Sweating odor may be due to dietary factors, hygiene factors, axillary hyperhidrosis and other factors, there is no absolute quick solution, the need to clarify the cause of the disease, targeted treatment, common treatments are dietary adjustments, adjustment of lifestyle habits, medication, surgical treatment.
1. Dietary factors: after consuming onions, garlic, leeks and other odorous food, through the body’s metabolism, part of the decomposition of the material will be discharged from the pores with the sweat, and emit a foul odor, it is recommended to avoid eating odorous food.
2. hygiene factors: a large amount of sweat is not timely cleaning, sweat will interact with the microbes on the skin surface, the formation of unsaturated fatty acids, ammonia and other substances, will lead to the emergence of sweat odor. It is recommended to take a bath in time after sweating and change clothes.
3. Axillary hyperhidrosis: commonly known as “fox odor”, is due to the secretions of the top secretory glands in the armpits by the bacterial decomposition of the skin, resulting in a special pungent and unpleasant odor. Mild cases can be treated with topical aluminum chloride anhydrous ethanol solution, formaldehyde solution and other medications; severe symptoms, you can choose botulinum toxin injections, surgical destruction or removal of sweat gland tissues and other treatment methods.
Sweating odor may also be due to other factors, such as folliculitis, hyperthyroidism, etc. It is recommended that after excluding dietary factors and hygiene factors, timely medical treatment in order to clarify the cause of the disease, targeted treatment, and to avoid the use of private medication, so as to avoid delaying the condition.