Does anyone else have really bad smelling feet

Mine really stink. At the end of the day my feet are wet and smell like a rat died in my shoes. I also have alot of spongy looking dead skin esp. on the balls of my feet (met head area). What Can I do?

Dont take your shoes off in public, some guy did this the other day and cleared out the whole frigging gym, that dudes feet wreaked of bad skunk.

Ah - the smelly feet question. Here is a fun test: get a blacklight, turn the lights off (I’m not kidding here) and shine it on your feet - look around, especially between the toes. If you have some orange looking areas (like you dipped your toes in Dorito dust), you have a superficial bacterial infection that tends to occur in people with really sweaty (hyperhydrosis) feet. The bacteria is call Corynebacterium minutissimum if you want to know. Spray your feet in the morning with Arid extra dry before the socks go on to decrease foot perspiration (the foot has over 250,000 sweat glands) just like you would your underarms. Get some Betadine (povidone iodine) at you local pharmacy and swab that orangy stuff between the toes before you go to bed. Lasty, oral tetracycline helps eradicate stubborn Corynebacterium infections.

Oh, and don’t forget the eau de toilet :wink:

Assuming your post is legit, I’d see a podiatrist. Sounds like you have a fungus and it will take at least 6 months to clear-up on medication. What do your toes look like? Thick, yellow and brittle, with fungus growing underneath I’d bet. Toe jam anyone?

Now thats gross, just like that commercial, ha

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**Mine really stink. At the end of the day my feet are wet and smell like a rat died in my shoes. I also have alot of spongy looking dead skin esp. on the balls of my feet (met head area). What Can I do? **

No offense, but remind me not to rack my bike next to yours if we’re ever in the same race :wink:

Odor-Free Tony

If you put your shoes into a plastic bag and freeze them, it will kill the odor causing bacteria in the shoes. Not sure what to do about the feet.

That ought to work for both. Re-attaching the feet is the real problem

Good for a 1000 and 1 uses. Try a little on an area before adding more. You will smell a little like Ben Gay(sort of).