The story of Thomas, who is about 9 in the docu.
1. The consultant smells him. This is unusual for someone with a trimethylaminuria (TMAU) diagnosis. It seems that most are so transient that usually a health professional never smells them.
2. His friend says sometimes he can smell something fishy on his breath. This is of interest as many feel they only have a 'metabolic halitosis' problem, and not body odor. This seems to be evidence that this can happen, although it seems he also often smells of body odor too.
3. He has a 'fishy' odor. This is the supposed textbook smell of 'TMAU' but most report of smelling of feces, flatulence, sewage etc. A guess would be they are prone to smelling of all FMO3 substrates, especially those generated by gut flora. Perhaps the smell of fish is a sign of a 'severe' case. The consultant says he can smell the fish odor' this time'. Perhaps this means he has smelt other smells.
Thank you to Thomas and his family for taking part in the documentary, as well as the 2 ladies who took part.
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