My hands and arms smell of Sulphur

This has never happened to me before.

I have just now scrubbed my hands for the second time, and they smell of sulphur. Actually my arms do as well but that might be caused by me scratching my arms a few minutes ago.
I havnt touched, eaten, drank anything that could possibly cause this.

The smell is exactly like a red match does when lit.

I am not perspiring, its not that hot here in Ireland.

Does anyone have any ideas?

I thought i'd put it up here instead of searching the web about it.

originally posted by: SecretKnowledge
Does anyone have any ideas?

Check your scalp for three 6's.

a reply to: SecretKnowledge

Did you eat anything like beef, garlic or onions recently?

I found an article that might explain it:

naturalcareclinic.ca...

a reply to: SecretKnowledge

This site says baking soda and lemon will solve the issue: CureZone

I am not a medical professional.
I am not even a very good amateur.

Are you stressed?

Believe it or not, there are different types of sweat, chemically speaking. And the stinkiest sweat of all is stress sweat. That’s because it’s produced from a category of sweat glands called apocrine glands. Aprocrine glands produce a less-watery sweat, and bacteria go crazy for the fats and proteins in the mix. That feeding frenzy is what releases the odor, according to the Mayo Clinic. Sweat from your workouts or just because it’s too dang hot outside, on the other hand, is composed mostly of water and electrolytes, according to YouBeauty.

Oops! Forgot the Article Link

a reply to: AugustusMasonicus

My thoughts exactly when i read the headline

OP i have no idea,best to ask your GP.What type of work do you do,just for interest's sake?

a reply to: SecretKnowledge

Infection to the liver or kidneys can make your sweat smell like sulphur. You won't solve your issue here. Go see a doctor asap.

a reply to: AugustusMasonicus

HAHAAHAAHAA

I knew i would get a reply like that...

originally posted by: Junkheap
a reply to: SecretKnowledge

Did you eat anything like beef, garlic or onions recently?

I found an article that might explain it:

naturalcareclinic.ca...

No, but thanks for the link

a reply to: CynConcepts

Not in the least bit stressed, thanks for the link

originally posted by: SecretKnowledge
HAHAAHAAHAA

I knew i would get a reply like that...

Humor is a necessity. Serious question though, do you drink excessively? This can affect your liver and cause your skin to smell. In any case, see a doctor, this sounds somewhat serious.

originally posted by: Raxoxane
a reply to: AugustusMasonicus

My thoughts exactly when i read the headline

OP i have no idea,best to ask your GP.What type of work do you do,just for interest's sake?

I play poker for a living, so im very calm and do not sweat at all.

originally posted by: Elementone
a reply to: SecretKnowledge

Infection to the liver or kidneys can make your sweat smell like sulphur. You won't solve your issue here. Go see a doctor asap.

Now this has my attention.
I dont drink alochol at all, Christmas and New Year excepted.

I have made a doctor's appointment for tomorrow afternoon

I have never had any medical problems throughout my life

Your skin will take up excreting the sulfur in foods from proteins ad all sorts of sulfur containing foods if your kidneys aren't excreting it in the urine or the liver is not working right. Are you getting yellow skinned at all, that is a sign of Jaundice. Are you urinating and is the urine dark, that is a sign of dehydration which can mean the skin will take up the slack.

Are you taking vitamins that contain a lot of sulfur? Are you consuming a lot of stuff like lemonaide which is high in sulfur, so are eggs and beans and cruciferous veggies.

The body is complicated, if you are smelling like garlic, without eating garlic, the body creates a chemical that takes the arsenic out of the body and you smell like garlic. Too much arsenic containing rice or fruit tainted with certain pesticides can do that. The arsenic usually goes into the seed though, part of the plant defense system chemistry.

Even wine is full of sulfur, so are many dried fruits. Sulfur is good for you but too much can cause problems.

Many medicines are sulfur medicines too, and some actually modify sulfur pathways.

I would speak to a doctor, one that knows of these processes.

Have you played lately?
Maybe someone marked the cards with some kind of sulphur powder, was anyone wearing weird sunglasses?
Lol ......that would be a good scene for a caper movie

a reply to: SecretKnowledge
Check with others you trust, that have not been around you for a while. Do they smell it?

Working in the medical field I have had incidents where smells, once registered in my mind, I have not been able to get rid of the smell for days.

originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus

originally posted by: SecretKnowledge
Does anyone have any ideas?

Check your scalp for three 6's.

There's a dude at the local convenience store named Damien.

Friendly. Not bad looking.

originally posted by: rickymouse
Your skin will take up excreting
Even wine is full of sulfur, so are many dried fruits. Sulfur is good for you but too much can cause problems.

You're avatar looks like poop on a stick.

originally posted by: Miracula2

originally posted by: rickymouse
Your skin will take up excreting
Even wine is full of sulfur, so are many dried fruits. Sulfur is good for you but too much can cause problems.

You're avatar looks like poop on a stick.

That is what happens when you are constipated, you can make hammers out of your turds.

originally posted by: rickymouse

originally posted by: Miracula2

originally posted by: rickymouse
Your skin will take up excreting
Even wine is full of sulfur, so are many dried fruits. Sulfur is good for you but too much can cause problems.

You're avatar looks like poop on a stick.

That is what happens when you are constipated, you can make hammers out of your turds.

Please don't use it as a hammer. It would be a shame to break that unique rock.