Ever since I've been taking these herbs I've been smelling like syrup everywhere! I looked it up and it says it's due to your body being incapable of breaking down certain parts of proteins and it could cause mental damage and even fatal if not treated. Is anyone else experiencing this syrup smell? It comes from my whole body from my legs to my head. A friend smelled different parts of my body and it was coming from all parts! HELP!!
I too get the syrup smell from taking the herbs. I think it stems from the type of herbs you take b/c the fenugreek is really pungent. This time I smell more of the herbs then like syrup but when I started the first time about two years ago I was taking the herbs in powder form (no capsules) and I'm sure I was taking too much, so I started to smell like syrup in my armpits, although my whole body has never smelled like it. I just think that certain people, especially people who do not have a lot of body fat, excrete the smell of things they ingest. Honestly, after my first go round when my armpits smelled like syrup, it was just like maple syrup, and one day after I stopped I got some actual syrup on me from eating waffles, and kept thinking it was my body odor. However, I have never had any ill effects from it, and do not think it is due to your body not being able to break down proteins but simply your body reflecting the smell of the herbs. Remember, too, that if you are taking wild yam, it had a very cinnamon/syrup smell anyway. Plus, the herbs you are taking are all derived from plants so it should not affect the way you break down proteins. Of course, I am not a doctor and do not know for sure that it is not dangerous, but I suspect it is not. I hope it helps to know that I had the same problem two years ago and again, now that I am taking herbs, but have had no health issues because of it. Take care and good luck on your growth.