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Thought I'd ask here before bothering my Doc.
I've always sweated alot during activity, but it seems to be getting worse. Just sweat, not stinky pits like.
For example, at work I had to fit a bolt to a door the other day. Drill a couple of holes and screw the bolt to the door.
By the time I had finished, I was drenched. It pours out of my face, arms, chest, back...everywhere. Luckily it doesn't stink!
I'd say I'm above average health, a good weight and blood pressure. Diet is good and rarely drink booze and don't smoke. But I am type 1 diabetic (if that has anything to do with it), which is well controlled.
Any ideas? It can get pretty embarrassing sometimes.
I've always sweated alot during activity, but it seems to be getting worse. Just sweat, not stinky pits like.
For example, at work I had to fit a bolt to a door the other day. Drill a couple of holes and screw the bolt to the door.
By the time I had finished, I was drenched. It pours out of my face, arms, chest, back...everywhere. Luckily it doesn't stink!
I'd say I'm above average health, a good weight and blood pressure. Diet is good and rarely drink booze and don't smoke. But I am type 1 diabetic (if that has anything to do with it), which is well controlled.
Any ideas? It can get pretty embarrassing sometimes.
Taken from another website...
"If you’re fit, the more you’ll sweat. Sweating is the body’s way of cooling itself. This mechanism improves as you exercise regularly.
As you get in better shape, your body learns to cool itself more efficiently. Blood is shunted to the skin’s surface more quickly via tiny blood vessels that dilate and radiate heat away from the body. At the same time, the sweat glands increase their output of a fluid-and-sodium mixture, which cools the body as it evaporates. While fit people produce more sweat than sedentary folks, they lose less salt, because more of it is reabsorbed by the body’s cells as it travels from the sweat glands to the skin’s surface. The result: More copious and diluted sweat, and more rapid cooling"
"If you’re fit, the more you’ll sweat. Sweating is the body’s way of cooling itself. This mechanism improves as you exercise regularly.
As you get in better shape, your body learns to cool itself more efficiently. Blood is shunted to the skin’s surface more quickly via tiny blood vessels that dilate and radiate heat away from the body. At the same time, the sweat glands increase their output of a fluid-and-sodium mixture, which cools the body as it evaporates. While fit people produce more sweat than sedentary folks, they lose less salt, because more of it is reabsorbed by the body’s cells as it travels from the sweat glands to the skin’s surface. The result: More copious and diluted sweat, and more rapid cooling"
I'm glad this thread came up as i was looking at ways to try and reduce the amount that i sweat.
In the gym not a problem and at the end of a cardio session, i can ring it out of my top. But when i'm walking from the office to the shop to buy lunch and then have to stand in the Comms room to cool down when i get back, even in this weather, it's becoming annoying; especially when the back of my shirt is wet
In the gym not a problem and at the end of a cardio session, i can ring it out of my top. But when i'm walking from the office to the shop to buy lunch and then have to stand in the Comms room to cool down when i get back, even in this weather, it's becoming annoying; especially when the back of my shirt is wet
_Deano said:
I'm glad this thread came up as i was looking at ways to try and reduce the amount that i sweat.
In the gym not a problem and at the end of a cardio session, i can ring it out of my top. But when i'm walking from the office to the shop to buy lunch and then have to stand in the Comms room to cool down when i get back, even in this weather, it's becoming annoying; especially when the back of my shirt is wet
I use Driclor, works very well for me. In the gym not a problem and at the end of a cardio session, i can ring it out of my top. But when i'm walking from the office to the shop to buy lunch and then have to stand in the Comms room to cool down when i get back, even in this weather, it's becoming annoying; especially when the back of my shirt is wet
As said above, sweating is good for you. The more you sweat the better for you and the better you get.
You only stink when you sweat a little bit, as the sweat pools and provides a nice warm moist environment for bacteria to breed. It's the bacteria that smells as it feeds and grows. This is why your pits tend to hum after a long day sat down at work, sweating only a little bit, but is largely odourless after a hard gym session. (in fact exercise sweating releases sex pheromones, which is why a lot of women find it a turn on.. the rest just deny it because they like to biatch.
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Sweating also helps keep your skin clear of bacteria and dirt because it flushes it away from the surface and cleans your pores from the inside out - the sweat pushes dirt out as you sweat. Any skin cleansing products push dirt in as you wipe over them, whilst "cleansing" by killing bacteria. But the excess dirt and clogged pores create an even better bacterial breeding ground, in the pores and on the surrounding skin. So as ever in this corrupt world, what they're actually doing is creating a guaranteed franchise for their own products - the more you use them, the more you need to use them. Ho-hum...
I sweat loads more than I used to, but stink far far less.
I've also not used soap on my face for 20 years and I have an A1 complexion that helps me pass for being in my late-20's.
So my message is, don't be a mindless pleb, understand the world, you beat the system and it's easy to come out a winner. Everytime.
You only stink when you sweat a little bit, as the sweat pools and provides a nice warm moist environment for bacteria to breed. It's the bacteria that smells as it feeds and grows. This is why your pits tend to hum after a long day sat down at work, sweating only a little bit, but is largely odourless after a hard gym session. (in fact exercise sweating releases sex pheromones, which is why a lot of women find it a turn on.. the rest just deny it because they like to biatch.
). Sweating also helps keep your skin clear of bacteria and dirt because it flushes it away from the surface and cleans your pores from the inside out - the sweat pushes dirt out as you sweat. Any skin cleansing products push dirt in as you wipe over them, whilst "cleansing" by killing bacteria. But the excess dirt and clogged pores create an even better bacterial breeding ground, in the pores and on the surrounding skin. So as ever in this corrupt world, what they're actually doing is creating a guaranteed franchise for their own products - the more you use them, the more you need to use them. Ho-hum...
I sweat loads more than I used to, but stink far far less.
I've also not used soap on my face for 20 years and I have an A1 complexion that helps me pass for being in my late-20's. So my message is, don't be a mindless pleb, understand the world, you beat the system and it's easy to come out a winner. Everytime.
I've noticed this too. Since I started running five or so years ago, I've gradually become more sweaty. If I cycle to work, it mostly OK while I'm moving but once I stop it literally pours off me. However, I've also noticed that I am generally hotter than most people in the office too. I don't wear jumpers, while they are wrapped up like it is Siberia.
Ki3r said:
I use Driclor, works very well for me.
Just ordered some of this, if it works then it really will be one of the best inventions ever! I've just started teaching in a secondary school, I've always sweated excessively and worn dark clothing, but wearing blue shirts whilst standing in front of 30 hormonal teenagers, having to raise my arms in front of the board to point has made life very difficult indeed. Thanks!DaveJns said:
Ki3r said:
I use Driclor, works very well for me.
Just ordered some of this, if it works then it really will be one of the best inventions ever! I've just started teaching in a secondary school, I've always sweated excessively and worn dark clothing, but wearing blue shirts whilst standing in front of 30 hormonal teenagers, having to raise my arms in front of the board to point has made life very difficult indeed. Thanks!Standing up in front of a class of kids would be my worst nightmare. Hope it works out for you
I have used Driclor in the past and found it to be very irritating, I also used the Sure stuff which was ok but the only solution I found is Botox. I've had 2 lots of treatment 6 months apart and havent been for about a year and it's fine, hardly any sweat at all from my armpits, it was a real issue for me which is now gone.
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