Why do the elderly have an unpleasant "Old Person Smell"? Is it because they don't like to be clean? Doctor: The truth is here!

Degradation of human function is an irresistible problem. In the face of aging, everyone is equal, and at different ages, affected by environmental and physiological factors, everyone will encounter some embarrassing problems. For example, there will be a special smell in the elderly, which is also known as "old person smell".

Although many young people can't accept this taste, we have to say that everyone may face this problem when they are old. So how does this old person smell come from? Is it really because it's not clean?

What is "Old Person Smell"?

Because with the increase of age, the metabolism of the elderly is relatively slow, and the antioxidant substances in the skin are reduced, resulting in the production of a large number of 2-nonenal, which is oxidized into diacetyl.

In addition, the function of hormone regulation in the elderly is decreased, so the fatty acids in the body will be oxidized into double and advanced, but there is a unique taste in the elderly. Therefore, the old person smell does not mean that the elderly do not pay attention to health, but an inevitable phenomenon.

How to reduce the "Old Person Smell"?

1. Pay attention to hygiene

Here the attention to hygiene, in fact, includes two aspects, first of all, frequent bathing and wearing cotton or wool clothes, can effectively absorb the body's blood lipids, and then reduce the secretion of sebaceous glands, avoid odor.

The other is to keep the living environment clean and tidy. For example, open the windows frequently for ventilation. On the one hand, it can exchange fresh air, and on the other hand, it can make the smell in the house go out.

2. Pay attention to your diet

Related studies have shown that even the elderly who are very clean in their daily life will show the old person smell, and the reason for this result is that it has something to do with their eating habits.

In particular, frequent intake of high salt and high sugar food will not only harm health, but also make the body secrete more flavor. Because excessive salt intake will not only lead to glomerular inflammation, but also lead to the decline of renal function, and then increase the concentration of urine and reduce the frequency of urination.

Therefore, the elderly often have an unpleasant urine odor, and high-sugar foods will increase the content of ketone bodies in the body and give off a peculiar smell under the action of oxidation.

3. Brush your teeth frequently

Because the immunity of the elderly is relatively low, it is easy to have the problem of internal heat, and the residual food debris in the teeth may have dental caries, oral ulcers and other problems, leading to bad breath. In this way, the elderly will have a special taste, so no matter which age, they should brush their teeth frequently, and gargle with light salt water after meals.

4. Moisturizing skin

When the age is increasing, the body will be drier and the skin will be drier. In this case, it is better to apply moisturizing cream to the areas where the sebaceous glands are concentrated, such as the axilla, the neck, and so on. It can not only avoid the problem of peeling or pruritus, but also improve the taste of the elderly.

To sum up, after old age, the various functions of the body have been on the decline. At this stage, the old people have some different smell, which is also very normal.

Therefore, for young people, do not dislike or complain about the elderly, the correct way is to pay more attention to the health of the elderly, if there are skin diseases, timely treatment, but also to help the elderly do a good job of sanitation.