Category: Infections
Question: Is there a way I can know if I have Trimethylaminuria
Answer: Hello 

Trimethylaminuria is a metabolic disorder cause by the inability of the body to break down trimethylamine 
Trimethylamine has a fishy odor and is produced in the intestines when certain types of food ie eggs liver legumes fish and some vegetables are digested When it cant be broken down this leads to an accumulation in the body causing it to be excreted via the sweat urine and breath giving them  a characteristic fishy odor of trimethylaminuria

An attempt at diagnosis usually starts with the presence of characteristic signs and symptoms followed by urine test to check the amount of trimethylamine in the urine and genetic testing which are used to confirm the diagnosis

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