I have found that becasue it is an auto-immune disease directly related to our immune systems, smells can really be a problem and chemical sensitivities increase. I have made my home a chemical and scent free zone and when I have friends over they have to comply. Perfumes make me extremely sick and interestingly, can flare my RA.

Yes smells bother me as well but I think it's from my Crohns but I do notice it's comes on more now with the RA

I agree. When my symptoms increase I'm more sensitive to my surroundings plus I eat better and use more natural products which doesn't include very perfumy stuff or cigarette smoke. I was in a small waiting room with a smoker and just smelling it on her clothes got me nauseated.

I think mine is stronger. I hate it as it sometimes makes me queasy and feel sick. I have sometimes not been able to eat as the smell of food makes me feel sick, even food I like

Yep! I’m super sensitive to smells now and I often gag if it’s an offensive smell. Very embarrassing