Causes of Excessive Sweating

How do you know if you suffer from excessive sweating? Well (that could be viewed as a rhetorical question but), the answer is simple; you just know when you begin to sweat profusely with no apparent reason. If you sweat excessively while just seated chatting the time away with friends, you sweat too much when you play your favorite sport, or you sweat in weird areas of your body like your palms, your feet, head, and you name it, you will be forgiven if you start to view yourself as one of those with excessive sweating problems. In the next few paragraphs, you will discover some of the main causes of excessive sweating. And, at the end, it is expected that you have a fair idea of the problem and how they come about.

Although doctors are still yet to find the exact reason why excessive sweating (otherwise known as Hyperhidrosis) start in humans, they have been able to trace it down to heredity in some cases; in other words, it is passed from one generation to the other and if someone in your family suffers the same problem, then, there’s a higher chance of shaving it too. Aside from these, abnormal functions of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves can result to excessive sweating. For example, every part of the human body is endowed with numerous sweat glands (which are responsible for producing sweat) and nerves (which act as the brain’s receptors). The nerves are responsible for sending messages to the brain asking it to act upon certain stimuli. If the nerves fail to work precisely, they may ask the brain to sweat excessively when they shouldn’t. This is classified as one major causes of hyperhidrosis or excessive sweating.

Puberty and Menopause are also recognised as other causes of excessive sweating. As kids hit their teenage years, they tend to sweat a lot as a result of psychological changes which may be traced back to
the fact that they are facing changes in their bodies and are constantly being exposed to events that introduce them to adulthood. This leads us to the obvious fact that teenagers tend to sweat more than others of younger or older ages. On the other hand, menopause (only seen in menopausal women) can trigger excessive sweating in the same way that puberty causes changes inside the person’s body.

Johnny Chicot asked:


I am 16.I just noticed that i sweat alot when I am drawing lets say a floor plan. This is bad because I can’t get the drawing wet. I do not know what is causing the problem. This has never happened before. I’ve been exercising lately.

imckonic1993 asked:


I need some perspective on this issue. I have a sweating problem. I seem to sweat even when the wheather is not hot. When I take a short walk around the block, I start to sweat a lot. If i sweat a lot, I turn really red in the face. it is totally embarassing. Does anybody know what could cause me to sweat so much. My doctor says there is nothing wrong with me. Any ideas?

daniel asked:


is there any reason why i am sweating at certain times of the day without doing any activity at all…i do have pain in my throat when i swallow, could this be the cause of my sweating, trying to get rid of something? maybe an infection?

thanks i appreciate the answers

Black Knight asked:


Feet odour is caused by excessive sweating of the feet. Warm, moist conditions, like when wearing shoes, causes bacteria to form, thus causing the odour. So how do stop the sweating? and how do you stop the bacteria? Tried many. Any good solutions???