Symptoms and Treatment of Bromhidrosis or Smelly Feet in Johannesburg
Malodourous or stinky feet often belies an underlying medical cause and can affect anyone at any age, even if a person is not engaged in exercise or other activity requiring exertion. No longer should patients simply accept their fate as Yaseera Hajee, a podiatrist based in Randburg, Johannesburg is able to effectively treat the condition and advise on the underlying cause.
The most common cause of smelly feet is perspiration or sweat mixing with the excretions of bacteria or fungus that lives on one’s skin. Left untreated, smelly feet can lead to fungal toenails called onychomycosis, itch blisters and fungal rashes.
The average human foot contains around 250 000 sweat glands and can produce up to 400ml of sweat per day. When enclosed in socks, this natural sweating leads to a warm moist environment within one’s shoes and socks which is ideally suited to the incubation of fungus and bacteria.
The odour of bromhidrosis has often been compared to that of sweet mouldy cheese.
Treatment of Smelly Feet
The following conditions may occur in tandem with smelly feet:
- Wet or moist wet feet
- Infections
- Blistering or bubbling pus on your feet
- Rashes
Treatment of smelly feet in Johannesburg
To treat the condition of smelly feet, the pathogens responsible must be eliminated and to this end, a combination of laser therapy, ultra violet light and anti fungal and anti bacterial powders, creams and medications form part of Yaseera Hajee’s arsenal of treatments with the final treatment dependant on what the diagnosis is.
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Treatment Regimen for Stinky Feet
Additionally it is advised that the following personal health regimen be followed:
- Using foot creams, powders and anti-fungal sprays
- Taking regular showers and changing ones socks daily as well as rotating pairs of shoes if possible.
- Wearing open shoes or sandals during warm weather
- Thoroughly washing and disinfecting ones shoes regularly using methelated spirits
It is important to note that spraying deodorant in one’s shoes or on one’s socks will only temporarily mask the smells and do not offer any kind of solution.
If you suffer from smelly feet, feel free to contact Dr Hajee to discuss your condition.
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Yaseera Hajee Podiatry – Randburg
Yaseera Hajee Podiatry is Accredited with the Centre for Diabetes & Endocrinology.
Practice No.: 0505242