Re: sweaty feet & T-shirts

[Guest guest]

I do know what you mean.

My son's socks can be literally wrung out with sweat when he takes his

shoes off. He shakes foot powder into his shoes but cannot shake it onto

his feet as they get so wet, the powder clumps. We have tried many

different things and sometimes resort to bleaching his shoes and even

putting his feet in a mild bleach solution (!) when the sweat gets so

bad that bacteria grows odors that soap and water can't take care of.

Sometimes, the sweat seems to build up under the top layer of skin and

form almost like blisters on the feet, then the skin peels. The salt in

the sweat seems irritating to the skin and it can get reddened if not

given the chance to dry out. Sport sandals don't solve the problem, his

feet sweat against the rubber soles and slide around and the rubber

develops odors quickly (bleach to the rescue again, but it is hard on

the shoes). He really does prefer to go bare foot - even on the rocks at

the beach.

His hands, too, get very sweaty. We try to get him to remember to dry

off the computer mouse, phone handset, or game controllers when he is

finished. If he doesn't, the next person gets a wet hand. If something

he has been holding for awhile (such as the computer mouse) dries before

it is wiped off, I can feel a powdery/gritty feel to it - I presume it

is fine, dried salt.

This brings up another question I have wondered about. My son with CF

wears out T-shirts in a way my other kids do not. With my other kids I

can pass on T-shirts from one to another. But the T-shirts of my son

with CF literally fall apart before he even has ourgrown them! They

develop holes and fraying, particularly around the neck, armbands,

underarms and all the seams. I have come to the conclusion that it is

the roughness of the salt in the sweat or some other chemical nature to

his body sweat or body oils that must be doing it. Has anyone else

noticed this?

M

& Dawn Meeks wrote:

>We make sure that Patti wears all cotton socks to help with this. We also have

to buy shoes that have lots of vetilation. Luckily we live in Texas so most of

the time she just runs around bare footed.

>

>Dawn mom of 4, 7 and under, the youngest wcf

> sweaty feet

>

>

> Our 9month-old daughter Abby has the sweatiest little feet I've

> seen. They will literally be near dripping wet on the bottom when

> she's playing and are at least slippery wet all the time. Does this

> have anything to do with CF?

>

> Joe

>

>

[Guest guest]

I do know what you mean.

My son's socks can be literally wrung out with sweat when he takes his

shoes off. He shakes foot powder into his shoes but cannot shake it onto

his feet as they get so wet, the powder clumps. We have tried many

different things and sometimes resort to bleaching his shoes and even

putting his feet in a mild bleach solution (!) when the sweat gets so

bad that bacteria grows odors that soap and water can't take care of.

Sometimes, the sweat seems to build up under the top layer of skin and

form almost like blisters on the feet, then the skin peels. The salt in

the sweat seems irritating to the skin and it can get reddened if not

given the chance to dry out. Sport sandals don't solve the problem, his

feet sweat against the rubber soles and slide around and the rubber

develops odors quickly (bleach to the rescue again, but it is hard on

the shoes). He really does prefer to go bare foot - even on the rocks at

the beach.

His hands, too, get very sweaty. We try to get him to remember to dry

off the computer mouse, phone handset, or game controllers when he is

finished. If he doesn't, the next person gets a wet hand. If something

he has been holding for awhile (such as the computer mouse) dries before

it is wiped off, I can feel a powdery/gritty feel to it - I presume it

is fine, dried salt.

This brings up another question I have wondered about. My son with CF

wears out T-shirts in a way my other kids do not. With my other kids I

can pass on T-shirts from one to another. But the T-shirts of my son

with CF literally fall apart before he even has ourgrown them! They

develop holes and fraying, particularly around the neck, armbands,

underarms and all the seams. I have come to the conclusion that it is

the roughness of the salt in the sweat or some other chemical nature to

his body sweat or body oils that must be doing it. Has anyone else

noticed this?

M

& Dawn Meeks wrote:

>We make sure that Patti wears all cotton socks to help with this. We also have

to buy shoes that have lots of vetilation. Luckily we live in Texas so most of

the time she just runs around bare footed.

>

>Dawn mom of 4, 7 and under, the youngest wcf

> sweaty feet

>

>

> Our 9month-old daughter Abby has the sweatiest little feet I've

> seen. They will literally be near dripping wet on the bottom when

> she's playing and are at least slippery wet all the time. Does this

> have anything to do with CF?

>

> Joe

>

>