Re: smelling something fishy?

[Guest guest]

I guess we are lucky...my 2 1/2 year old also takes 1 ProEPA and 2 ProEFA a

day and doesn't smell fishy....interesting though :-)

-Brittany

In a message dated 9/12/2010 8:58:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

svraciu@... writes:

Ha ha - you are not alone. My son is totally fishy...

I open his closet door sometimes and get the waft of stinky fish that hits

me in the face. And, to no avail, I can often smell it in his hair!?! It

takes several washes to get out of the clothes, but I still think the scent

somehow lingers " on/in " often.

We have on 2 tsp of NN 3,6,9/day, but even noticed it when we started

him out at 1/2 - 1 tsp/day. As well, when he was just on 1 tsp/day we

stopped the fish oils for a week and saw huge regressions. He bounced back as

soon as we added the fish oils back into his diet. So for us, I can't

imagine the stinkiness was from too much, as it was clear he needed the 1 tsp

of

3,6,9. Someone else might know more specifics, but that was our experience.

I'm not willing to stop them either so, alas, fishy we shall be.

Sharon

>

> I was wondering if anyone else has had a problem with the fish oil

making your child actually smell a little like the oil. I thought it was just

because he spits some of it out and it gets on his skin, but my husband

noticed it right after a bath, so now I'm wondering if he's sweating the odor

out? Maybe we just need to scrub harder!

>

> I don't intend to stop giving fish oil no matter what, but maybe I

should decrease the dosage? He is taking 2 EFA and one EPA of the Nordic.

>

> Thanks!

>

>

>

_Reply to sender_ (mailto:svraciu@...?subject=Re: smelling

something fishy?) | _Reply to group_

(mailto: ?subject=Re: smelling something

fishy?) | _Reply via web post_

( /post;_ylc=X3oDMTJwbjd1ajNoBF9\

TAzk3MzU5

NzE0BGdycElkAzQyNjcwNQRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUxMjYxNzEEbXNnSWQDOTg5ODMEc2VjA2Z0cgRz

bGsDcnBseQRzdGltZQMxMjg0MzM5NTI1?act=reply & messageNum=98983) | _Start a

New Topic_

( /post;_ylc=X3oDMTJkYzIya2w1BF9\

TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzQyNjcwNQRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUxMjYxNzEEc2VjA2

Z0cgRzbGsDbnRwYwRzdGltZQMxMjg0MzM5NTI1)

_Messages in this topic_

( /message/98976;_ylc=X3oDMTM1Zm\

diMHFyBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzQyNjcwNQRncnBz

cElkAzE3MDUxMjYxNzEEbXNnSWQDOTg5ODMEc2VjA2Z0cgRzbGsDdnRwYwRzdGltZQMxMjg0MzM5

NTI1BHRwY0lkAzk4OTc2) (2)

Recent Activity:

* _New Members_

( /members;_ylc=X3oDMTJldm0zOTZj\

BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzQyNjcwNQRncnBzcElkAzE3M

DUxMjYxNzEEc2VjA3Z0bARzbGsDdm1icnMEc3RpbWUDMTI4NDMzOTUyNQ--?o=6) 19

_Visit Your Group_

( ;_ylc=X3oDMTJkZW5pMmg5BF9TAzk3\

MzU5NzE0BG

dycElkAzQyNjcwNQRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUxMjYxNzEEc2VjA3Z0bARzbGsDdmdocARzdGltZQMxMjg0Mz\

M5NTI1)

[Guest guest]

Ha ha - you are not alone. My son is totally fishy...

I open his closet door sometimes and get the waft of stinky fish that hits me in

the face. And, to no avail, I can often smell it in his hair!?! It takes

several washes to get out of the clothes, but I still think the scent somehow

lingers " on/in " often.

We have on 2 tsp of NN 3,6,9/day, but even noticed it when we started him

out at 1/2 - 1 tsp/day. As well, when he was just on 1 tsp/day we stopped the

fish oils for a week and saw huge regressions. He bounced back as soon as we

added the fish oils back into his diet. So for us, I can't imagine the

stinkiness was from too much, as it was clear he needed the 1 tsp of 3,6,9.

