At what age do children develop body odor?

Body odor is a troublesome problem, especially in the hot summer. If you suffer from body odor, the odor will be stronger due to the hot weather, which is quite embarrassing. Body odor can be treated with medication or surgery. You should take a bath on time and change your clothes frequently. Some children also have body odor, which makes many parents worried. At what age do children develop body odor? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. At what age do children develop body odor?

There is no fixed age when children develop underarm odor. It mainly depends on their puberty. Adolescence is a period of development. During this stage, the level of androgen in their bodies increases, and the amount of sweat secretion increases, which may lead to underarm odor. However, as puberty progresses, the condition of axillary odor decreases. Since children nowadays develop significantly earlier, clinical symptoms may appear at the age of 11 or 12.

2. Is body odor serious in children?

Generally speaking, it is very rare for children under the age of 12 to suffer from severe axillary odor because their sweat glands have not yet fully developed. After puberty, the apocrine sweat glands are fully developed and may gradually produce odor in the armpits. In severe cases, the odor may be difficult to eliminate. Children's axillary odor is generally manifested as sweat odor or other special odors produced when sweating a lot, and does not produce a relatively serious odor.

3. How to treat body odor in pregnant women?

It is harmful to the fetus if pregnant women undergo surgical treatment for axillary odor. We do not recommend that pregnant women undergo surgery or such invasive treatments. If the condition is serious, surgical treatment can be performed at an appropriate time after she gives birth. Now there is a complete set of treatment plans, so it is very easy to treat this type of axillary odor in children.

4. How to treat body odor in children?

1. Children's body odor is generally closely related to genetics. If either parent has body odor, it will be inherited, but it cannot be ruled out that it is caused by apocrine disorder. In this case, the parents of the child need to take the child to a regular hospital for a regular examination. As long as it is not serious, early treatment is generally not required.

2. Body odor is an unpleasant odor in the armpits, which deeply affects the child's daily life. However, the parents of the affected children must pay more attention to their children's mentality, take their children to participate in more outdoor sports, and comfort their children more, which can all play a good role.

3. In daily life, you need to pay attention to using clean water to wash your child's body, and in summer, you must also be careful not to change your child's clothes. Try to wear cotton clothes, which can effectively dilute sweat and help perspiration out of the body.

5. Notes

Child patients should not eat snacks during meals, especially irritating foods. It is best to eat plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables every day. This will not only help the condition, but also help the health of the body.