Armpit

Armpit's disease overview

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armpit odor is a disease that does not affect health but greatly affects the psychology and communication in the daily life of the patient. Armpit odor becomes worse in the hot season, sweating more or dry weather.

Sweating glands are divided into two types, small sweat glands distributed throughout the body are responsible for eliminating waste, discharging 99% water and 0.5% salt. Large sweat glands are located in the subcutaneous layer, opened in pores, this gland is only distributed in the armpits, vulva and eyebrows, releasing a quite solid liquid containing lipid, protein and iron. If these substances are decomposed by bacteria, it will form a unsaturated fatty acid that smells that are called armpit odor. Each body has a unique smell, usually not the same. Body odor has a clear difference between men and women.

A lot of people with armpit odor often treat folk experience, but they often do not achieve the desired results and can make the disease worse. Meanwhile, increasing armpit sweat is a completely cured disease based on the full understanding of the causes and related factors.

Causes of Armpit's disease

There are many reasons for the increase in armpit sweat, including some of the common cause of armpit such as:

Hot or greasy eating habits, onions, garlic, foods containing caffeine easy to stimulate the operation of the sweat gland

A lot of exercise (when sports, labor) causes increased sweat accompanied by poor hygiene and also cause armpit odor

Abuse of deodorants can make the disease worse

Some cases of armpit odor due to abnormalities in the sweat glands and family factors.

Armpit odor can also be more serious due to living habits such as lazy bathing, wearing tight shirts

Regularly using armpit hair to enlarge hair follicles, increase fat secretion on the skin surface

Symptoms of Armpit's disease

Signs that help identify armpit odor include:

Wet wet ears. However, people with armpits in the early stages can be dry as normal people.

Increased sweating: The sweat of the armpits produces more than usual, especially in hot weather days or when psychological stress, strong activity.

Unusual colored sweat: Sweat is pale yellow or opaque white, greasy and difficult to wash away. The sweat absorbed into the armpit shirt will gradually form yellow stains that are difficult to wash.

Unpleasant odor: The armpit emits a heavy, dark, difficult to smell when exercising a lot or when the weather is hot.

Sticky armpit hair, with opaque white adhesive substances in the pores due to sweat containing fatty acids, when eliminated, it is difficult to wash away and stagnate in the gland. Hair follicles, forming white mucous mucous membranes surrounding armpits.

Transmission route of Armpit's diseaseArmpit

Is the armpit infectious?

armpit odor is not an infectious disease, absolutely impossible due to wearing clothes or body contact directly.

Is the armpit odor contagious?

People at risk for Armpit's disease

People with high risk of armpit odor include:

People with sweat glands are too strong or due to less clean body hygiene as well as improper hygiene, causing sweat to be attacked by bacteria to form fatty acids Satisfaction causes unpleasant odor.

People who have the habit of eating hot, greasy foods, smelled foods such as onions, garlic, asparagus ... also make the body smell. P>

People are often stressed, easy to get angry ..

People often use stimulants such as alcohol, tobacco ... who are very susceptible to armpit odor.

People who are in puberty are more likely to suffer from armpits than others.

Prevention of Armpit's disease

Clean personal hygiene: bathing every day, changing new clothes so that bacteria do not stick to the skin and clothes.

Eat lots of foods that are beneficial for the excretory system such as fresh fruit juice, smoothies, fresh fruits, cabbage, green vegetables, ...

Limit foods that stimulate strong smells such as onions, garlic, durian, jackfruit, chili, anise, cinnamon, ...

Drink enough water daily: On average, each person must provide the body with 2 - 2.5 liters of water per 2-5 liters, the more people should be moving, the more water should add the amount of water Large.

To be ventilated: Should choose the costumes that fit the body, the fabric is made of sweat -absorbing material. Choose the right outfit for each season of the year to prevent the best body odor. Do not wear too tight clothes, too thick fabric or too tight compared to the body.

Limit shaving or plucking armpits: Do not use razor or armpit hair with tweezers or other natural ingredients. If you need armpit hair removal, patients should go to specialized medical facilities for permanent hair removal by modern methods today.

Use a few types of cosmetics: can use a little children to apply to the armpits after bathing or can also use roller deodorant or spray.

exercise, exercise regularly.

Building a reasonable scientific activity regime to have a healthy body.

Diagnostic measures for Armpit's disease

Clinical examination of the armpits seeks for disease signs

Determine an unpleasant smell: by taking soft paper to wipe the skin under the arm after a lot of exercise

Observe the secretion of armpit hairs

Testing:

Blood tests test thyroid function, blood sugar, uric acid and urine test to eliminate more serious diseases that may occur simultaneously when increased sweating.

Testing for sweat secretion to check the cause of armpit odor is due to inflammatory sweat glands.

Endoscopy: To detect abnormal conditions such as sweat glands due to mucus or sweat glands, ...

Endoscopy: to check earwax

Armpit's disease treatments

There are many methods of armpit treatment including:

Treatment of armpit odor by folk methods:

Use ginger, betel leaf, alum rubbing into the armpits

Using the form of spray or rolling solution Armpit

However, this method is not the root treatment of the cause of the smell but only temporary.

Treatment of armpit odor:

The drug reduces sweating

The effect on the sympathetic nervous system, but can cause unexpected side effects Want.

Botox injection is also a relatively effective method, but only maintain results within 6-8 months and is a very expensive treatment. >

Treatment of armpit odor by laser:

This method has many advantages such as fast treatment, no surgery, no bleeding and no scars but high price and must be done many times.

Endoscopic surgery to cut sweat glands

Surgery to treat armpit odor by cutting sweat glands is very tight, so patients should be examined and consulted directly at medical facilities Specialist to avoid sweat glands and reduce complications such as skin damage or postoperative fluid.

See also:

Can the armpit odor cure?

A lot of armpit sweat, how to treat it?

How to reduce armpit sweat can be done at home

Increased sweating: Things to know

Endoscopy cutting sympathetic nerves, preventing sweating

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