Posted by susan C on August 29, 2003, at 13:53:27
In reply to Newly discovered negative side effect of Fish Oil, posted by susan C on May 12, 2003, at 11:41:47
THE solution:
take the items you really must keep to the absolute best, most knowledgeable dry cleaners. My understanding is the oil is a protein that attaches to the cloth fibers when the fibers are wet. Then, when dried, the odor sticks. (Or Stinks...:) The advice I got, was to bring in the items before any attempts to wash or treat the problem. Sometimes "do it yourself" remedies cause the problem to be permanent. They then can clean the items and the odor is removed. Oh, you might also reassure them that the towels and washclothes, do NOT need to be placed on hangers inside the plastic wrap...I was lucky, instead of throwing away over $300 worth of towels, favorite jeans and shirts, they were dry cleaned for a less than $70.I did share this experience with my Pdoc and he said, in the future, he would be cautioning his patients about this adverse side effect of taking fish oil. :)
Sweet smelling mouse (if such a thing exists)
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