Someone else might know more specifics, but that was our experience.

I'm not willing to stop them either so, alas, fishy we shall be.

Sharon

>

> I was wondering if anyone else has had a problem with the fish oil making your

child actually smell a little like the oil. I thought it was just because he

spits some of it out and it gets on his skin, but my husband noticed it right

after a bath, so now I'm wondering if he's sweating the odor out? Maybe we just

need to scrub harder!

>

> I don't intend to stop giving fish oil no matter what, but maybe I should

decrease the dosage? He is taking 2 EFA and one EPA of the Nordic.

>

> Thanks!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

So far to date not one child has been found to have the following condition

which is VERY VERY rare -and the issue wouldn't just be fish oil. I pretty much

guarantee if your child smells of fish...he's got some on his lips that he is

wiping on the back of his hand.. and from there -only goodness knows where! But

takes 3 times at least to get fish oil out of fabric and if he wipes it on your

couch - not much you can do. And yes hair would be one area they would wipe it.

Thing to do, serve fish oil, have a paper towel handy and right after fish oils

go into the mouth -blot the lips right away with the paper towel. Give them

something to drink and blot again -you will be shocked how much fish oil is not

only sticks to the outside of their lips -but just inside as well....I mean it

is oil

Below are two archives that answer more about the rare condition -again doubt

highly it's this - just messy kids. Buy lots of lemon and wash those clothes

over and over and going ahead use the paper towel method. I probably should

share this more often -sorry!

Re: Smelling fishy

Kris if you are smelling fish when your child sweats, make sure it's

him and not his clothes. Once fish oil gets into the clothes -you

have to wash a few times in hot water to get it (and the smell) out

all the way. Someone once posted which soap was best. I know my

brother is a captain and a maritime attorney, and on the ships they use lemon to

clean away any fish smells off the ships.

I know it's hard to get the oil out of clothes because Tanner once

wiped his mouth with the back of his hand -and then wiped his hand

on his shorts. I was the only one who could still smell the fish

after I washed the shorts like 3 times! I finally got the smell

out. Now whenever I give Tanner oil (if he doesn't swallow the

capsules) he has a napkin to wipe his mouth -and knows not to use

his clothes.

If you are sure it's him -and is coming out when he sweats, this is

rare. I would talk to his pediatrician about being tested for

TRIMETHYLAMINURIA

http://www.icondata.com/health/pedbase/files/TRIMETHY.HTM

http://www.jhu.edu/~jhumag/496web/derzebra.html If I were you I

wouldn't want to take any chances with this one!

And Toni -for fishy, onion, garlic breath which happens after eating

at times. Most kids don't brush enough -or for the full 2 minutes

they should. If you are noticing fish breath (neither of my two

boys had this problem either) make sure after giving your son fish

oil your son brushes his teeth -and tongue too if he can stand it.

(good oral motor stimulation anyway) Actually speaking of oral

motor stimulation -in our home we all use a sonicare elite toothbrush

which is timed for 2 minutes -and it really works well to get the

mouth clean. http://www.sonicare.com/

http://www.sonicare.com/elite/clinical.asp

=====

[Guest guest]

We just started our daughter on one Omega 369 and was wondering if that would be

a side effect. My husband and son are also taking them and no fishy smell so

far.

I am eager to read some more responses.

From: spinachbreath@...

Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 9:01 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] Re: smelling something fishy?

I guess we are lucky...my 2 1/2 year old also takes 1 ProEPA and 2 ProEFA a

day and doesn't smell fishy....interesting though :-)

-Brittany

In a message dated 9/12/2010 8:58:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

svraciu@... writes:

Ha ha - you are not alone. My son is totally fishy...

I open his closet door sometimes and get the waft of stinky fish that hits

me in the face. And, to no avail, I can often smell it in his hair!?! It

takes several washes to get out of the clothes, but I still think the scent

somehow lingers " on/in " often.

