This is what it’s like to live with fish odor syndrome: “People change seats”
Juan, 56 years old, always attributed the social isolation he suffered as a child to his sexual orientation. At that time, liking boys was not something accepted among his peers. Over time he understood that there was another factor that also marked that stage: “In elementary school my classmates told me I smelled bad, but I ended up normalizing it. You know there is something that sets you apart from the rest, but you never consider that there might be a disease behind it,” explains this man, whose name has been changed to preserve his anonymity.
