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Foot Odor...How do I cure this problem?

leeblackmanleeblackman Member Posts: 5,303 ✭✭
edited August 2002 in General Discussion
Just recently I kinda aquired something new I don't really know how to combat. My feet really stink. What causes this, is it bacteria, is there a home remedy or do I need to see a doctor? I've never really had this problem, and its really embarassing. I don't even want to take my shoes off when I'm at home.

I should also mention, I don't think I have any fungus, cause they don't itch nor do I have any rashes or anything like that.

If I'm wrong please correct me, I won't be offended.

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  • E.WilliamsE.Williams Member Posts: 1,101 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Buy some new shoes.I had a similar problem with a pair of work boots that I wore for around 3 years and it just built up and built up until there was no stopping it new boots cured it though.You can also try saturating your shoes in Febreeze and let them dry outside in fresh air.If it is athletes foot or other fungus as nasty as this is I have heard you can urinate on your feet in the shower and it will kill it.Whether that works I dont know but I have heard it.Or you could always just try washing your damn feet man..lmao.

    Eric S. Williams
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  • Matt45Matt45 Member Posts: 3,185
    edited November -1
    Eric's absolutely right, tinkling on your feet in the shower will kill fungus, something to do with the acids in your urine.

    Try some "Gold Bond" medicated powder, change your insoles often as well as your socks whenever possible- try wearing only white 100% cotton socks as much as possible. Another trick I learned was using "Right Guard" spray anti-perspirant on your feet, the same concept aplies, that the active ingrediant will stop your feet trom sweating. Short of all of that, try washing your puppies as often as possible

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    Edited by - Matt45 on 08/24/2002 05:48:41
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  • pickenuppickenup Member Posts: 22,844 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sometimes it is the shoes you are wearing. If the shoes do not "breath", they trap stale air, results = odor.

    If I knew then, what I know now.
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  • bartobarto Member Posts: 4,734 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    i absolutely refuse beyond any shadow of a doubt to say "cut em off".lol
    barto

    the hard stuff we do right away - the impossible takes a little longer
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  • Guns & GlassGuns & Glass Member Posts: 864 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Have your nails gotten thicker?
    Have little ridges/grooves started growing on top of the nail?
    Nail color change???

    If you have tried cutting, cleaning, cleansing the nails & cuticles, clean dry footwear, medical foot powders/lotions, and the odor still follows you across the room....

    Go to a doctor. A GP will do. There is a stubborn fungus that once it grows UNDER the nail the only way to cure it is with internal antibiotics which taken 10-14 days will eventually kill it.
    If you don't, or wait to long, the fungus will grow in your footwear, which you will have to throw away.
    If your toes like to snuggle with your wife, it can be passed on. Showers/ bath infected, tranfer from walking barefoot stepping where you were. Not supposed to happen, but is did & does.

    Went thru this with my son, we tried everything. Even tied him on van roof, ran him thru a car wash.
    Brother had it too. Almost "killed" his nails. they grow out funny looking.
    Don't wait.


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  • BoomerangBoomerang Member Posts: 4,513
    edited November -1
    Yes it is a fungus/bacteria. It is simple to get rid of. 1. Clean and clip your toe nails regularly. 2. Soak your feet in a warm dilute solution of Clorox and water, no more than a 1 part clorox to 10 parts water. It is better to go with a 1 to 15 ratio to start with. Within two weeks you should no longer have the problem. (Note: If the solution burns your feet then it is to strong, dilute it more.)

    BTW, new shoes will cure the shoe problem. Wearing clean white socks always helps. Important, never wear socks more than once without washing them.

    If you have work boots and shoes you want to keep, then spray the inside of them with the same dilute solution. This may need to be repeated, as this fungus is resilient in shoe leather. Do not soak shoes with it as it will discolor and crack them.

    Good luck!

    Boomer, simple and effective.



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  • NighthawkNighthawk Member Posts: 12,022 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    First I commend you for your honesty,I dont have that problem but it is due to Bacteria.Change shoes,each day after you shower was your feet by pooring Hydrogen Peroxide on the and let them air dry.Buy odor eaters for your shoes.In a week or so you will see the change.

    Best!!

    Rugster


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  • Spring CreekSpring Creek Member Posts: 1,260 ✭
    edited November -1
    For either athtlete's foot or foot bacteria (odor cause), I & all my hunting buddies have used and recommend: Absorbine Junior----Nothing better........
    Hey guys-It's the truth!

