What Causes Excessive Sweating?

Most people don’t pay attention to their sweating because it’s a normal body function. You sweat in response to a warm temperature, to exercise or any kind of strenuous exertion.

Once you get into a cooler room or area or stop exercising, then you’ll stop sweating. If you don’t, then that can be a sign that you have excessive sweating. Two of the biggest clues that you might have a problem with excessive sweating are that you sweat when you’re not active or if you become completely drenched with sweat.

Excessive sweating is actually labeled as hyperhidrosis and there are a number of reasons for this condition. Some of the reasons are simply and require no treatment. Other reasons, however, can signal that you have a greater health issue going on.

You can sweat all over your body or just in certain areas. Most people will sweat heavily under the arms when they’re sweating excessively but they’ll also sweat on the hands, feet, on the stomach, under the breasts, on the back and even have sweat running down the face.

For people who have hyperhidrosis of the hands, the palms will often become slippery with sweat making it difficult to hold onto or grasp items. The reason that you may sweat more in certain areas of the body is because you have more sweat glands in some areas than in others.

Your emotions can cause you to sweat more than what is normal. If you’re under a great deal of stress or pressure or you’re experiencing a lot of emotional upheaval, then this can make you sweat more often than you should.

Though this can be annoying and even embarrassing, it’s not a cause for concern. Hyperhidrosis caused by any kind of emotional upheaval usually resolves itself once the situation calms down.

One cause for excessive sweating is if you have a problem with your thyroid. Hyperthyroidism means your thyroid is overactive and it’s causing your body to produce too much sweat.

Excessive sweating can also be a sign that you have diabetes. The condition occurs because of diabetes due to the damage caused by the disease. If the nerves that control your sweat glands become damaged it can lead to hyperhidrosis due to neuropathy.

For people who are obese, this can also cause excessive sweating because excess body fat acts as an insulator and causes the body’s temperature to rise. The sweat glands work harder to cool your body off. Plus, when someone is obese, loose folds of skin can cut down on the normal airflow around a body.

If you sweat more than normal, it can also be a sign of heart disease, a symptom of respiratory problems, menopause, certain types of cancer, and as a result of taking certain medications.



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