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I have smelly feet everytime i wear all types of closed in shoes i change my socks everyday and wash my feet regularly even if my shoes a brand new?

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Dr. Hien Tran answered

Excess sweat?: If ur feet sweat a lot u could try some deodorant on ur feet. Also clean ur feet w/peroxide, alcohol or antibacterial soap. Bacteria and fungus can often cause body odors to be worse. Also avoid high sulfa foods, those can make the smells more potent

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Answered 10/24/2017

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