I think denying yourself the things you like to eat, just to smell better seems backward to me. I cannot give up garlic, coffee, or meat, and I know it. We cook with fresh minced garlic pretty much every night. We use fresh onions, broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, various meat, various cheeses - oh well!

I definitely agree that semen mixing down there makes a strong smell - I am super relieved to read that other ladies experience the same thing. Thankfully, I never have issues, and just take daily showers.

I also use a light body lotion all over and that leaves a soft scent to mingle with my own smell - that might be worth a try to anyone that feels self-conscious. less

I've never really tried to change the way I smell/taste, but then again I do most of the things they ask anyway. I eat lots of fruits and veggies, eat yogurt regularly, etc. For me, eliminating or reducing meat is a no-go with my medical condition (I have a form of anemia that responds better to steak than to high-dose iron supplements), but I usually don't have issues with changing things. He did notice a definite difference in taste when I changed birth control brands, but it was more that my basic taste had gotten stronger, not weird.

Thoughts about pineapple juice: given that it helps both the acidic and the basic gender juices, its benefit probably isn't linked exclusively to the acid. I'm betting it's some of the natural sugars, and perhaps other compounds in the pineapple juice that make us taste better. I've heard fruit enzymes mentioned as a possible cause, but this is very unlikely: stomach acids are specifically designed to disable and break down proteins, and enzymes are primarily protein. Most enzymes never make it through the stomach alive. less