body odour

Both PMR and Prednisolone can lead to additional sweating and I don't think there is much you can do really.  I keep wet wipes handy so that I can cool down if I am out and about.  A cool wipe on the back of the neck for a couple of minutes does help.

The pred really gives me hot sweats. I find sitting in the car with the air conditioning aimed at my face helps, but this is not really a perfect solution, particularly when I am in bed! I have bought a fan which gives a bit of relief. 

Now that is something I haven't heard anyone mention before! 

However, it does fit one thing - I do remember that at some point before the PMR appeared I found that the deodorant I was using didn't seem to be working. I had already joined the gym I later left because of the PMR - I needed to go to one with a pool - and found that by thetime I had finished a class I stank despite having had a shower in the morning and used deo and this being fresh sweat - which shouldn't smell unpleasant.

I tried a couple of other deos, I'm very restricted as I can't use any with aluminium in them, and eventually gave up and relied on washing more! That must be more than 10 years ago now and I haven't used deo since. But now I never suffer from BO.

Using deodorant kills off the normal bacteria on your skin - both the ones that break down sweat to cause BO and the good bacteria that keep your skin healthy. It is a similar situation to taking antibiotics - kills all known germs, good and bad. If you don't use deodorant for some time the population of bacteria on your skin returns to normal and after a few months you don't actually develop BO as long as you wash without using strong soaps - you develop your natural body smell, like babies have. 

As nefret says, the sweating is partly due to the PMR and partly due to pred - both can cause it. But I found that even with the extra sweating I didn't become smelly once I'd sorted out the deodorant problem! Wearing layers of clothes, so you can take a cardy off and just have a blouse for example, also helps. Nefret and I haven't worn socks for years - summer or winter! At this time of year I can't wear long trousers - capri length keeps me much cooler, it has to be quite chilly before the long ones come out. I wear summer tops all year - and keep a light scarf handy in case there is a draught round my neck. I use a shirt instead of a cardigan much of the time. And I have a fan next to my desk - if I get hot i switch it on for a while, not pointing directly at me but to create a draft in the room.

I've just seen ptolemy's post - be careful about pointing the air-con or a fan at your face. Autoimmune disorders are often associated with dry eyes and air con aimed at your face can make it much worse even if you wear specs. Point it a bit lower or to one side so the air is moving in the car and don't set the air con to too cold a temp  - ideal is about 6C below the outside temp. Even if it is 30C outside that is the right thing to do - if the difference in temperature between inside the car and outside is too big it can make you feel quite ill when you have to get out. Your heart doesn't like it and yu can end up passing out in the sudden heat.

I have never had an issue with persperation.   Typically the most sweating I would do was through my scalp or down my back in exreme heat.  However, shortly after starting prednisone I noticed a strange "wetness" in my arm pits on occasion.  It was a strange new feeling for me.  :-) No body order though.  It comes and goes.  Fortunately, I've never noticed any body order.