Is armpit sweat odor body odor? Do you really know about body odor?

There is a large sweat gland under the human armpit. Almost everyone has experienced underarm sweating. However, some men may not pay attention to personal hygiene. After a lot of underarm sweating, some odor will appear. This is normal. So, does underarm sweat odor mean body odor?

What is body odor?

First, it is not fair to call body odor a disease. It may be more appropriate to call it a special body odor. Many animals have similar body odors, which have an important function, which is to attract the opposite sex. Human body odor has lost its function in the process of evolution. Nowadays, people with body odor not only cannot attract the opposite sex, but also make people around them feel disgusted. Many patients with body odor have a sense of inferiority and dare not engage in social activities.

Second, body odor is an unpleasant smell secreted by the sweat glands under the armpits. No one has officially counted the percentage of Oriental people who are troubled by body odor, and in fact there is no objective way to count it. Because many people obviously have body odor, and people around them avoid them as much as possible, but they themselves have become accustomed to this smell without knowing it, or they know it but are unwilling to admit it. But from our rough observation, there should be quite a few people with body odor, especially in summer when the problem is more serious.

So what are the symptoms of body odor?

Patients with body odor sometimes have hyperhidrosis under their armpits. As long as the temperature is high or they are nervous, their armpits will sweat excessively and emit an unpleasant odor. Not only do they feel uncomfortable, but people around them are also upset. Excessive sweating and body odor will stain clothes yellow and leave a lingering odor, causing trouble in cleaning.

What kind of situation will cause body odor?

Body odor is caused by the overdevelopment of a special type of sweat gland in the armpit, which we call the "apical sebaceous gland".