Summary: My baby is 3 weeks old and the last couple of days his poop has been runnier than usual and smelling a bit more like vomit than the normal sickly sweet odor . C Diff Smells Sickly Sweet. The stomach acid causes a sour smell in the breath and can also cause a sweet smell in the urine. Sudden Change in Body Odor: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment - Healthline Black tarry stools may indicate bleeding from the stomac can. "It reduces contractions in the rectum, which might ' reduce the transit time and, thus compaction ' of the food in your large intestine which, again, can cause diarrhea," reports Wired. Signs Your Poop Uses to Tell You Something Is Seriously Wrong Leukocytosis (a condition that causes white blood cells in the blood to increase more than their normal level). Fruity Odor on Breath Symptoms, Causes & Common Questions | Buoy Digestive conditions that can contribute to foul-smelling stool include celiac disease, Crohn's disease, chronic pancreatitis and diseases that cause malabsorption (i.e., pooping undigested food), like cystic fibrosis and pancreatic infection, according to Mount Sinai. (2012). I'm scared to ask for it again. "If there's a divergence in smell (let's say one. If you're lactose intolerant, your body doesn't produce enough lactase, which helps break down the two sugars in lactose glucose and galactose. Diagnosis of C. difficile Why so difficult? This condition causes acetones to accumulate leading to the fruity, sweet smell. If constipation is just due to slow movement of the food and poop First, be sure you are staying well-hydrated with a good intake of water or other fluids. According to Anish Sheth, co-author of Whats Your Poo Telling You?, they happen because alcohol acts as a stimulant for the gastrointestinal tract, causing its contents to move downstream more quickly. Examples include celiac disease, Crohns disease, cystic fibrosis, and intestinal infections. (Explained), What Companies are In The Miscellaneous Field? Sources & references used in this article: Unicorn and Rainbow Poop by E Adams 2018 books.google.com, Smell impairment: can it be reversed? Using a dog's superior olfactory sensitivity to identify Clostridium difficile in stools and patients: proof of principle study. What Urine Smells Mean for Your Health - Cleveland Clinic