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Have you got a problem with smelly feet and no matter what you do or have tried to rid the foot odor, the smell remains? Are your smelly feet more of an embarrassing issue for you, or a problem you see as unhealthy? There are two primary issues known for giving rise to smelly feet (Sweating and shoe leather.) The body needs to sweat, it is a vital function the body can't do without. Although stale sweat might smell unhealthy but if the body did not perspire then that's what we call unhealthy. It is not natural for the body "not" to sweat thus resulting in serious complications. Sweating helps to maintain body temperature. It also assists in removing waste products from the body. Unfortunately for some folk and because we as individuals differ, some sweat more than others to a degree where medical attention is necessary. If you sweat more than the normal required amount needed to keep the body cool then you could have what we call hyperhidrosis. More details on this below. The chief cause for smelly feet is duly caused by bacteria, or to be more exact of the waste product of the bacteria ingesting the sweat. Bacterium is not good and if build up remains in one spot without being washed away the bacteria excrete waste gives rise to a malodorous odour. Different types of odor occur on people because of various bacterium types. Usual foot odor described stemming from this is normally said to be "cheesy." Help prevent foot odor To do this you need to maintain a high level of hygiene. Wash the feet daily with warm soapy water this will help kill bacteria and leave your feet feeling fresh; If necessary bathe them 2 or 3 times if need be. Use an anti-bacterial soap such as Dettol to disinfect the feet.
I am only the messenger here delivering what I have heard to work for ridding foot odor so it is vitally important for the health of your feet not to practice any suggested methods without a medic's confirmation to say it is safe to do so. Hyperhidrosis is a condition in which the body sweats excessively for no given reason at all. It is characterized by abnormally increased perspiration, in excess of that required for regulation of body temperature. A patient can feel at a loss of control because perspiration takes place independent of temperature. Different emotions affect the body in many ways, and anxiety is namely one for exacerbating this particular problem. People who suffer with nerves over their sweating tend to experience more heavily sweating episodes worsening the condition. Other reasons for excessive sweating can be caused by foods we eat and drink (nicotine, caffeine, and smells can onset a reaction.) Body parts we link to being common areas for sweating are the hands, feet and the groin because they are the most active sites for perspiration occurring due to the relatively high concentration of sweat glands in these spots. Your doctor will examine you in order to identify if you are suffering from primary hyperhidrosis or secondary hyperhidrosis, which can happen at any time in your life. The latter could be brought about by disorder of the thyroid or pituitary gland, diabetes mellitus, tumors, gout, menopause or specific medications. Medics have tried treating excessive sweating with oral tablets, creams, lotions, deodorants, electrical gadgets and acupuncture but sadly the success rate for most severe cases is somewhat limited. Surgical treatments have been around for the last 50 to 60 years. Clearly the early surgical advances were quite insidious causing complications. Since the improvement of optical surgical equipment, endoscopic surgeries became the standard for different processes. For people suffering profusely from hand sweating then endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) is the favored treatment. If armpit sweating is serious then axillary suction curettage is a regular method used for sweat control. For men and women with an excessive foot sweating problem then as the main presentation or if ETS did not cure then the issue of sweaty feet could be addressed with lumbar sympathectomy as a surgical remedy. It is not known what causes primary hyperhidrosis but what we do know is, that people with this condition face major challenges throughout the day. Well challenge it back and get help. Did you know that the foot has more than 250,000 sweat glands? So this answers the question to why we suffer from sweaty feet at times, smelly maybe not, so ain't you the lucky one. Reference: Treat and rid foot odor today http://www.spotthepimple.com/Smelly_Feet.html Foot Skin Treatments Disabled World (www.disabled-world.com) provides a large range of worldwide health and disability information. Disabled World Welcomes Health and Disability Related Press Releases and Article Submissions © Copyright 2012 - Disabled World News - www.disabled-world.com |