Why do some elderly people smell on their bodies, while others do not?

Updated on healthy 2024-06-20
13 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-12

    With the increase of age, generally from the age of 50, people's body odor begins to contain a higher concentration of "2-nonenal", the older the age, the higher the secretion, and this substance, it has a "special smell" mixed with oily smell and weed smell.

    In addition, as you get older, your metabolism slows down, and the surface layer is more likely to produce dead skin. The metabolism of the elderly body is relatively slow, and it is easy to have dead skin. If you don't clean up the dead skin in time, the dead skin will produce a peculiar smell over time.

    In addition, sweat odor is also one of the common old people's smell**.

    Many elderly people's teeth are generally not good, often missing teeth, rotten teeth, etc., and the gap between the teeth of the elderly is enlarged, if the food residue is not removed in time after eating meat food, the food residue in the mouth accumulates more and more, and it will lead to foul smell after fermentation.

    Some elderly people like to eat meat, fried food, etc., but lack of sleep and exercise, etc., will lead to an increase in sebaceous gland secretion and fat, and in the long run, cholesterol will accumulate in the blood vessels, which will lead to a bad smell in the body.

    In addition, some elderly people suffering from diabetes, uremia, pelvic floor dysfunction and other diseases will also have peculiar smells in their bodies, such as urea smell in uremia patients, rotten apple smell in patients with liver cirrhosis, and urine odor in patients with pelvic floor diseases.

    In addition to the causes of physical diseases, the smell of the elderly has a great relationship with personal cleanliness and living habits. The elderly should eliminate the taste of the elderly, and they should do the following: eat a light diet and eat more fruits and vegetables; Pay attention to personal hygiene, especially oral hygiene; Change clothes frequently and change shoes in rotation; Open more windows to remove the smell; **Good cause odor disease.

    In short, it is not normal for the elderly to have the smell of the elderly, as children, we have no reason to dislike the elderly, we all have times of aging, so we should actively find the cause, especially pay attention to whether there is a possibility of disease, and go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-11

    Maybe it's because they don't take a bath, because many old people don't like to take a bath, and if they don't take a bath, there will be a smell on their bodies, and we are the same in our daily life.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-10

    When people reach old age, metabolism and personal living habits will affect various functions of the body, and if you can't clean yourself up in time, some flavors will be produced. This phenomenon will be alleviated if the child or himself can pay attention to some details and clean up in time.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-09

    Because everyone's body odor is different, if the elderly pay more attention to hygiene, the body odor will be lighter.

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-08

    This is because when people are old, the body's metabolism may be relatively slow, so it may cause some toxins in the body to not be discharged, then there may be a certain taste, and some people may have better physical fitness and faster metabolism, so there will be no such taste.

  6. Anonymous users2024-02-07

    It should be that some elderly people do not pay attention to hygiene, so they will have a smell, and the elderly who generally pay attention to hygiene, take a bath frequently, and change clothes frequently will not have this smell.

  7. Anonymous users2024-02-06

    When people are old, their physique is not as good as that of young people, some old people prefer to be clean and clean, and they will take a bath every day, and some old people are not allowed to take a bath every day, so it may lead to some old people having a smell and some not.

  8. Anonymous users2024-02-05

    Some elderly people have adapted to the current living habits and like to use shower gel, so there is no taste, while the older generation is not used to using shower gel, so it has a taste.

  9. Anonymous users2024-02-04

    1. People have body odor, but some people are light and some are heavy.

    2. It has a lot to do with personal hygiene, if there are always others to help take care of it, the elderly will be very clean.

  10. Anonymous users2024-02-03

    Some elderly people have a smell on their bodies, while some elderly people do not, because everyone's body functions are different, and some lifestyle habits and other diseases can also cause smells on their bodies.

  11. Anonymous users2024-02-02

    I think it's because some old people don't want to keep up with the times, but some old people are very fashionable, and their understanding of themselves is related to the mentality of the elderly.

  12. Anonymous users2024-02-01

    Because some people are more hygienic, the daily cleaning is in place. Mainly because the elderly are physically inconvenient and the number of baths is reduced, so there will be smells.

  13. Anonymous users2024-01-31

    The smell of the elderly is because the old man has not taken a bath for a long time, resulting in a very heavy accumulation of smell on the body.

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