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Rose (London England) on 09/02/2025

Hello Nancy, with me it started a year ago after having an allergy attack. It started with food smelling weird, and now it's passed on to many other things, like skin, clothes, bed sheets, etc. The best way to describe the smell is spicy/smoky. I have now started drinking every morning a tablespoon of ACV with the mother mixed in a cup of water making sure to rinse mouth after as the vinegar is not good for the teeth enamel. The ENT doctor told me I have Parosmia (smell distortion and there is no treatment except for smell training. He also said its most probably from covid although I've never had covid. If the ACV treatment works I will let you know. Good luck.
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Replied By Amy (Crawford County Pa) on 09/08/2025

Hi there! I've experienced this when I got Covid. It worsened when I tried a vegan diet. Going back on red meat and taking an iron supplement took care of the problem completely. Another symptom that came with it was CRAVING the smell of chemicals like cleaning supplies and gasoline. Anytime I begin to enjoy pumping gas too much, or think I'm smelling a fire, I know I'm low on iron and it clears right up. Idk dosage - I just bought a simple iron supplement from Walmart.
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Replied By Kiki (Pittsburgh) on 12/06/2025

Interesting! I had an iron supplement I was taking and then quit. I don't remember why. I should start up on it again and see if it helps. I actually forgot I made this thread, was having the issue again tonight (it was gone for a few weeks this time) and was like "Oh someone made a thread about it."

Haha it was me!

I'm also considering Evening Primrose Oil. Everyone says this is a good thing to try if you are going through perio and/or are having hormonal issues. I definitely plan to pick some up after I figure out dosages and what a quality one looks like.

Glad to see some other women are also going through this and I'm not so alone!

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