What smells make you sick?

[eauclaireliberal]

I'm not sure why I am starting this thread, but here goes.

Dishsponges. Jesus Christ, what the hell is that smell from? You know, the stale smell that never leaves your fingers.

Wet dog. I love my critters, but man oh man...everytime I talk them out hiking (they love playing in streams, lakes, etc) I'm drying them off with huge beach towels before I let them back in the car.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa infected urine. You kind of have to work in the medical field to understand this. One of the residents I take care of in my long-term facility has a 200mL urostomy that has to be emptied about twice per shift. No matter how hard I try, I can't get used to that smell. It almost makes me dizzy. C-Diff, I managed to get used to, though.

So what is yours?

[BOSSHOG]

1. Dead bodies

I was a reporter way back. Worked a couple plane wrecks and murders. Also was unfortunate to run across that smell while I was in the Navy. Can't be topped for power to make one puke.

[catmandu57]

18. Dead is a smell that never leaves one

One whiff I can smell dead and start flashing on it, it's guaranteed to make me toss my stomach.

[BOSSHOG]

19. In the environment

of death scenes there exists no macho swagger, everyone knows everyone is gonna toss their cookies, usually sooner then later so there is kind of an unwritten and unspoken "its okay" kinda mentality. And a free passageway to the puke spot.

[Lyric]

2. This is kind of gross, but...

...if you've ever been around a man who's been sweating a lot the whole day, and then scratches his upper buttcrack with his fingers before showering...THAT smell. :puke:

[Shine]

3. Paint, particularly oil-based paints.

:puke:

[NewWaveChick1981]

4. I have a few....

Hot asphalt used in paving. :puke: That's an instant headache trigger for me, and it makes me nauseated.

Amber scent used in perfumes. It's also an instant headache trigger and makes me sick.

The odor of something dead. :puke: I think most people are affected the same way by that too.

[Sequoia]

5. Cow liver. The death of me.

[dropkickpa]

6. Perfumes

Air fresheners, cleaning solutions with added scents, paint, Febreeze, human puke (but not animal, oddly), parvo poop, and cooking broccoli. Not much else will do it, and most things that bug me aren't from living creatures.

[formerrepuke]

7. Rancid body odor..the kind that makes your eyes water....n/t

[eauclaireliberal]

75. In my kine of work, that usually means one of two things

The first being that maybe aides/nurses are being neglectful of their duties.

The individual has some mental-health issues.

[Little Star]

8. Vomit. Mine or anyone else's. YUK

Maybe not a small baby's vomit. :shrug:

[eauclaireliberal]

76. It took me a while to contain myself when it comes to vomit.

There's a lady on my unit who pukes almost everyday. In the course of one eight-hour shift, we have to assist her in changing her hospital gown three times on average. Well, that and additional oral cares.

[pokerfan]

87. The smell/sight of vomit reflex

has an evolutionary explanation I've read. If someone in your little band of ape gatherers starts spewing, it might be because he just ate something toxic, so it's probably a good thing for everyone in the band to empty their stomaches. Just in case.

I read this while researching seasickness a couple of years ago. Interestingly enough, you don't necessarily feel better after vomiting from seasickness, because it's due to confusion involving the signals the brain is receiving from the middle ear and the eyes.

[ThomWV]

9. Cooking Liver, calf or chicken, doesn't matter.

And chitlins of course. That's a smell thats hard to get used to if ever there was one.

[I Have A Dream]

10. Bell peppers. n/t

[u4ic]

70. Raw or roasted/cooked?

Hi, Dream! :loveya: :hi:

[I Have A Dream]

86. Both. I abhor them, and they also make me sick!

x(

They're pretty though. :eyes:

:loveya: too, my friend!

[azmouse]

11. Limburger cheese, canned tuna,

and the smell of charcoal lighter fluid.

[HughBeaumont]

12. Sauerkraut. I literally gag if I'm too close to it.

Poached eggs.

Dead raccoons.

Malathion.

[ceile]

13. White Linen perfume...

and moldy, wet bathroom smell...

