People with liver disease smell like baked apples. This was told to Lente.ru by gastroenterologist Vladimir Neronov. He also listed other smells coming from people suffering from various diseases.
According to the doctor, the intensity of body odors is directly proportional to the severity of the disease. Also, the intensity of the smell depends on how a person cares for the body.
For example, people with diabetes smell of acetone, with a disease of the digestive system, a person will smell of rotting and rotten eggs. Those who suffer from diseases of the urinary system smell of ammonia, and those with liver diseases smell of baked apples.
The interlocutor of the publication explained that the specific body odor can be explained by the presence of certain microorganisms and the work of the skin glands.
“If a pathogen enters the body, it disrupts the balance of bacteria. At the same time, the set of compounds responsible for normal body odor also changes. The immune system reacts to these processes in a certain way, which also affects how a person smells, ”the gastroenterologist explained.
The skin is an excretory organ and, if necessary, takes on part of the renal function, the interlocutor of Lenta.ru said. When pathological products are formed in the body, it begins to secrete them, which will determine the specific aroma.
Source: Rosbalt
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