Excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis) is when you sweat more than what your body needs to regulate your temperature. Sweat sometimes happens in an unexpected manner. It could be when relaxing or due to the temperature of a certain place.
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Symptoms
Causes
Treatment
As an odourless fluid released from your eccrine glands, the essence of sweat is to prevent your body from overheating and regulate its temperature as mentioned earlier.
Sweat moves from glands then to tubes called ducts till it gets to the surface of your skin. Immediately it leaves your ducts, sweat changes from liquid to gas. Afterwards, it disappears from your skin to cool your body down.
No doubt, excessive sweating can be very worrisome and make one emotional.
People who deal with it, avoid others or feel embarrassed. If this is your case or it is already affecting you mentally, you should seek a doctor that can help and advise you on how to manage it.
Excessive sweating can be caused by a health condition or the side effect of a medication. It could also be due to a chronic skin condition — this can be hereditary. It is the most common; it affects your feet, face, hands and armpits.
Symptoms
The symptoms of hyperhidrosis depend on its severity. A recurring symptom can definitely affect you on a daily basis but a minor symptom, would be for a short while.
1 Itching.
2 Inflammation.
3 Body odour.
4 Wetness on the skin.
5 Damp clothing.
6 Cracked skin.
Causes
Apart from sweat preventing the human body from overheating, certain factors can trigger your sweat glands to produce more sweat than normal.
1 Humidity.
2 Exercise.
3 Emotions (anxiety, fear and stress).
4 Sugary, fatty and salty foods.
5 Alcohol.
6 Caffeinated beverages.
Treatment
Treatment is based on the part of your body affected. A dermatologist or healthcare expert can really help you find the best treatment to manage excessive sweating because a single type of treatment does not work for everyone.
1 Bathing or showering more often.
2 Constant use of deodorants and antiperspirants.
3 Wearing breathable clothes.
4 Medicated wipes.
5 Aluminium chloride gel.
6 Antidepressants.
7 Anticholinergic agents.
@ Nigerian Tribune
