Thursday, April 12, 2012

Perspiration Problems

It is a fact of life -- we all sweat. Some of us sweat when we exercise, when we are hot, when we are nervous, or when we are under stress. We all have sweat glands: eccrine glands and apocrine glands. Eccrine glands are all over your body while the apocrine glands are in your hair follicles. As your body climatic characteristic is rising, your eccrine glands issue fluid (perspiration) onto your skin. It evaporates and cools your body. Though perspiration is odorless, it does regain an odor once it comes into feel with bacteria on your skin.

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Most of us are aware of how much we sweat (or don't sweat). Some of the more serious consequences of sweating can comprise any curative conditions. First, people who over-sweat have a higher tendency to get fungal infections. Fungus lives in a warm, moist environment (which is why you are more likely to get an infection in your toenail that has been stuck inside sweaty shoes versus your finger nail). You also can have more bacterial infections and warts. A more common side consequent is a heat rash and/or prickly heat. This happens when the pores around your sweat glands come to be blocked. Instead of releasing the perspiration, the sweat stays underneath your skin and gives you red bumps. common locations for this rash are your upper back, chest, and/or arms. This happens more generally in babies and children but can occur in adults too.

If you are seeing yourself permanently excessively sweating (hyperhidrosis), you may want to agenda a visit with your doctor. Hyperhidrosis can have any curative causes such as hormonal issues, hyperthyroidism, low blood sugar, or even leukemia. Often, if you take off the curative condition, the immoderate sweating will stop. an additional one explication is a prescription antiperspirant. If something stronger is needed, your physician may want to start you on an oral anticholinergic drug. This blocks the messages sent to the gland to sweat. One of the newer rehabilitation hyperhidrosis is botox. In rare cases, the sweat glands that are causing problems can be removed.

Having lived with a man who suffers from immoderate sweating, it can be a socially embarrassing problem. You can try and avoid triggers such as caffeine, hot drinks, acidic foods, spicy foods, alcoholic beverages, white sugar, hot weather, stress, hot tubs, saunas, tobacco and intense exercise. Some people have found relief using natural herbs. However, one of the easiest things you can do is buy fabrics that work with your problem. Bamboo is one of my favorites.

Bamboo fabrics are made from viscose. The fibers have cross sections filled with micro-holes and micro-gaps which allow it to discharge 3-4 times more moisture than other fabrics. It assuredly will wick the perspiration off your skin. Great yet, it is odor defiant and thermal regulating. It will keep you 2-3 degrees cooler in the hot summer weather.

There are many ways to deal with perspiration problems. The first step is to understand your problem. The next step is to resolve if you are going to try a natural route, drugs, or surgery. Lastly, small changes in your life can help eliminate your sweating issues.

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