What Causes Sweaty Feet and Foot Odor?

What Causes Sweaty Feet And Foot Odor?

Sweaty feet and foot odor can have various causes, ranging in severity from 'minor' to 'life-threatening'. Finding the true cause means ruling out or confirming each possibility – in other words, diagnosis.

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Diagnosis is usually a complex process due to the sheer number of possible causes and related symptoms. In order to diagnose sweaty feet and foot odor, we could:

Research the topic
Find a doctor with the time
Use a diagnostic computer system.

The process is the same, whichever method is used.

Step 1: List all Possible Causes

We begin by identifying the disease conditions which have "sweaty feet and foot odor" as a symptom. Here are eight of many possibilities (more below):

Body Odor
High Histamine
Stress
Chronic Fatigue-Fibromyalgia
Hypoglycemia
General Toxicity
Excess Sweating
Low Estrogens

Step 2: Build a Symptom Checklist

We then identify all possible symptoms and risk factors of each possible cause, and check the ones that apply:

metallic taste in mouth

sugar/sweet craving

history of tender muscles

low alcohol consumption

frequent night terrors

heavy unexplained daytime sweating

mood swings during menstrual cycle

chronic fatigue in family members

having a CFS diagnosis

high refined sugar consumption

adverse reaction to delayed meals

high platelet count

... and more than 140 others

Step 3: Rule Out or Confirm each Possible Cause

A differential diagnosis of your symptoms and risk factors finds the likely cause of sweaty feet and foot odor:

Cause	Probability	Status
General Toxicity	92%	Confirm
High Histamine	23%	Unlikely
Stress	17%	Unlikely
Excess Sweating	4%	Ruled out
Hypoglycemia	3%	Ruled out
Low Estrogens	0%	Ruled out
Chronic Fatigue-Fibromyalgia	0%	Ruled out
Body Odor	0%	Ruled out

* This is a simple example to illustrate the process

Arriving at a Correct Diagnosis

The Analyst™ is our online diagnosis tool that learns all about you through a straightforward process of multi-level questioning, providing diagnosis at the end.

In the Metabolic Symptoms section of the questionnaire, The Analyst™ will ask the following question about foot odor / sweaty feet:

Do your feet tend to have a strong odor and/or sweat a lot?

Possible responses:

→ No / not particularly / don't know
→ Slight sweating, no significant odor
→ Slight sweating, significant odor
→ Significant sweating, no significant odor
→ Significant sweating and odor

Based on your response to this question, which may indicate sweaty feet, foot odor, very sweaty feet or very sweaty feet and foot odor, The Analyst™ will consider possibilities such as:

Body Odor

Body Odor also suggests the following possibilities:

General Detoxification Requirement

General Mineral Requirement

Kidney Disease

Liver Detoxification / Support Requirement

Excessive Sweating

Excessive Sweating also suggests the following possibilities:

Chronic Fatigue / Fibromyalgia Syndrome

Estrogens Low

Guillain-Barre Syndrome

High Female Testosterone Level