60 years without bathing, the body will be like?

Amou Haji, 87 years old, living in a small village near the desert desert in Fars province, southern Iran was dubbed "the dirtiest man in the world" thanks to a record 67 years of not bathing.

His skin was covered with a thick layer of grime made of dirt and dead skin, his eyes were almost obscured, and the smell was strong.

Mr. Amou Haji hasn't showered since 1954

No one knows why he chose that life, or why he hasn't showered for decades. However, he once thought that being clean made him sick. The last time he showered was 1954.

Keeping himself dirty was this man's secret to living so long.

Not only that, Amou also keeps a few habits that are terrifying just to hear, such as liking to eat rotten animal meat grilled over a fire, sucking dried animal dung with a metal pipe, or using fire to burn his beard.

Scientists think this man suffers from a condition called ablutophobia - or the fear of bathing. This is a form of anxiety that manifests as a feeling of dread in the shower.

However, according to most experts, not bathing for a long time will have some bad effects on the body:

Bacteria

The human body has both good bacteria and bad bacteria. In particular, the skin is an important barrier to prevent harmful bacteria from entering the body, making us sick.

Dr Aishah Muhammad, a pediatrician in India said we are exposed to many types of bacteria during the day. If you don't shower, these bacteria stay on the skin, most dangerously causing skin and chest infections.

Increased chance of getting sick

When we shower, we wash away the germs we encounter during the day, including those that can enter the body through the eyes, mouth, and nose and cause illness.

Not bathing makes us more likely to be infected with common diseases such as colds, flu, sore eyes, sore throat.

Changed body

In addition to the direct effects on health, not bathing for a long time also makes the skin dry due to dirt accumulated on the skin and sweat that is not washed, greasy hair, pimples all over the body, and smelly. discomfort caused by bacteria on the skin that break down sweat into acids.

In some people, the body can also adapt to not bathing, such as switching the immune system and resisting certain diseases. This is probably what happened to Amou Haji, when he lived that long without even taking a bath.