What Causes Excessive Weight Gain And Sweating?
Not an Hyperhidrosis
Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thanks for writing to us at healthcaremagic.
I am Dr. Kakkar. I have gone through your query.
Sweating is a physiological and vital process. The main function of sweating is to maintain body temperature/thermoregulation. However, if excessive sweating/ hyperhidrosis, it can result in substantial suffering.
I would like to gather more information from you in order to be able to guide you better
- is the sweating generalized?
- Or do you sweat more from the palms, soles, axilla, face predominantly?
The two instances that you have mentioned in your query i.e sweating on intake of hot fluids and on walking/exercising, is not considered to be hyperhidrosis.
The central mechanism behind sweating in these situations is "Increase in core body temperature" which happens when we exercise/walk and also on intake of hot fluids like tea/coffee; this in turn induces sweating as a mechanism to release heat.
A slight weight reduction would be all that I would suggest as of now.
Regards
I sweat more on my forehead or underarms when I am having tea or when I have to face some heat.When I walk I sweating is in general.But is it normal to sweat that much even after walking for a kilometer? How much weight loss would you recommend ?
Try weight loss
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Sweating is normal after walking or any form of exercising. It varies in extent in different individuals
Your BMI (body mass index) is in the overweight category.
An overweight individual would heat up a lot faster and therefore sweat more than a leaner person.
Moreover excess fat acts as an insulator to dissipation of body heat, this also raises core body temperature. Together the result is increased sweating.
Your weight should ideally be in the higher 60's rather than higher 70's
Regards