Most of us have turned up our noses at strong food smells, but for some, that queasy feeling can go far beyond mere dislike.
A peculiar case of a 67-year-old woman who developed nausea and aversion to the smell of cooked food turned out to be something far more serious - a thyroid disorder in disguise.
Dr. Honey Savla, Consultant, Internal Medicine at Wockhardt Hospitals, Mumbai Central, recounts the case to highlight how the body can send distress signals in the most unexpected ways.
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