[ghostsofgiants]

14. Vanilla scented things.

Not vanilla itself, or vanilla extract, but vanilla perfumes and such. Gives me the nastiest kind of a headache.

[Blue-Jay]

15. Napalm in the morning.

[Wetzelbill]

77. personally, I love that

It goes well with surfing. :)

[BikeWriter]

84. Napalm sucks, as does WP.

[1gobluedem]

16. Wet peanut butter

Ugh, I hate it. Also flourescent bulbs that are beginning to go... Oh, and patchouli oil.

[Lars39]

17. When I had chemo, the smell of the meds being "sweated"out.

I had a flash-back to that smell a while back and just about lost my lunch. :(

[Left Is Write]

20. It's funny - your first is my first. I was going to say "sour dish cloths"

And yes, that smell is SO HARD to get off your hands.

It's from bacteria that like to breed in the dampness of the towel or cloth. The best thing to do is wash those cloths in hot water and/or bleach, and/or dry them at a high temperature, and use a clean dishcloth every day. Also, wash your bath towels frequently.

I also hate the smell of wet dog.

[dropkickpa]

83. Nuke 'em

Irradiate the little bastards in your microwave.

[hippiechick]

21. Dirt.

When I was preggo with HippieKid, the people next door had a dog that constantly dug holes in the lawn, and all I could smell was the dirt - rotten leaves, mud, ugh!

:puke: That smell still makes me heave.

[VenusRising]

22. The smell of garlic before I wake up.

My husband will make pasta for breakfast sometimes and season it with olive oil, garlic powder, onion powder, and parm. If he doesn't shut the bedroom door and turn the fan on, I am sick almost all day. Any other time of day and I am a garlic fiend.

Cigarette smoke when I'm sleeping also makes me nauseous.

[Awsi Dooger]

23. Parmesan cheese

I despise cheese in general but parmesan sets me running for the hills.

I didn't mean to be rude on my recent Hawaiian cruise when a couple sat down next to me at dinner, but the guy had a big plate of pasta coated with parmesan so I had to bolt, moving two full seating rooms away.

[smitty]

28. Thank you, I thought I was the only person who is repulsed

parmesan cheese. I live in Wisconsin, and my aversion to cheese has made me a family joke.

[RobinA]

97. Cheese

I'm not from Wisconsin, but I'm a laughing stock as well because cheese makes me want to hurl. It's like you're unAmerican if you don't like cheese. I was BORN hating cheese, which smells like vomit to me. Put me down for cheese, vomit, and the aforementioned dying flourescent tube. That is the most astringent smell invented by man...by a long shot.

[querelle]

34. Yep. Me Too

I was once dining with two friends in an Italian restaurant and both of them covered their dinner with parmesan cheese. It was really hard for me to stop gagging from the smell. I just grabbed my plate, excused myself, and finished eating at the bar. Rude? Perhaps, but the alternative to my leaving would have been far worse.

Q

[Fox Mulder]

24. The rendering plant here in town.

:puke: :puke: :puke:

[nini]

25. spoiled chicken

:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

[Kali]

38. rotten meat of any kind, rotten cruciform vegs

also rotten potatos and cooked beans.

:puke: :puke: :puke:

[LibDemAlways]

63. Oh man, my trash started to stink one day because

of some meat still on a chicken bone. Wrapped it in plastic, tied the bag, then put that in another plastic bag, and deposited it outside in the trash.....and could still smell it. Vile. Vile. Vile.

[Gen. Jack D. Ripper]

26. Vomit

yep.

[rug]

27. Burning hair.

[Deja Q]

29. Rotting chicken, rotting fish, unbathed bodies.

[Roon]

30. Burned human flesh

Nasty smell!

[Scurrilous]

31. Restaurant Dumpster. n/t

[Mutley]

32. Fish

That's the worst. Just thinking about the smell makes me nauseous. :puke:

[leftofthedial]

33. republicans

[IcyPeas]

35. Lamb being cooked.....

ugggh, when I was little I had to leave the house....................