We have on 2 tsp of NN 3,6,9/day, but even noticed it when we started

him out at 1/2 - 1 tsp/day. As well, when he was just on 1 tsp/day we

stopped the fish oils for a week and saw huge regressions. He bounced back as

soon as we added the fish oils back into his diet. So for us, I can't

imagine the stinkiness was from too much, as it was clear he needed the 1 tsp of

3,6,9. Someone else might know more specifics, but that was our experience.

I'm not willing to stop them either so, alas, fishy we shall be.

Sharon

>

> I was wondering if anyone else has had a problem with the fish oil

making your child actually smell a little like the oil. I thought it was just

because he spits some of it out and it gets on his skin, but my husband

noticed it right after a bath, so now I'm wondering if he's sweating the odor

out? Maybe we just need to scrub harder!

>

> I don't intend to stop giving fish oil no matter what, but maybe I

should decrease the dosage? He is taking 2 EFA and one EPA of the Nordic.

>

> Thanks!

>

>

>

_Reply to sender_ (mailto:svraciu@...?subject=Re: smelling

something fishy?) | _Reply to group_

(mailto: ?subject=Re: smelling something

fishy?) | _Reply via web post_

( /post;_ylc=X3oDMTJwbjd1ajNoBF9\

TAzk3MzU5

NzE0BGdycElkAzQyNjcwNQRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUxMjYxNzEEbXNnSWQDOTg5ODMEc2VjA2Z0cgRz

bGsDcnBseQRzdGltZQMxMjg0MzM5NTI1?act=reply & messageNum=98983) | _Start a

New Topic_

( /post;_ylc=X3oDMTJkYzIya2w1BF9\

TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzQyNjcwNQRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUxMjYxNzEEc2VjA2

Z0cgRzbGsDbnRwYwRzdGltZQMxMjg0MzM5NTI1)

_Messages in this topic_

( /message/98976;_ylc=X3oDMTM1Zm\

diMHFyBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzQyNjcwNQRncnBz

cElkAzE3MDUxMjYxNzEEbXNnSWQDOTg5ODMEc2VjA2Z0cgRzbGsDdnRwYwRzdGltZQMxMjg0MzM5

NTI1BHRwY0lkAzk4OTc2) (2)

Recent Activity:

* _New Members_

( /members;_ylc=X3oDMTJldm0zOTZj\

BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzQyNjcwNQRncnBzcElkAzE3M

DUxMjYxNzEEc2VjA3Z0bARzbGsDdm1icnMEc3RpbWUDMTI4NDMzOTUyNQ--?o=6) 19

_Visit Your Group_

( ;_ylc=X3oDMTJkZW5pMmg5BF9TAzk3\

MzU5NzE0BG

dycElkAzQyNjcwNQRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUxMjYxNzEEc2VjA3Z0bARzbGsDdmdocARzdGltZQMxMjg0Mz\

M5NTI1)

[Guest guest]

It is the most terrible smell ever, if you get a drop on their clothes it

is ruined..I had to throw away my son's pajamas the smell was so bad from

getting the actual fish oil on the clothes, it must be that he spits it out,

I have not heard of sweating out the odor...it is so gross...he doesn't

spit it out, I cannot believe he takes the stuff it is enough to make me

gag....

>

> So far to date not one child has been found to have the following condition

which is VERY VERY rare -and the issue wouldn't just be fish oil. I pretty much

guarantee if your child smells of fish...he's got some on his lips that he is

wiping on the back of his hand.. and from there -only goodness knows where! But

takes 3 times at least to get fish oil out of fabric and if he wipes it on your

couch - not much you can do. And yes hair would be one area they would wipe it.

>

> Thing to do, serve fish oil, have a paper towel handy and right after fish

oils go into the mouth -blot the lips right away with the paper towel. Give

them something to drink and blot again -you will be shocked how much fish oil is

not only sticks to the outside of their lips -but just inside as well....I mean

it is oil

>

> Below are two archives that answer more about the rare condition -again doubt

highly it's this - just messy kids. Buy lots of lemon and wash those clothes

over and over and going ahead use the paper towel method. I probably should

share this more often -sorry!

