For example, after eating asparagus, your urine gets very smelly. Also, you can smell the distinct odor coming from a person who has been drinking alcohol excessively the night before. Mothers know their babies Test have been done to show that were able to identify their babies, simply by the child's smell. Also , a mother can often tell if her baby is sick by smell. Doctors smelled their patients Family doctors used to be able to tell what ails a patient by including how the person smelled, during the examination.
Ailments result in the body giving off distinct odors.
For example, apparently liver problems result in an almond odor. The present techniques to determine what ailment a person has consists of a cursory exam and then a series of chemical tests, perhaps along with x-rays and other high technology examinations. Not all aids used During the physical exam, the doctor may ask questions and look and touch areas of concern. This is where using smell to aid in the examination seems to have diminished or gone away completely. One reason is that doctors are not taught this in school.