<p>I've never had problems with my feet getting gross or blisters/sores/etc.</p>
<p>Since I started college this fall though, my feet have become scaly and I have like 5 blister-esque things in random places. And my feet/socks began to smell absolutely horrible.</p>
<p>I don't know if it's caused by the increase in walking, changed diet.. or what... it's just embarassing and kinda something I feel insecure about.</p>
<p>Is this normal or did it happen to anyone else when they started college? Thanks.</p>
<p>Um, no, not a normal effect of college. Sounds like you might have some sort of fungus or something. Head to the health center and see what they recommend.</p>
<p>The skin of my feet used to peel and I had some blisters when I started college because I did a lot of walking and was in the marching band, so I was on my feet A LOT. When my shoes and socks got wet, it made the skin peel even more! The blisters and peeling were gone by the end of marching season. Also, I finally got a good pair of rainboots so I didn’t have to wear sneakers in the rain when I walked around campus to class.</p>
<p>Also, do you change your socks everyday, or do you wear the same pair of socks for a whole week? That could cause the smelling part. If you have a fungus, it might have to do with the communal showers like BrekfastChampion mentioned. It is very important to wear flip flops in the shower.</p>
<p>As everyone said, you must head to the health center PRONTO.</p>
<p>And I do mean to scare you, but fungus once it sets in can take a lifetime to get rid of (ever notice the small ads a the back of magazines when you are sitting waiting at the dentist office etc-- apparently fungus is a struggle)-- a real turn off to your future partner. Smelly feet is one thing-- blisters like that can eventually ooze pus and that is no picnic.<br>
This can also get so bad to set in an infection that reaches your blood stream.</p>
<p>Health center closed tonight? Take one of the storage bins in your room and microwave a few cups of water as hot / warm as you can tolerate-- add some salt and soak your feet in the bin. Let them air dry thoroughly before you put your socks back on.</p>
<p>Depending upon where you live- if you could wear sandals for a while, your feet could air out nicely.</p>
<p>If you can through your shoes into a hot dryer, that would kill the stuff that is already growing in your shoes at this point.</p>
<p>Wash all your socks in HOT water and add bleach if you can to the white ones-- that will kill the fungus on your socks. If $ is not a problem, throw out your socks and buy new liners in your shoes.</p>
<p>And there is the very very very remote possibility that you are a diabetic?</p>
<p>ive honestly been havign the same problem with the socks smelling</p>
<p>i dont use a communal shower and dont have a fungus or anything, but i know the problem is a result of only wearing shoes all the time and now im biking everywhere, so im getting sweaty (as opposed to walking short distances in HS) and the heat isnt able to escape my feet, resulting in sweat and smell</p>
<p>i think its normal if you have been doing a lot of walking. i wore flats and i had blisters in the begining of the year because i didnt have to walk so much in high school so my feet weren’t used to it. and my shoes started smelling because when it would rain, i would step on water puddles so that can make your shoes smell. or it can also be because you feet sweat, which is natural when your walking around a lot from class to class</p>
<p>I’d like to ask another question: what type of sneakers do you wear? </p>
<p>Because during sophomore year I developed dermatitis on the arches of both of my feet. It was a bit peely and a bit scaly (yuck), and sometimes it would burn horribly. I realized that I received it from my black pumas. The sneakers itself felt a bit uncomfortable. And when it rained, I’d wear my sneakers and step in puddles. When I took my shoes off, my white socks AND my feet were stained badly from the dye of the sneakers (kind of bluish/blackish).</p>
<p>I had to go to the dermatologist to check it out (which I would suggest for you as well if it is really bad). He prescribed me with some cream that helped IMMENSELY. My feet aren’t scaly or peely anymore!</p>
<p>Avoid wearing sneakers that have dark colors in the inside, or simply don’t wear sneakers when it is raining, when it is snowing, or when you plan to walk a lot.</p>