Why do my feet smell?


The culprits in foot odor are sweat eating bacteria.

The problem begins when bacteria become attracted to the sweat on your feet and start feeding on it.

The bacteria's excretion has a strong odor that causes your feet to smell bad.

Since each foot has over 250,000 sweat glands in it, and produces over a pint of sweat a day there's a lot for the bacteria to eat.

What makes the situation worse are shoes and socks which trap the sweat on your skin. Now the bacteria have their favorite kind of environment: dark and damp, causing them to go into a feeding frenzy. More waste is excreted, and when you take off your socks and shoes, your nose is presented with the results!

Why do some people's feet smell more than others?

The simple answer is, some people sweat more than others. That's also the reason why your own foot odor can vary. You might sweat more at different parts of the day. The more you sweat, the more your feet will smell.

How can foot odor be reduced?

Since more sweat equals more bacteria and more odor, the amount of sweat that collects on your feet must be decreased. This will lessen your bacteria load as well.

» Always wear clean socks. It is even recommended you change sock throughout the day.
» Wash your feet with anti-bacterial soap. This won't lessen the sweat, but it will kill bacteria.
» Give a pair of shoes 24 hours to air out after every wearing. The sweat will evaporate.
» Avoid restrictive shoes like, boots. Well-ventilated shoes whisk away sweat.
» Wear socks made of absorbent materials, like cotton. The sock will soak up the sweat leaving the bacteria nothing to feed on.
» Apply antiperspirant to you feet.
Putting inserts in shoes will mask part of the problem, but they won't solve it as they fail to kill bacteria. If your foot odor is really strong, the best method of prevention is to see a doctor. There are several prescriptions available to treat foot odor.


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What makes people sneeze?



Sneezing usually occurs when the nerve endings of the mucous membrane of the nose are irritated, due to a swelling of the membrane, for example when we have a cold, or when some foreign body, such as a gnat, invades our nose, or when allergy and pollen season strike.

Surprisingly enough, sneezing can be brought on (or out!) when the optic nerves in our eyes are exposed to bright light!

For whatever reason, the membrane is irritated, sneezing is a reflex act, completely beyond our control, by which the nose trumpets out air in an attempt to eject (and project!) the irritating bodies. Sometimes, however, this is accomplished only through multiple sneezes.

Medical science dispelled ancient beliefs concerning the out-of-control sneeze, and snuffed out superstitions in the process. Primitive people held the belief that a sneeze signified approaching death, and immediately assisted the distressed person by crying out "God help you!" Egyptians, Romans, and Greeks, saw the sneeze as an omen of approaching danger, or, on a more positive note, as a way of foretelling the future. Lucky ones sneezed to the right, while unlucky ones sneezed to the left. The moral of the story is to know your right from your left, and to sneeze in that direction, regardless of who is next to you!

Biblically speaking, sneezing meant a certain death, until Jacob nosed in and made a deal with God, whereby a prayer per sneeze cheated the grim reaper. Pope Gregory the Great, in response to the sixth century plague in Italy, carved out his place in history as being the one responsible for insisting that prayers, such as "God bless you!," be said in response to the deadly sneeze. He did not, however, order that tissues be kept close at hand to snare the airborne germs spewed forth by the sneeze.


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What is a fart and why does it smell?



Ever pull someone's finger and hear a weird noise come out of his or her butt?

Ever sit in a tub of water and see bubbles come out of your hiney?

This strange noise and vibrating sensation that came from your butt is most likely caused by a fart.

A fart is a combination of gases (nitrogen, carbon dioxide, oxygen, methane, and hydrogen sulfide) that travels from a person's stomach to their anus. When a person swallows too much air or eats foods that the human digestive system cannot digest easily gas becomes trapped in his/her stomach. The only way for this excess gas to exit the body is through the anus.

The gas that makes your farts stink is the hydrogen sulfide gas. This gas contains sulfur which causes farts to have a smelly odor. The more sulfur rich your diet, the more your farts will stink. Some foods that cause really smelly farts include: beans, cabbage, cheese, soda, and eggs.

A scientific name for a fart is flatus or flatulence.

The word fart is just one of many different terms used to describe the release of gasses from the human body. Other popular names for farts or farting include: gassers, stinkers, air biscuits, bombers, barking spiders, rotten eggs, and wet ones. You can pass gas, break wind, blast, beef, poof, rip one, let one fly, step on a duck, and cut the cheese.

Farts can be stinky, wet, loud, or silent but deadly. Pee-eeew!!!

Did you know?
On the average, a healthy person farts 16 times a day.
Hey guys, don't be fooled by girls who tell you that they never fart. Everyone farts, including girls. In fact, females fart just as much as males.
Many animals fart too. Cats, dogs, and cows. Elephants fart the most.
People fart the most in their sleep.
Farts that contain a large amount of methane & hydrogen can be flammable.



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quick, someone pull my finger.....
Mike S.

 

1978 F-150 flareside. Primitive by todays standards but she was a
jaw dropper back then. :-staun

 

I don't know if I should feel enlightened and informed, or if I should start laughing. Maybe I'll decide over a can of baked beans and some soda while trying to figure out what causes a belch.

 

 

I don't even remember posting this.

I wonder what number post it was ?

 

whAts the reason for the resurection?

 

Let's see, it's the old style sigs, so you were probably right around the 8-10k mark then. I was here then, lurking. I remember seeing that.

 

One that you did a long long time ago.....lol

 

Maybe I should send this to my son. His feet do have an odor problem.

Then there is an Eight year old, I know, who thinks "pulling fingers" for the results is the "bee's knees".

For that matter a certain 65 year old who keeps telling her about elephant snorts or blames my poor wolfdog.

 

First of june, 2002 - what was going on back then?

I think it was before you became a mod, when I still was one.

Now think about the poor sorry people in the services who wear the same pair of boots sometimes for twenty four hours straight, and have to put them back on in a couple of hours no matter what, or be out of uniform!

I swore I would NEVER wear black socks again, as long as I live!

I still haven't bought myself a pair of sandals though...

"Torture is a matter of perspective:
If someone else is destroying your body and you object to it - it is torture.
If however you are doing it to yourself and don't give a dang, it is a 'bad habit'..."

 

You've got way too much time on your hands!

 

I know.

Retirement is supposed to be like that, but the truth is - it gets mighty boring.

 

wolfie, you need a hobby. may be something like late night kritter watching.

 

How the heck did you find this? LoL!

-Matt