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Quick Health Advice: Excessive Sweating
Our bodies lose one litre of sweat every day. However, sufferers of hyperhidrosis (or excessive sweating) can lose 4-5 times this amount. In this exclusive guide, Dr McKenna advises on various self-help methods to tackle this condition and explains the treatment options available for sufferers. And remember, it’s not the sweat that smells – it’s the dried sweat in your clothes!
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I use Tom's of Maine long lasting natural deodourant and I find I only have to apply it once a day, it doesn't leave any white marks on my clothes, it smells nice, and it makes my skin feel silky soft. I don't suffer from excessive sweating but I still think it might be worth giving it a try. You never know.
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hey im 14 and i have this problem in my arms.. i had it since i was about 11 ish maybe, but finally went to my doctor earlier this year, i had tried everything.. even the really strong stuff that you put on at night but it was far too painful! so eventually i decided to get the botox and just got it today. i didnt count how many injections i got in each arm probably around 8+ ? anyway it was only a little bit sore i didnt mind it at all caus im sure itl be worth it.. not any sorer than those strong products that you put on at night and the pain goes away straight away. so yea so far im happy just fingers crossed it works :D and also you can ask for numbing stuff to make it less sore, but i went without and its probably not worth the bother as it hardly hurt and it only took about 30 secs each arm :) definately tell someone :DD
im 14 and i suffer really badly with sweating i went to my gp and they gave me a special anti perspirant it worked for a couple of weeks but when i tried to use it again it gave me a horrible painful rash i went back and they said it was because the anti perspirant was to strong but there was nothing else they could give me nothing else is working and im really depressed about it and really need a soloution please help
Hey, Im 15 and i suffer from this. Its started to slow down but it is still very embarresing. I cant wear some clothes because of it! I went to my GP and they didnt do much except for giving me those special anti – persperants, they do work however, they react with my skin badly making it very sore and uncomfortably! Please help! x
Hi I am 43 and I suffer from excessive sweating and have done for many years it is extremely embarrassing as I need to change my clothing up to 5 times a day even in winter at times I can't get to change my clothes and its not just under my arms it is all over especially my upper half but my arm pit are constantly wet so much so that I started to get mould growing on the hairs holding smell no matter how often or how hard I cleaned in the end I had to start shaving but I still sweat constantly it has become so depressing I just wish there was something that the doctors would do but they just say its one of those things as I have been tested for many different things and given different deodorants but they only work for a short time until they wash of with sweat from other parts of my body
hello. in my case it is not the dried sweat in the clothes that give me nasty body odour, i get it anyway. clothes or no clothes. even when i have had a shower i start to smell. what can i do?
I'm 38 years-old and I've got sweat armpits even though I'm using Anhydrol Forte, but its not working at all
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hi, i am 16 and i have suffered from sweating for about 2 years now, it is really bad under the arms, even although it doesn't smell. It is really embarrassing, and i dont really want to go to a pharmacist or my GP. Are there any other solutions?
hi im a 21 yr old male with a big problem about sweating under my armpits and genetle area and backside i was wondering if there was any treatment better then deoderents because they are simply not working at all i am very paranoid about what othe people think about me and i wonder if they notice the odur it has been a problem in my life since i hit puberty but it hasnt gone away
Hi, i'm a 13 year old girl who sweats – a LOT! I sweat in the rain, the cold heat and winter. i sweat on my hands until it drips! my feet leave marks on everything an i feel dirty all of the time. it's also difficult that i have excema which just never seems to completley clear up. when i get the products from the doctor i spend the night crying in pain and scratching my skin till it bleeds! Please help me!