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

36. Bad prosciutto

I don't mean spoiled prosciutto. I mean low-quality prosciutto. Yeesh!

We have an Italian deli near work that makes a fantastic prosciutto and mozzarella sandwich.

The stuff we used at my last restaurant job sucked. And it stunk.

[Z_I_Peevey]

37. Paper mill.

If you've ever lived in, or driven through, a town that contains a paper mill, you know what I'm talking about.

Also, raw cucumbers and overripe cantaloupe.

[rainbow4321]

39. None...cuz I was born with no sense of smell

Anosmia is the medical term for it


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anosmia


And I work in the medical field..which means it's a good thing since I CAN'T smell the c diff, the Pseudomonas, the full colostomy bags and everything else that comes with the job.


Of course, it also means I didn't smell the slice of pizza my daughter turned to a piece of charcoal in the microwave years ago (5 yr old at the time, I think). She came into the room I was in going "I'm sorry, really sorry". WTF? I go into the kitchen and all I see (not smell) is smoke from the ceiling to the floor..coming from the microwave. In the microwave was that charcoal looking thing on a plate. HAD I been able to smell, I probably could have caught it early---she put the microwave on 5 MINUTES instead of 50 seconds.


And to answer the most asked question I get when I tell people I can't smell: I have no idea if it effects my taste..I know what food tastes like to ME but no idea what it tastes like to others. I have no "before and after" comparison since I have never been able to smell.

[LeftyMom]

40. Thie disposable diaper aisle. The perfume in Pampers is fucking nasty.

[eauclaireliberal]

79. Ever wonder why they put perfumes in diapers?

I would like the answer to that myself.

[Oeditpus Rex]

41. Victory

:puke:

[LynneSin]

42. Clorox/Chlorine - the smell makes me gag

I have never used Clorox for anything, not even laundry. Even the smell of Clorox on clean cloth (and yes I can smell it) makes me gag. I've left stores and restaurants because of the extreme smell of Clorox and I quit my one gym because they had an indoor pool that was over clorinated.

[leeroysphitz]

43. For me it's cat excrement.

It doesn't matter how often you clean the cat box if you have a cat I can smell it's foulness the instant I walk through your door.

I don't understand why cats can spend almost all of their time out of doors, prowling, eating yowling and mating but then when it comes time to void themselves this they do inside.



:shrug:

[Taverner]

44. Putrid flesh

Especially human flesh

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

45. Most scented candles.

Especially the vanilla and fruity-berry kinds. :puke:

Add to that: what greets your nostrils when you come home after a vacation and realize that you forgot to empty the garbage before you left, and the garbage contained raw chicken. :puke: :puke:

Also:

Cooking liver
Cooking brussels spouts
Jet fuel

[Ariana Celeste]

46. whiskey, the morning after

[grasswire]

47. incense and most perfume

I hate incense!

The perfumes I can tolerate are usually associated with people I love. Chanel 22 for my sister. Diorissimo for my cousin. L'air du Temps for my mother. And Polo green for my old true love.

Otherwise, yuck for perfume!

[trof]

48. Charred corpses, vomit.

[carly denise pt deux]

49. cigars and vomit

Carly

[Pool Hall Ace]

50. There's a certain smell that some hippies have

I've been told it's caused by non-use of antiperspirant/deodorant, but I don't know. Anyway, I find the smell kind of nauseating.

I once had a roommate whose baby always smelled like a combination of dirty diapers / sour milk / vitamins. That was pretty gross, too.

[Lyric]

85. I think the smell you mentioned might be a mixture of

old sweat and patchouli oil. I don't mind patchouli on its own, but when mixed with stale sweat...blech. :puke:

Newflash to Deadheads and Phishheads: patchouli is NOT a good substitute for bathing.

[Pool Hall Ace]

93. Now I recall someone mentioning patchouli also.

I'm not sure I know what patchouli oil smells like. I'll have to check it out. :hi:

[MissB]

103. I guarantee it'll be that smell.

I've been to too many Dead shows not to know that smell.

