Sweat is the regulator of body temperature in the body. Excessive sweating is a sign of a malfunction of the sweat glands and causes severe discomfort. Increased sweating can appear on various parts of the body: feet, face, palms, armpits. General hyperhidrosis of the body is a consequence of high temperature, and in local areas - the result of vegetative-vascular dystonia.
Hyperhidrosis of the face, as a rule, does not bring much trouble. Simply blotting your face with a tissue is enough. But hyperhidrosis of the feet is a difficult situation. For example, at work, you will not change socks or tights ten times a day. And what to do in the summer when your feet slip in open shoes?
Hyperhidrosis feet - causes
Provoke the development of excessive sweating of the feet:
- tight shoes that compress the legs;
- shoes worn out of season;
- tights, socks and shoes made of synthetic materials;
- absenceproper foot care;
- nervous stress, disorder;
- emotional instability;
- physical inactivity;
- skin and fungal lesions of the feet;
- infectious diseases;
- endocrine disorders;
- malignant tumors;
- genetic diseases;
- alcoholism.
How to prevent the development of hyperhidrosis?
Severe sweating is an unpleasant smell, discomfort and a feeling of embarrassment in front of others. It is better to prevent excessive sweating than to fight it later.
Foot hyperhidrosis is easy to prevent. It is enough to observe the following simple conditions:
- regularly (daily) wash feet, legs with cool soapy water;
- after washing, wipe the feet dry with a soft towel, especially the spaces between the toes - a favorite place for foot fungus;
- use a special cream, deodorant for feet.
If preventive measures did not help to cope with the problem, then you need to look for systemic diseases of the body. Only a doctor can help with this.
How to cure hyperhidrosis?
1. Folk fighting methods:
- soak feet for a week in a decoction of oak bark, tea, chamomile;
- rinse your feet with a cold s alt solution (1/2 tablespoon per 200 ml of water) - after the procedure, do not forget to wash off the s alt with clean water;
- baths with potassium permanganate;
- drink a decoction of sage - once a day, 2 tables. spoons for 2 weeks.
2. Officialmedicine
Disturbances in the work of the body shows a general blood test. It is necessary to check such indicators in the blood as sugar, hemoglobin, white blood cells, thyroid hormones. After conducting an examination and studying the tests, the doctor prescribes treatment for each patient individually.
Hyperhidrosis of the feet is successfully treated with medical remedies such as:
- aluminum chloride (hexahydrate solution) - prescribed by prescription, blocks sweat channels;
- solution of formaldehyde, tannin - causes complications: dermatitis, discoloration of the skin;
- iontophoresis procedures are an effective, but inconvenient way for the patient;
- botulinum injections - simple, reliable, but painful and expensive, relieves hyperhidrosis for up to five months;
- surgery is a radical method of solving the problem, fraught with complications - phantom sweating, neuralgia.
Thus, the best way to deal with sweat is daily hygiene, proper body care, shoes and clothes made from natural materials. If lotions, poultices and decoctions do not help, then you need to see a doctor. Hyperhidrosis is a consequence of a systemic disease of the body. Untimely examination by a doctor is fraught with the development of serious diseases.
