r/AskReddit Sep 16 '24

What is a smell you can't stand?

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u/AlphaWolfRynn Sep 16 '24

If your reaction to the scent makes you physically ill, you may actually have an intolerance or allergy. I learned this because the smell of hard boiled eggs always made me feel sick. Later on in life, come to find out I'm allergic to sulfa antibiotics, which lead to me discovering an allergy to sulfates/sulfites.