[Roon]

99. That reminds me of what my ex said at his first dead show

he said he feels like standing and yelling..."Haven't you people ever heard of a brush?!?!"

[YellowRubberDuckie]

51. Breakfast burritos.

That shit together makes me want to vomit.
Duckie

[zanne]

52. Vodka.

I despise it so much, I could never get it to stay down. And anyone who smells of vodka has to be avoided at all costs. As far as I'm concerned, it's the smelliest alcohol.

[Roon]

100. I sometimes drive cab..and people that have been drinking jagermeister

smells like poop!!

[GenDem]

53. Locked, burning, smoking brakes

When your driving behind a truck or car that has a brake problem. That smell drives me crazy.

That sweet, sickening, booze breath smell on someone that has had one too many. It doesn't matter whether it's beer, wine, or liquor.

[doc03]

66. I was in colorado a few years ago

and stayed at a motel at the foot of a steep mountain just below the Eisenhower Tunnel I think it was Georgetown. Anyway when I pulled in to check into the motel I could smell brakes burning, I thought it was the other car at the office and mentioned to the owner of the car he better get his brakes checked it smells like they are locked up. The clerk in the motel said that's just the trucks on I-70 it aways smells that way here, he was right it smelled of burning brakes 24 hours a day.

[Skittles]

54. Italian food

N A S T A Y

[fudge stripe cookays]

55. Pine Sol!

The mere light whiff of it causes a gut reaction in me, and I have to fight down the heaves.

Vomit
Spoiled chicken
Canteloupe
Cigars and cigarettes
Peach flavored anything like candles or potpourri (also a gut reaction)

[doc03]

67. Pine Sol reminds me of the Army, we used

pine oil cleaner by the truck load, haven't been too fond of that smell since.

[BarenakedLady]

56. Dog puke

Decaying flesh

Chicken crap

[femmocrat]

57. Fabric softener sheets. And all perfume.

Why are those fabric softener sheets so perfumy! They stink up the entire neighborhood coming from everyones' dryer exhausts. Ugh.

All perfume gives me a nasty migraine. I wish people would be more considerate when splashing that stuff on.

[electron_blue]

58. All seafood, particularly shellfish like shrimp

I went into a buffet-type restaurant with a friend last week and after smelling one of their shrimp dishes I almost puked right on the spot.Seriously there was no way i could have stayed and eaten anything in that place.

[Marrah_G]

59. Molasses, ever since I was a child

he family would have molasses on brown bread and I would have to leave the table.

[Digit]

60. A woman's feces and assundry bowel smells where I used to work.

Unfortunately, there was a public bathroom in the hallway and she used to use it at about 10am and 3pm.
It was like glue in the bowl and left remnants that took several flushings to eradicate.

Now, I used to babysit when I was a teen and have smelled some poopey diapers, but this was an odor like no other. It even would cling to our clothing, and we could still smell her stench once we got home!

One of my co-workers purchased some perfumed spray to leave in the two stalls and the foul woman wouldn't even have the courtesy to use it.

I don't know what her diet was, but the smell was enough to gag a maggot.

[july302001]

61. smells

UGH :puke:

Dead things (animals).

Burning brakes.

Large amounts of diesel exhaust.

Cigarette smoke.

Vomit.

Mildew.

CAN TOLERATE

The cat box.

Doo-doo.

Malathion.

NICE

Pine-sol, Clorox (used in moderation)

[theophilus]

62. Phosgene. Every time I smell it I

die.














































I got better. :hi:

[Catshrink]

64. Funny you should ask -- my dog has diarrhea as we speak.

It's pretty bad... Poor little guy.

[chknltl]

81. Nothing to do with Parvo I hope????

When our lil gal came down with that we had to take her to the vet...she had ferocious diarrhea during her stay...she survived somehow and grew up to be a fine member of my step kids family. Her name is "Woofy"

[LibDemAlways]

65. Public bathrooms....and especially being

seated near one in a restaurant.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

68. Smoked oysters.

[doc03]

69. Scented toilet paper.

[u4ic]

71. Buckwheat groats, aka kasha

cooking.

