (CDT)
Sorry, this is not the right forum.
At Thu, 26 Sep 2002, Robin wrote:
>
>I need all the help I can get with this one, please. I have been
>diagnosed with multiple chemical sensitivities by three doctors over the
>past year or so. One of the many symptoms that led me to seek medical
>help is that my urine smells exactly like whatever I eat, breathe, or
>put on my skin. My blood also smells like whatever I ingest or absorb.
>This is a detoxification/metabolic deficiency, not a matter of personal
>hygiene. I bathe constantly. This problem has been acknowledged by
>doctors, but no one seems to be able to help me with it. To top things
>off I also suffer from bladder leakage. The reactions I get from people
>who do not know me range from the comical to the threatening. I have
>tried drinking plenty of distilled water, chamomile tea, rose hips tea,
>and juicing. Nothing really helps. Thankfully, my dietary or
>nutritional improvements have given me my energy back, and I have fewer
>headaches, skin eruptions, and episodes of brain fog; but the smelly
>urine persists. It makes me afraid to eat or to go out. On the plus
>side it has forced me to learn to just be myself in all situations and
>not too worry excessively over the opinions or reactions of others. I
>have more supporters than critics, but I still want solutions. There
>has to be something I can do. Help. Thanks.
--
Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.
Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital Fernández
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Barcelo University
Vicepresident of Argentine Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy
Director Latina Obgyn.net- http\latina.obgyn.net\espanol
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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