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Quit Smoking, Armpits Secrete Foul Odored Sweat. Tobacco Toxins Removed Through Sweat?
I recenty quit smoking(3weeks) and for the last two weeks my armpits secrete foul odored sweat. It even sweats and smells right after i get out of the shower. I practice good hygene, Using a soapy loufa to religiously scrug my pits, and have used the same deoderant since i was a kid. My diet has t changed in any way and im 22 years old. Could my body be getting rid of tobacco toxins through my armpits or is there a different cause? Thanks
Fri, 5 Oct 2012
Hi
I appreciate your motivation and determination to stop smoking! Keep it up!
3 weeks is long enough a period- the body by now must have got ridden of any toxin. Your problem has nothing to do with it!
Deodorants often simply substitute a different odour from the existing one!
It is possible, you have a fungus infection - You need to see a skin specialist (Dermatologist) - they can see scrapings, find the fungus and give appropriate medicine
Be assured - it sounds like a simple and curable inconvenience!
Good luck
I appreciate your motivation and determination to stop smoking! Keep it up!
3 weeks is long enough a period- the body by now must have got ridden of any toxin. Your problem has nothing to do with it!
Deodorants often simply substitute a different odour from the existing one!
It is possible, you have a fungus infection - You need to see a skin specialist (Dermatologist) - they can see scrapings, find the fungus and give appropriate medicine
Be assured - it sounds like a simple and curable inconvenience!
Good luck
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