What causes foot odor in late pregnancy?

If you do not pay attention to foot hygiene in daily life, you will always have smelly feet. Pregnant women generally pay great attention to environmental hygiene during pregnancy, but sometimes they also have smelly feet. This will make pregnant women feel confused and worried that having smelly feet is a health problem and will affect the healthy growth of the fetus. So, what exactly is going on with pregnant women's smelly feet?

1. If a woman did not have stinky feet before pregnancy, but developed stinky feet during pregnancy, it is mainly because the body's hormone levels increase during pregnancy, causing endocrine changes that make it easy to have stinky feet. This is also related to each woman's physical fitness, so some pregnant women will have obviously stinky feet. However, this phenomenon is generally normal, and women do not need to be overly anxious during pregnancy. They just need to wash their feet frequently and maintain good hygiene and care.

2. We should also be aware of another reason, which is bacterial infection of the feet. After pregnancy, especially in the early stages, the body's resistance will be reduced to a certain extent, and it is very easy to suffer from certain diseases at this time. When the human body's resistance to some pathogens is insufficient, it is very easy to be invaded by bacteria and viruses. Therefore, smelly feet during pregnancy are sometimes related to bacterial infections.

3. Therefore, women need to pay attention to daily hygiene after pregnancy. They should wash their feet with boiled water every day, change cotton socks every day, and clean their boots regularly, but not for too long. Cotton socks should be scrubbed after cleaning as much as possible to kill bacteria. Only by maintaining good hygiene during pregnancy can you reduce the problem of smelly feet.

After a pregnant woman becomes pregnant, her body's basal metabolism is abundant, and she will be less resistant to high temperatures than ordinary people, leading to excessive sweat metabolism. Pregnant women walk every day and do too much exercise, which causes their feet to sweat a lot. When you sweat a lot, bacteria on the soles of your feet will multiply and mix with sweat to produce a foot odor. Some pregnant women do not clean their feet in time, such as not washing their feet, which will provide space for bacteria to multiply. At this time, the feet are sweaty, which can easily cause stinky feet. If your feet are not cleaned in time, they are more likely to have smelly feet.

Pregnant women often wear nylon socks, rubber boots and other cotton socks and boots with poor breathability, which can also easily cause stinky feet. If the boots are not breathable, the feet will sweat due to the heat, creating a humid space suitable for bacteria to grow and release carbon dioxide, which will more easily cause smelly feet. Some pregnant women already suffer from foot diseases, such as tinea pedis between the toes, athlete's foot and foot odor, and stinky feet is one of the symptoms of the disease. The diet should be light in taste, and wash your feet with warm water at night. You can put tea leaves, rice vinegar or ginger slices in the water, which is effective in removing odors.