What does it mean when you smell something fruity?

A fruity odor to the breath is a sign of ketoacidosis, which may occur in diabetes. It is a potentially life-threatening condition. Breath that smells like feces can occur with prolonged vomiting, especially when there is a bowel obstruction.

Why do I keep smelling a sweet smell?

An olfactory hallucination (phantosmia) makes you detect smells that aren’t really present in your environment. The odors detected in phantosmia vary from person to person and may be foul or pleasant. They can occur in one or both nostrils. The phantom smell may seem to always be present or it may come and go.

What does a sweet smell in your house mean?

Basements that have a sweet or pungent odor may have mold growth. Most molds produce an earthy smell, which can also smell sweet. Insect infestations are another common cause of a sweet smell in the basement. The University of Florida reports that bed bugs often emit a sweet odor from the oil they produce.

What are phantom smells a symptom of?

Brief episodes of phantom smells or phantosmia — smelling something that’s not there — can be triggered by temporal lobe seizures, epilepsy, or head trauma. Phantosmia is also associated with Alzheimer’s and occasionally with the onset of a migraine.

Why do I smell syrup?

Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) is a disorder in which the body cannot break down certain parts of proteins. The urine of people with this condition can smell like maple syrup.

Why do I have a sweet smell in my nose?

While there’s a chance a sweet smell, like honey, could just be the scent of chemicals being produced by bacteria in your sinuses, there’s also a chance it could be due to an increase of a chemical called ketones.

Why do I smell like sugar?

You May Have Diabetes, Or Liver Or Kidney Problems “For example, people with diabetes have trouble breaking down glucose in the body, so you may notice that diabetics’ breath often smells sweet because of a build-up of glucose.”