Guest guest Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 A neighbor told me yesterday that her 5-year old girl started developing underarm odor that soap and water won't keep away! She said that she was going to start using deordorant on her daughter. Does anyone have any clues as to what might be going on? I suspect that it may be a diet-related matter because this family eats meat and dairy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 At age 5, underarm odor could be a sign of premature puberty -- something that is more and more common because of all the junk in the environment that acts like estrogen, or blocks androgens. If this little girl is developing little breasts, or beginning to have some fine hair growth in her underarms or pubic area, or having headaches, or having a big growth spurt in height, they should push for a visit to a pediatric endocrinologist. Tesi (and thanks again, everybody, for the great support and ideas for my skinny fainting teenager!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 I would suggest more of a bacterial issue. As a family who enjoy veggie food but eat meat and dairy, I've never had this issue (despite four sons LOLs). I would suggest she try one of the salt block deodorants instead of harsh chemicals on her very young daughter. The salt blocks inhibit bacterial growth by drying them out. I'll never use a spray or roll on again since I found these. Love Jane A-C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 It could be zinc deficiency. I once knew someone who had a terrible body odor problem and no matter what they used it didn't work until they tried zinc. Namasta ________________________________ " admartin5 " <admartin5 Monday, May 11, 2009 2:05:32 PM 5-Year Old Body Odor A neighbor told me yesterday that her 5-year old girl started developing underarm odor that soap and water won't keep away! She said that she was going to start using deordorant on her daughter. Does anyone have any clues as to what might be going on? I suspect that it may be a diet-related matter because this family eats meat and dairy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Hi, No nice way to mention this to your neighbor, but it could be that the excess hormones in non-organic meat and dairy are increasing her hormone levels and causing early signs of puberty. It's fairly common that kids are starting periods earlier, developing physically earlier, etc. due to non-organic foods. I know a girl who developed everything early like this and started wearing deodorant when she was about 8 years old. Best of luck to the little girl! Lorraine On Behalf Of admartin5 Monday, May 11, 2009 5:06 AM 5-Year Old Body Odor A neighbor told me yesterday that her 5-year old girl started developing underarm odor that soap and water won't keep away! She said that she was going to start using deordorant on her daughter. Does anyone have any clues as to what might be going on? I suspect that it may be a diet-related matter because this family eats meat and dairy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Hey! A friend of mine had this same problem with her 7 year old son. His pediatrician ran several tests to rule out serious medical problems (don't remember specifically what underlying illnesses they were but I can find out). All the tests were fine and his doctor had him eliminate dairy and drink lots of water, which helped but didn't totally eliminate the odor. The pediatrician finally concluded that he just had overactive sweat glands and living in the hot Florida heat just made it worse. She didn't put deodorant on him because they are usually too harsh for kids - she just wiped his arm pits often with baby wipes and rubbed in diluted essential oils (not sure which ones she used but I guess you could use sage, lemon or whatever you have). Hope this helps. I would first bring it up to his pediatrician to rule out any underlying problems. Good luck!! --- On Mon, 5/11/09, admartin5 <admartin5 wrote: admartin5 <admartin5 5-Year Old Body Odor Monday, May 11, 2009, 8:05 AM A neighbor told me yesterday that her 5-year old girl started developing underarm odor that soap and water won't keep away! She said that she was going to start using deordorant on her daughter. Does anyone have any clues as to what might be going on? I suspect that it may be a diet-related matter because this family eats meat and dairy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 As I'm sure we're all aware, puberty has started earlier and earlier in children over the past 30-40 years- especially so in girls. Some of this is blamed on meat/dairy consumption and there's a good bit of scientific research to back that up. It's also not a good thing- especially for girls. It puts them at a higher risk for breast cancer and some reproductive cancers, off the top of my head. It was pretty common when I taught second grade (7 year olds) for some to have body odor, so I'm not surprised to hear of it in a five year old. I don't know if anything can be done to 'reverse' it; but cutting out the meat and dairy may slow it down a bit (it's worth a try, isn't it??!!??). ________________________________ " admartin5 " <admartin5 Monday, May 11, 2009 7:05:32 AM 5-Year Old Body Odor A neighbor told me yesterday that her 5-year old girl started developing underarm odor that soap and water won't keep away! She said that she was going to start using deordorant on her daughter. Does anyone have any clues as to what might be going on? I suspect that it may be a diet-related matter because this family eats meat and dairy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 My husband and I use a crystal. Our 13 year old uses a hemp-based stick deoderant. --- On Mon, 5/11/09, Newstampz <OFFLIST wrote: Newstampz <OFFLIST Re: 5-Year Old Body Odor Monday, May 11, 2009, 8:52 AM I would suggest more of a bacterial issue. As a family who enjoy veggie food but eat meat and dairy, I've never had this issue (despite four sons LOLs). I would suggest she try one of the salt block deodorants instead of harsh chemicals on her very young daughter. The salt blocks inhibit bacterial growth by drying them out. I'll never use a spray or roll on again since I found these. Love Jane A-C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 My niece is going through the same issues. They started off by testing her thyroid. But it ended up being early puberty. Her doctors are convinced it is because of all the processed foods and meats she eats. I suggest that she get checked out by a pediatrition for thyroid function. If it is not that the only way i see to solve my nieces problem is to cut out ALL of the junk and as soon as possible. If left untreated it can cause so so many more problems. Best of luck to your neighbor and her daughter. Amity , <admartin5 wrote: > > A neighbor told me yesterday that her 5-year old girl started developing underarm odor that soap and water won't keep away! She said that she was going to start using deordorant on her daughter. Does anyone have any clues as to what might be going on? I suspect that it may be a diet-related matter because this family eats meat and dairy. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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