Download FREE Practo app
Get ₹200 HealthCash
I am sweating very badly
I am sweating very badly during eating even a medium salt and less spice triggers me lot of sweat nowadays i even sweat lot if i walk or in normal sunny weather I want to get this fixed . Is it possible to fix.
Answers (18)
Get your queries answered instantly with Care AI FREE
20000+ health queries resolved in last month
If you would like to discuss your concern in more detail, please feel free to contact me on WhatsApp at eight six one nine six six nine nine zero six. Alternatively, you can connect with me through the Practo app for a detailed consultation
Answered
Flag this answer
Let others know if this answer was helpful
Was this answer helpful?
YES
NO
Didn't find the answer you are looking for?
Talk to experienced doctor online and get your health questions answered in just 5 minutes.
+198
If you would like to discuss your concern in more detail, please feel free to contact me on WhatsApp at nine one one nine two five five six nine nine. Alternatively, you can connect with me through the Practo app for a detailed consultation
Answered
Flag this answer
Let others know if this answer was helpful
Was this answer helpful?
YES
NO
Yes, this can definitely be improved. Sweating a lot while eating (gustatory sweating) along with excessive sweating on walking or in warm weather usually points to primary hyperhidrosis, which is an overactive sympathetic sweat response - it is not dangerous but is treatable. Before treating it I would like to rule out secondary causes, so please get a TSH (thyroid), fasting and post-meal blood sugar with HbA1c, haemoglobin and a vitamin D level; in some people an overactive thyroid or early diabetes is the reason. Treatment options in order: start with a 10-20 percent aluminium chloride hexahydrate antiperspirant applied at night to the affected areas (underarms, palms, face) and washed off in the morning - this alone helps many people. Wear loose cotton clothes, avoid very hot, spicy food, tea/coffee and alcohol which are strong triggers, and keep well hydrated. If that is not enough, an oral anticholinergic such as oxybutynin can be prescribed in a low dose and slowly adjusted by your doctor, or a topical glycopyrronium cloth can be used for facial sweating. For stubborn underarm or palm sweating, botulinum toxin injections give 6-9 months of relief and iontophoresis works well for palms - both are done by a dermatologist. Please get evaluated sooner if the sweating is mainly at night, or comes with weight loss, fever, palpitations, tremors or lumps in the neck, as those need a different work-up. Do consult me on Practo or come to Synergy Multispeciality Hospital, Miraj with your reports and we can plan this properly.
Answered
Flag this answer
1/1 people found this helpful
Was this answer helpful?
YES
NO
Take adequate water keep yourself hydrated. AVOID trigger like spicy outside food. Prefer home cooked meals with additional protein and fibre in diet
Answered
Flag this answer
Let others know if this answer was helpful
Was this answer helpful?
YES
NO
For an adult with new-onset profuse sweating while eating, I would consider:
BP and pulse
Fasting glucose + HbA1c
TSH and free T4
CBC
Review of all medications
Neurological examination for peripheral/autonomic neuropathy
If episodes are associated with symptoms of hypoglycaemia: capillary glucose during the episode
The distribution of sweating is particularly useful diagnostically.
If you tell me where exactly you sweat (face/head/chest/full body), whether it is one-sided or bilateral, whether it occurs with every meal or only spicy/hot food, and whether there is diabetes or previous parotid/neck surgery, I can narrow down the most likely diagnosis and treatment.
Answered
Flag this answer
1/1 people found this helpful
Was this answer helpful?
YES
NO
As per your symptoms it is probably Gustatory Hyperhidrosis…which is trigger during eating ….which may be due to hyperthyroidism/diabetes/certain medication.
Next Steps
Please consult me on Practo for detailed evaluation and management.
Answered
Flag this answer
Let others know if this answer was helpful
Was this answer helpful?
YES
NO
Consult superspecialist
Answered
Flag this answer
Let others know if this answer was helpful
Was this answer helpful?
YES
NO
Please consult a physician physically.
Answered
Flag this answer
1/1 people found this helpful
Was this answer helpful?
YES
NO
Please consult me for a proper assessment and individualized treatment plan, as diagnosis and treatment depend on your clinical history and evaluation.
Answered
Flag this answer
1/1 people found this helpful
Was this answer helpful?
YES
NO
kindly do connect and consult with me for better treatment plan and advice on your case via PRACTO app
Answered
Flag this answer
1/1 people found this helpful
Was this answer helpful?
YES
NO
Once evaluation needed by general physician physically.
Answered
Flag this answer
1/1 people found this helpful
Was this answer helpful?
YES
NO
We have to find out the reason for sweating after eating and after minor exertion
Do an hba1c,fasting blood sugar,TSH,ECGif there is sweating associated with palpitations .it is gustatory sweating after food hypoglycemia or autonomic causes ,hyperthyroidism or chest pain can cause this
Next Steps
See a physician and do these tests and find out the underlying cause and fix it by proper treatment
Health Tips
Other endocrine causes can also cause this like growth hormone excess
Answered
Flag this answer
2/2 people found this helpful
Was this answer helpful?
YES
NO
What other symptoms are present along with the sweating ? Is sweating present all over the face or involve either side ? Excessive sweating is due to sympathetic nervous system overactivity. Get Thyroid profile tested first , to rule out Hyperthyroidism , and also there are various causes for gustatory sweating (sweating present during eating) , fir example diabetes , frey's syndrome. Please visit Neurologistbfor proper evaluation for the cause.
Next Steps
Visit Neurologist.
Answered
Flag this answer
2/2 people found this helpful
Was this answer helpful?
YES
NO
Any history of weight loss ??
normally it occurs in hyperthyroidism
or generally occurs in high BMR patients after eating
Any surgery in face??
Answered
Flag this answer
1/1 people found this helpful
Was this answer helpful?
YES
NO
Dr. Gaurav Jaiswal
General Physician
7 yrs exp
Jhansi
Avoid fried and spicy food
Water intake more
Green leafy vegetables more
Fiber meal
Walk
Do connect and consult
Answered
Flag this answer
Let others know if this answer was helpful
Was this answer helpful?
YES
NO
Dr. Vetsa Sri Krishna Chaitanya
General Physician
7 yrs exp
Rajahmundry
Need a few more details please consult for further evaluation and treatment
Answered
Flag this answer
1/1 people found this helpful
Was this answer helpful?
YES
NO
Dr. Reesha Varshney
General Physician
1 yrs exp
Hathras
I want to know your history in detail as well as want to advise some tests
Kindly consult with me
Answered
Flag this answer
1/1 people found this helpful
Was this answer helpful?
YES
NO
Dr. Anuj Mothsra
General Practitioner
7 yrs exp
Jhunjhunu
Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
Answered
Flag this answer
1/1 people found this helpful
Was this answer helpful?
YES
NO
Articles you may like
Disclaimer : The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding your medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on this website.
The question asked on this page is a free question. You can ask a free health question by downloading the Practo app.
Articles you may like
Tell us what's troubling you
Tell us what's troubling you
Disclaimer : The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding your medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on this website.