Unpleasant odor in the elderly can be solved by improving hygiene with dietary adjustments.
1. Improve hygiene. Hygiene includes personal hygiene and environmental hygiene of the elderly.
(1) Personal hygiene: the elderly should change clothes and take baths regularly, and can use shower gel to wash their bodies. For the elderly who have difficulty in exercising, family members should help them wipe their bodies to reduce the smell.
(2) Environmental hygiene: bedding and pillows should be changed and washed regularly, and the environment where the elderly live should be ventilated by opening the windows regularly to accelerate the air flow. If the smell is heavy, use some air fresheners.
2. Dietary adjustments: Eat more fruits and vegetables, and eat a slightly lighter diet. Eat less meat food, meat may aggravate the body odor.
Elderly people with unpleasant body odor can be removed by the above methods, it should be noted that if the body odor of the elderly suddenly aggravated, it is recommended to go to the hospital.