Increased sweating. Causes

Some people sweat very much. In some, after training on a treadmill, sportswear becomes wet through. Others have to wipe their hands before each handshake. That is, they cause a lot of trouble excessive excessive sweating. Its causes may lie in a normal reaction to external stimuli or be a sign of some serious disease. An increased function of the sweating system is called hyperhidrosis. There are localized (local sweating) and general hyperhidrosis. Local sweating is characterized by increased work of sweat glands in specific areas of the body (armpits, soles of the feet, palms, large creases on the human body). General hyperhidrosis is due to the active work of all the sweat glands in the body.

At least this unpleasant situation worsens the appearance of a person due to the appearance of wet stains on clothes, an unpleasant smell of sweat. There is a more serious reason for concern, since sweat is a favorable environment for the development of microbes and pathogenic fungi. Thus, there is a risk of developing fungal and other infectious diseases. But not only this should alarm a person who has excessive sweating. The causes of this condition should be subjected to clinical evaluation, as they may include tumorous, neurological, infectious or endocrine diseases.

Excessive sweating, or hyperhidrosis, is due to a thyroid disorder or diabetes. For people with overweight are also characterized by excessive sweating. The reasons for it in this case should be associated with the use of certain medications (antidepressants, contraceptives, hormonal drugs), digestion disorders, deficiency of vitamins and minerals, impaired immune function, low mobility due to aging, musculoskeletal disorders And muscles.

In spite of the fact that in the majority of cases there is an absolutely harmless increase in sweating, the reasons for it can be set and all anxieties can be dispensed with only through a medical examination and consultation with a doctor. If a person sweats more than other people in a hot time, then sweating in this case is a normal reaction to a difficult situation: the body, thanks to self-regulation, lowers the body temperature, which makes it easier to transfer the heat.

If there is a strong sweating of the body, then it is necessary to consult a doctor without fail in the following cases:

• Night sweats, a person wakes up in a cold sweat, and pillowcases and sheets in the morning are wet;
• General hyperhidrosis, that is, sweating is observed throughout the body, and not only the head, face, armpits, palms of the hands, soles of the feet are sweating;
• Asymmetric sweating is observed, that is, there is increased sweating only on one side of the body (for example, one armpit, one sole or palm);
• Sudden and abrupt changes were found, that is, the sweating suddenly increased.

Increased sweating in the child is observed with hidden diseases. This may be rheumatism, tuberculosis and other serious diseases that are usually observed in exhausted and weakened children. For infants characterized by intense sweating with a lack of vitamin D, this is a signal of future serious health problems due to poor absorption of calcium by the child's body. Therefore, in such cases it is necessary to consult a doctor for advice, you may need to undergo tests and pass tests to establish the exact cause of child hyperhidrosis.