Sweating is the main mechanism for cooling the body. Evaporation of sweat cools the body and maintains body temperature that may not exceed 37 degrees, so that they could be different vital processes occurring in our body proteins that regulate them. Sweat, which is composed of water, salts and debris, passes under conditions of increased quantity of hot weather or during strenuous physical activity.
Excessive sweating
In contrast, hyperhidrosis is not related to physical activity or outdoor temperature. There are two sub-groups of hyperhidrosis:
• General Hyperhidrosis: Perspiration felt by the whole body. Other reason could be due to various skin diseases, neurological diseases, hormonal disorders and even overweight. General sweating treatment is felt throughout the body which is by addressing the source of the problem.
• Focused Hyperhidrosis: often appears in context to some organ or number of organs in the body. Sweating occurs mostly in the armpits, hands and feet and face. Other common cases are when you sweat in the buttocks, groin, between the breasts in women and along the back.
Focused hyperhidrosis, is more common in general, and it is estimated that about 5% to 10% of the population are suffering, women and men alike. Other causes of excessive sweating is hereditary in 40% of cases pertains to over-active sweat glands in the body and the sympathetic nervous system, that responsible for operating and controlling the sweat glands, sweating amount and timing. Increased sweating in hands and feet usually appears the second decade of life and in early childhood. In the armpits it starts towards the end of teenage years, facial hyperhidrosis usually begins somewhere about the age of 40 and older.
Stress & shame
Hyperhidrosis severe at moments of stress and excitement in the summer, is caused by excessive activation of sweat glands in particular parts of the body by the nervous system. Then the nervous system increases it’s activity in the states of stress and sufferer from the phenomenon sweats much more in these situations. Unfortunately, the early concern with the phenomenon of hyperhidrosis stresses the mechanism and causing increased sweat.
Hyperhidrosis causes damage to the quality of life of suffering from it. Injury manifested by social problems, discomfort, and avoidance of certain activities. Limbs of sufferers and their clothes are wet all the time, they are embarrassed to shake hands and objects slipping from their hands. Feet hyperhidrosis makes it difficult to walk with shoes because of the slipperiness that it causes. Excessive sweating may cause those who suffer from it to avoid social activities and occupational damage (lack of desire to work in representative professions).
In addition, functional problems might occur at work, such as destruction of a computer keyboard or wetting pages when you write. We recommend that you remove all food from the triggers stimulating the nervous system and contain caffeine, including coffee, tea and chocolate. It is also advised to avoid foods that are considered as increasing body heat, such as cinnamon, pepper and cloves, and the food which secrete smell in sweat (garlic, fenugreek and curry). Instead, recommended for cooling foods (lettuce, cucumber, etc.) And soothing foods, like oatmeal.
Surgery or paste?
According to experts and specialists there are several treatment options:
1. Sympactomy surgery is the oldest treatment with the sympathetic nerve severed the chest cavity. This treatment is especially effective for palms hyperhidrosis.
2. Injection of Botulinum toxin type A (Botox, Dysport) – A toxin that has been exploited for several years when he distilled in small doses as a safe remedy by injection, among other things, for excessive sweating. This treatment ensures complete elimination of sweat glands in the organ. Treatment need to be repeated every 6-12 months.
3. Treatment with an electric current – induced organs during the sweating process in aqueous solution containing ions, to dry the sweat (especially for hands and feet). In most cases the treatment is abandoned by patients because of its inconvenience and side effects.
4. Surgery of sweat glands extraction- a relatively new treatment performed only in the armpits.
5. Local therapy using ointments or deodorant – aluminum salts concentration neutralizes the sweat, but usually not enough to eradicate the phenomenon (unless you sweat normal level) and the aluminum may cause irritation, burning a blockage of the glands.
