Why do my nipples smell like body odor?

People are very familiar with common body odor, which is also called bromhidrosis. The patient will have an obvious odor in the armpits, especially in the summer when the body odor will become more serious. At this time, it can be solved by adjusting diet and maintaining personal hygiene. However, some women will find that there is body odor in the nipple area. What causes this?

Why do my nipples smell like body odor?

The smell of body odor on the nipples is not necessarily body odor. First of all, you need to rule out inverted nipples, accumulation of secretions, and bad breath. If the odor is caused by these conditions, just clean it regularly.

Bromhidrosis experts also pointed out that if the nipples have the odor of body odor and other possible causes of the odor are ruled out, then it is most likely body odor. Body odor is an unpleasant odor caused by the interaction between special unsaturated fatty acids secreted by the apocrine sweat glands and bacteria. Judging from the causes of body odor, the apocrine sweat glands are undoubtedly the main culprits of body odor, and these sweat gland papillae are also distributed. Women have 50% more sweat glands than men, and these glands are concentrated around the breasts, armpits, anus, and navel. The secretion of these glands often creates a moist and warm environment in certain parts of a woman's body, which becomes a "breeding base" for bacteria and can easily cause body odor. This is how body odor occurs on women's nipples.

If female friends find that their nipples have a body odor, they should first rule out other causes of the odor. If it is really body odor, there is no need to panic. As long as they let go of the psychological burden and go to a regular hospital for treatment, body odor can be completely cured.

This is body odor. Simply put, body odor is a kind of odor produced by the vigorous secretion of a special gland called apocrine glands in the armpits, genitals and nipples, and it is more vigorous in women than in men.

Guidance:

Therefore, it is not surprising that patients with body odor will also have body odor on their nipples. If this happens, since it cannot be treated through surgery like the armpits, you can only take a bath frequently, keep the breast area dry, and try to reduce the amount of sweating. You can also apply some body deodorant to cover up the smell from the nipples. If necessary, the patient can go to the hospital to solve the body odor problem in the armpits first, so that the overall body odor will not smell particularly strong.