Vile, vile smell. :puke:


I agree about the dish rags. Wet bird doesn't smell any better than wet dog. :hi:

[marzipanni]

72. I can offer some help with the stinky dishsponges/dishcloths:

Wash in soapy water, squeeze out, then put them in the microwave on high for 3 minutes to kill germs. Every day if you want to.

I found a new water repellent canvas entire-back-seat-area-of-the-car-cover (to protect car from wet dogs) from Target at Goodwill for $12.95 (I think it's still there, no one seems to know what it is).
I know someone who makes a similar product that she sells for $75.00. It has a four tab zipper at the bend of the seat so that seat belts can be pulled through in case some lucky person gets to sit next to the wet dog, and some straps to hold it in place at the headrests and behind the front seat(s). I was thinking about buying it to sell on E-bay.

[mentalsolstice]

73. Perfume or cologne, definitely! n/t

[begin_within]

74. Cigar, cigarette and pipe smoke.

[Wetzelbill]

78. hamburger, I almost puke just thinking about it.

[chknltl]

80. Dog Farts

Like mine is doing right now! The paint is peeling off the walls and I am forced to evacuate the computer room...

[agtcovert]

89. AMEN.

We have a 7 month old puppy. Last night he retired to his crate and the whole room the crate was in was absolutely putrid. I hope it goes away when he's older, the little package can rip them like it's nobody's business.

:puke:

[agtcovert]

90. I used to work in a produce department

Rotting cilantro/potatoes are the worst. To this day I want to vomit the minute I have anything with cilantro in it.

[kedrys]

82. Patchouli

Someone at my high school broke a bottle of the crap in their locker. The stench was still there 2 years later. I swear it's still in my nose. :puke: I can now detect 1 part per billion of the stuff at 40 paces, and it turns my stomach every time.

[kwassa]

88. ashtrays, rotting radish greens, liquid manure on a hot day

have to be a country boy to understand the last one, as different manures have different smells.

[Joe Fields]

91. freshly roadkilled skunks....

[Rob H.]

92. Believe it or not, coffee

There's just something about it--if I'm feeling the least bit queasy, the smell of coffee makes me feel like I'm gonna barf.

[RobinA]

98. My Sister

got this way when she was pregnant.

[Dora]

94. Overcooked cauliflower. n/t

:puke:

[Burma Jones]

95. I had a housemate once, a very kind and responsible woman from Ghana

However, she liked to cook Chitterlings in a particular way which made me vomit. First off, they were not properly cleaned so the fecal smell remained. She first cooked onions and then added vinegar and then added the chitlins with the shit smell still on them. This is one of my worst smell memories


A Paper Processing Plant produces some of the most awful smells imaginable


I really dislike the smell of a burnt match


My Hometown of Gary, Indiana...well not so much anymore


Once, a college roommate vomited up large quantities of Beer and Macaroni and Cheese, this was also very bad

[Roon]

104. We were coming home from the bars after a night of drinking

my ex drank bloody mary's all night and he threw up in the elevator of our apartment building. For days afterwards the elevator smelled like tomato juice and vodka!

[Arugula Latte]

105. What is a chitterling/chitlin?

fish?

I've never known ...

[Rob H.]

107. Have your barf bag at the ready...

Hog intestines and no, I'm not kidding. :puke:

[Arugula Latte]

109. Yikes. I understand that in days of yore that type of food was often the only kind

available for the very poor. However, when you don't HAVE to eat it ... :wtf:

[Shine]

96. Cigarette smoke.

:puke:

[MissB]

101. Shellfish.

I'm allergic.

[TrogL]

102. Mildew (AKA dishsponges), musty, most perfume

[bertha katzenengel]

106. The smell of napalm on Democratic Underground ---

somebody stop the dance-on-Falwell's-grave people.

[Rob H.]

108. One more...

I used to drive past a sugar-processing plant on my way to work and it's hard to believe how horrible the smell was. Those damned sugar beets stink when they're being processed.