>

> Re: Smelling fishy

>

> Kris if you are smelling fish when your child sweats, make sure it's

> him and not his clothes. Once fish oil gets into the clothes -you

> have to wash a few times in hot water to get it (and the smell) out

> all the way. Someone once posted which soap was best. I know my

> brother is a captain and a maritime attorney, and on the ships they use lemon

to

> clean away any fish smells off the ships.

>

> I know it's hard to get the oil out of clothes because Tanner once

> wiped his mouth with the back of his hand -and then wiped his hand

> on his shorts. I was the only one who could still smell the fish

> after I washed the shorts like 3 times! I finally got the smell

> out. Now whenever I give Tanner oil (if he doesn't swallow the

> capsules) he has a napkin to wipe his mouth -and knows not to use

> his clothes.

>

> If you are sure it's him -and is coming out when he sweats, this is

> rare. I would talk to his pediatrician about being tested for

> TRIMETHYLAMINURIA

> http://www.icondata.com/health/pedbase/files/TRIMETHY.HTM

> http://www.jhu.edu/~jhumag/496web/derzebra.html If I were you I

> wouldn't want to take any chances with this one!

>

> And Toni -for fishy, onion, garlic breath which happens after eating

> at times. Most kids don't brush enough -or for the full 2 minutes

> they should. If you are noticing fish breath (neither of my two

> boys had this problem either) make sure after giving your son fish

> oil your son brushes his teeth -and tongue too if he can stand it.

> (good oral motor stimulation anyway) Actually speaking of oral

> motor stimulation -in our home we all use a sonicare elite toothbrush

> which is timed for 2 minutes -and it really works well to get the

> mouth clean. http://www.sonicare.com/

> http://www.sonicare.com/elite/clinical.asp

>

> =====

>

[Guest guest]

I've been away from the group for a while, but am catching up. My apraxic son

and I both sweat out the fish oil. I noticed during the summer the fish oil

smell became very strong in our house. I finally just threw away some clothes

and pajamas because no matter what I tried, I couldn't get rid of the fish

smell. My son and I have been on fish oils for three years now, and every summer

this happens. We just work around it, as I think the fish oils are good for all

of us.

It seemed worse for my son when I had him on a high GLA fish oil.

Just my two cents worth. Gretchen

>

> I was wondering if anyone else has had a problem with the fish oil making your

child actually smell a little like the oil. I thought it was just because he

spits some of it out and it gets on his skin, but my husband noticed it right

after a bath, so now I'm wondering if he's sweating the odor out? Maybe we just

need to scrub harder!

>

> I don't intend to stop giving fish oil no matter what, but maybe I should

decrease the dosage? He is taking 2 EFA and one EPA of the Nordic.

>

> Thanks!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Gretchen you may want to read the answer I sent out about this

/message/98988

Trimethylaminuria is a rare condition -but just rule it out. So far nobody in

our group had it but it's good to know of course because if one has it other

foods are involved in the restriction as well. There is much on this on the

internet but from what I know there should be no smell of fish from taking fish

oils even when you sweat, unless you got fish oil outside the body -have to be

so careful with fish oil!

=====

[Guest guest]

Thanks, , I will look into it. I actually called the fish oil company when

it first happened (my son went to the Bronx Zoo on a very hot day, came home

smelling sweaty and then a few hours later smelled like fish from head to toe.

Happened again the next day. I called the Zone Lab and they said that it's not

common but it happens)It improved on Nordic naturals ultimate omega, but still

happened on very hot days. I read your note after I posted...and will look into

it some more. Thanks for the heads up. Gretchen

>

> Gretchen you may want to read the answer I sent out about this

> /message/98988

>

> Trimethylaminuria is a rare condition -but just rule it out. So far nobody in

our group had it but it's good to know of course because if one has it other

foods are involved in the restriction as well. There is much on this on the

internet but from what I know there should be no smell of fish from taking fish

oils even when you sweat, unless you got fish oil outside the body -have to be

so careful with fish oil!

>

> =====

>