    NRA LIFE MEMBER, also
    Benefactor
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  • muleymuley Member Posts: 1,583 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Being a diabetic since 1980, I am very suceptable to fungus under my toenails resulting in all the things that the guys have mentioned. If gone untreated, it can lead to odor, deformed yellow nails and other bad stuff. Most of the time this has to be treated from within for best results. My doctor prescribed Lamicil and it worked. However, prolonged use of Lamicil can lead to stuff like kidney problems. So, you should see the doctor about it and let him pay for his new bass boat. Another thing I just read the other day is...some people had good results from applying Vicks to their toes and feet when they go to bed. There is an ingredient in Vicks that seems to kill the fungus. Wear socks though.
    JMHO,
    muley the podiatrist

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  • salzosalzo Member Posts: 6,396 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Wow! A lot of good advice on foot smell. I had the same problem for the longest time. I now change my socks at least twice a day. I used to have basically one pair of shoes that I would wear every day. Now I have introduced a second pair, and I alternate between the two. That seems to have helped.
    Also, in my case, a lot of it had to do with my pedicure procedures. My nails would get really long, and I would just rip them off with my hands. This drove my wife crazy, so she bought me a heavy duty toe nail clipper. I think the clipper, more than anything else, has contributed to the complete demise of my foot odor problems.

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  • pikeal1pikeal1 Member Posts: 2,707
    edited November -1
    someone might have said it already, but get some shoes that breathe. I had a similar problem when i bought a pair of cheap shoes. they dont breathe and your feet start to sweat and it just builds up.

    My brother loves cheap shoes...and he has that problem too...once he gets on a good pair of sneakers or work boots the problem is solved.

    And the urine on the feet i've heard works too. The bacteria that forms down there can be killed with a simple acid...urine. Also works great for jellyfish stings.

    Alex
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  • IconoclastIconoclast Member Posts: 10,515 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Lee, several good ideas here. My feet perspire heavily & my family has had good reason to complain about my footwear. I use some of the powders / odor eater insoles when problems arise. Except for cold weather gear, I also try hard to buy styles that have air circulation built in (vents, loose tops, etc.). And thanks to those who've responded. I see a lot of ideas to try!
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  • gunnut505gunnut505 Member Posts: 10,290 ✭
    edited November -1
    I hope you read this before you go soak your feet in clorox or peroxide! Peroxide will eat away any skin scraps you may have; it'll also make your feet smell even worse (is that possible?) for about 5 weeks! Also, any footwear you may don during that time will adopt the odor.
    As for Clorox; why not just wash them in epsom salts-containing watr for about 30 minutes. Add mint, sassafras leaves, cloves or orange peels to the bucket and you won't smell them when you dry them off.
    Or you could sit and listen to the advice from Frank Zappa on his song,"Stinkfoot" and wonder why nobody visits anymore.

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  • offerorofferor Member Posts: 8,625 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    It is true that it is probably bacteria, but it still may be in the inside of your shoes, and you keep transfering it back to your feet whenever you wear them. If you have just one or two favorite pairs that you wear a lot, they are probably the culprits. If they're running shoes you can try throwing them into the wash cycle with a little bit of bleach for good measure. If they're leather shoes or boots you can try spraying the insides with something and letting it soak in and dry to kill the bacteria, because chances are the bacteria is IN the leather. Otherwise, new shoes are the probable remedy. You've just gotten too attached to some old shoes and they're telling you they've absorbed too much and now they're giving some back. Chances are, just remedying your feet OR your shoes won't get it. To totally fix the problem, address BOTH. Just my guess.

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  • leeblackmanleeblackman Member Posts: 5,303 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks for all the help guys, I plan on trying it. I really appreciate it, I knew I could count on ya'll.

    If I'm wrong please correct me, I won't be offended.

    The sound of a 12 gauge pump clears a house fatser than Rosie O eats a Big Mac !
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  • RugerNinerRugerNiner Member Posts: 12,636 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My Advice is to stop Working so Hard and then your Feet won't Sweat so much.
    Signed,
    Doctor Ruger

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  • competentonecompetentone Member Posts: 4,696 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    What Salzo said--two pair of shoes is a good way to control the odor.

    If the shoes just dry overnight they don't dry enough--the bacteria thrives on the moisture; if they dry for 24+ hours most of the bacteria will die when the moisture level drops.

    Also try just plain baking soda, "dust" it in the shoes before putting them on--the bacteria can't survive well in the "basic" enviorment the baking soda creates.
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  • 218Beekeep218Beekeep Member Posts: 3,033
    edited November -1
    I`ve heard of bathing
    in tomato juice to get
    rid of skunk oder.Maybe
    it would work for foot
    oder.I`d add some vinager.

    .218
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  • rameleni1rameleni1 Member Posts: 998 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Its the shoes, toss 'em.

    Rameleni1
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  • mcneely77mcneely77 Member Posts: 411 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Don't know about the bacteria, but I just read somewhere that if you put some folded sheets of bounce brand fabric softner in your shoes it helps with the odors. Makes sense to me.

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