Why body odor?

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Although the disease of body odor will not bring danger to patients' lives, the impact of body odor on patients is no less than that of any disease. In recent years, body odor has aroused wide attention from all walks of life. Today, let me tell you why there is body odor?.

Why body odor?

Cause 1: apocrine sweat glands only exist in armpit, areola, umbilical fossa, anus, vulva and external auditory canal. Except armpit, the function of apocrine sweat glands in other parts is very weak, and the sweat produced is very little. The sweat secreted by apocrine sweat gland is initially sterile. Under the action of microorganisms, it decomposes the organic matter in the sweat and forms short chain fatty acids and ammonia with special odor, which leads to the occurrence of apocrine sweat gland hidrosis.

Etiology 2: it often occurs in palms, soles and interosseous areas. Sweat is often colorless and tasteless. However, in the case of hyperhidrosis, sweat is decomposed by parasitic bacteria on the surface of the skin to release fatty acids, resulting in a special odor. Other substances such as garlic and arsenic can be excreted through sweat glands to cause odor.

Cause 3: in daily life, excessive emotional fluctuations or schizophrenia can lead to the appearance of body odor, and the disease has certain genetic factors.

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Most of them occur in adolescence. Affected by emotions and hormones, sweat excreted by sweat glands in patients' armpits is decomposed by bacteria on the surface of skin, mainly Staphylococcus, which produces unsaturated fatty acids and gives off a bad smell.