{"id":5720,"date":"2024-05-08T09:05:32","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T09:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=5720"},"modified":"2024-05-08T09:24:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T09:24:41","slug":"why-are-feet-so-stinky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=5720","title":{"rendered":"Why Are Feet So Stinky?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Q: I live with someone who has really smelly feet. Why does this happen and what can they do about it?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stinky feet are normal, especially for people who sweat a lot as a result of exercise, hot weather or shoes that don\u2019t breathe. Stepping up foot care might be all someone needs to quell the smell. But that doesn\u2019t make it easy to bring up.<\/p>\n

\u201cI see it all the time,\u201d said Dr. Nicholas Butler, a podiatrist in Beachwood, <\/strong>Ohio. \u201cPeople will even be embarrassed to come see me about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

If someone has bromhidrosis, the technical term for smelly feet and general body odor, sweat and bacteria are probably to blame, he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Sweat glands help regulate body temperature, and we have more of them in places like armpits, palms and the soles of the feet. But sweat alone doesn\u2019t have an odor, Dr. Butler said. Bacteria feed off perspiration, producing acids that can make feet smell like cheese, sulfur or vinegar.<\/p>\n