BF's ejaculate/cum irregular

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Registered: 05-04-2004
BF's ejaculate/cum irregular
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Wed, 05-26-2004 - 11:32pm
hello all

Neither my BF nor I can figure out why this has happened - - My boyfriend's ejaculate/cum has become thicker, and has aquired an odor in the last week. It is not normally like this - it is normally thin, runny, very clear, and odorless. But as I said, for about a week now it has been thicker, sticky, more whitish, and has a sour smell to it. He religiously drinks about 6 cans of Dr. Pepper a day, if that matters. But he has always done that so I do not know why it would be affecting him now. I think the consistency & odor of his ejaculate/cum is because of his diet - but he has not changed his eating habits recently. Please help us. We are both stumped!! Thank you! =)

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Registered: 05-18-2004
Thu, 05-27-2004 - 12:05am
Has he been to the DR? It's best not to self diagnose.

Leticia

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Registered: 05-11-2004
Thu, 05-27-2004 - 1:23am
"Uhhh....hey, doc -- I got a big problem. See, now my spunk is really thick."

"Hmm, by any chance do you drink a lot of Dr. Pepper? Try a Mr. Pibb and call me in the morning"

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Registered: 10-18-2001
Thu, 05-27-2004 - 2:38am
Has he changed his sexual habits? What you describe as normal sounds like semen from someone that ejeculates very frequently - maybe a couple or three times or more a day.

The longer between orgasms the semen usually becomes thicker, whiter and there is likely more of it. I'm not sure, but likely there will be a stronger, but not unpleasant, odour.

Has he stopped masturbating as much as he did before? Are you having sex less frequently than you did a few weeks ago?

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Registered: 05-04-2004
Thu, 05-27-2004 - 9:40pm
thank you for your help

westridge2001 -

he has been ejaculating less regularly in the last week due to a job-schedule change. If that is all, then I suppose he won't go see a doc. Both of us are free of STDs and have been checked recently. Is there any other cause for concern? Thank you!!

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Registered: 05-18-2004
Thu, 05-27-2004 - 9:51pm
The reason I suggested seeing a DR wasn't because I thought it was an STD, but since you said it smelled sour I was thinking possible infection.

Leticia

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Registered: 10-18-2001
Fri, 05-28-2004 - 1:10am
>>he has been ejaculating less regularly in the last week due to a job-schedule change. <<

That's probably it then. I think that you'll find that this thicker semen is quite normal. The thinner, more liquid stuff is like that because his body hasn't had time to, ummm.., replenish the stock, so to say.

As far as the odour goes, his diet can effect that greatly. Asparagus especially, but garlic, lots of red meat, legume vegetables like broccolli and cabbage to name a few can cause it to taste and smell differently.

If it's more like a foul smelling discoloured discharge than semen or he has blood in it definitely get to a doctor.

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Registered: 05-28-2004
Fri, 05-28-2004 - 8:54am
If its not that he is coming after a gap of few days, then all he needs to do is drink more water or gatorade. If that doesn't help, may be see a doctor as the odor shouldn't be there. My bf's cum some times becomes thicker and sticky if he works out a lot and is not drinking enough fluids.