Is it something we eat?

[oolceeoo]

Does anyone here think that something in food that our bodies don't like is causing us to sweat too much?

Could it be that our bodies are trying to get rid of something bad in us all the time, I think that what we eat may be a huge reason why we sweat so much. The problem is I couldn't say exactly what it is that is doing it. What do you think?

 

[woofytalk]

I wish it were that simple. Although Hyperhidrosis can be triggered by certain foods (ex: spicy foods, onions, garlic, alcohol), the condition is a direct result of hyperactive sweat glands and an overfiring somatic nervous system.

Yes, you can mitigate some forms of Hyperhidrosis with diet, but it is NOT by any means a complete remedy.

 

[bill-uk]

woofytalk,

I see your message (advert) at the bottom of your post. I'm surprised that none of those thousands of satisfied people have come on to this board to recommend the product though ... kind of makes you wonder ....

 

[bill-uk]

oolceeoo.

sorry didn't mean to ignore you on this thread. I understand your thinking and i too have wondered about diet and how it might affect HH, In years gone by I have cut out alchohol, dairy products, red meat and wheat products, none of which have given a real benefit.

Being slimmer and fit does have some good effects generally on HH, but does not eradicate the symptoms for me, but general fitness, through diet and exersion makes you feel better in yourself, even if the sweating is still there. BTW, I need to diet and exert myself more .....

Bill

 

[oolceeoo]

So if you were to have a diet where you only ate fruit, vegetables, and nuts this wouldn't effect HH at all you think?

Because I live in the States, and I took a vacation to Ireland this summer. What was strange was that I sweat a WHOLE lot less while I was over there than when I am in the States. I didn't eat as much there because I was doing a lot of traveling and I've often wondered if the food there was different. What do you think?

I even read a story about a man in China who was sweating and the sweating was GREEN! Yes, his sweat was coming out green. He went to the hospital and doctors had no idea what was causing it.

Bill-uk, how long did you change your diet for? Could it be that it might take a little while for our bodies to adjust to the change? I've just wondered because I've read that the body sometimes sweats to get rid of certain toxins. So who knows...

 

[bill-uk]

You make a good point about the duration when cutting out certain foods and it could well be I either didn't do it for long enough or I didn't eat the right foods at that time. I typically tried it for a few weeks and perhaps that's insufficient.

If you have any particular information about this I would be interested as I've nevver actually seen a link to diet but have also suspected there may be one.

 

[iDShaDoW]

Haven't really noticed anything triggering my sweating after eating it.

I'm more likely to sweat from handling certain foods like chicken with my hands while eating than I am from eating really spicy food...

Although soda and things with caffeine tend to get me a bit more tense up and jittery which can lead to me sweating as well.

 

[oolceeoo]

I say this because I fasted for 1 day, only drinking water. It was VERY hard but I managed to do it. Without getting into too much detail, after I ended the fast I ate some fruit, and I got a stomach ache. I was so surprised of what came out of me afterwards that it disgusted me. I'm not sure if the sweating changed because all I could think about was how damn hungry I was haha. Maybe I'd have to fast for longer if there is a huge build up of bad stuff in my body.

And it could very well be the same stuff that our bodies are trying to constantly get rid of when we sweat.

Like has anyone had periods where they don't sweat as much, and can't really pin point exactly why? Same temperature, same setting, yet the sweating is less than normal. I also notice that when I can feel myself digesting something that I should not have eaten I seem to sweat more.

 

[hinder87]

oolceeoo,

have u gotten ur whole hand dry yet? or r ur fingers (or fingertips?) still sweating?

 

[oolceeoo]

You mean with the iontophoresis? Well, I had to do it all over again. For me, I do it for 1 hour a day at 15-18mA. What happens is the dryness starts at the bottom of your palm, then works its way up to your fingers, and the bottom part of my palm is dry so far, so I have to keep doing it until my whole hand is dry. I'd say it will probably take 10-12 hours before I can get my entire hand dry.

Oh yeah put table salt in the machine. It seems to do the trick. Just be patient and keep at it, try 1 hour a day, everyday until you start to see at least a PART of your hands getting dry, that means just keep at it and the dryness will spread to the rest of your hand.

 

[hinder87]

oolceeoo,

hey. i do about 15 ma at 13 min. both polarities with the fischer for hands (7 hrs total). i didnt really see any results. but for my feet (18ma/15 min. each polarity) i saw some (8hrs total). it started in the inner part of the feet but havnt gotten it completely dry yet. do u do ur feet?

 

[oolceeoo]

no just my hands i do, do you do the hands on a daily basis?

 

[arik]

i've often wondered if it were things that we eat. sometimes i think i would notice that if i have a big steak, the night before, i tend to sweat a lot more in my hands/feet the next day... but then i don't officially record those instances so i can't say for certain of the cause and effect...

one thing i can say for certain though is that it is definitely in the mindset and how your subconsciousness functions... because surprisingly enough, when i go to my college campus and am in class, i barely sweat, if i even sweat at all! i think it might be the atmosphere though, because i have so many other things to think about i can't concentrate on the sweating, which i know for sure if i take my mind off it, i don't do it... vice versa if i notice sweating and start to think about it, i'll just end up sweating more...

and oolceeoo, i had a question about using iontophoresis as well, if you can help me out... i've been using it for about 2 months now between 15amps - 20amps, i have a fischer md1a machine... and i use baking soda because there isn't enough minerals in my water (i live in canada). the only thing is, i've been doing it every other day for 2 months and although i've noticed about 78% decrease in sweating... my palms still tend to sweat quite a bit! i've been doing it for 2 months already and am i wondering if keeping up with this routine is actually going to make things better for me... any suggestions?

 

[oolceeoo]

What I do is 15-20mA 1 hour everyday, around the same time of day each day.

I tried baking soda before but it didn't seem to do as much, I would recommend putting plain old table salt into the water and try that. It seems as though table salt seems to be more effective.

I've done about 8 total hour so far, and parts of my hand still sweat, but the more I do it I find that less of it sweats, what I am going to do is just keep doing 1 hour a day until none of my hand sweats anymore.

Also, please try table salt instead, this could be the problem.

 

[hinder87]

oolceeoo

i do it every other day

 

[oolceeoo]

How long do you do it for each day? At what amperage? What do you add to the water? What has worked for me is every single day until my hand is completely dry for 1 hour, but I do notice and can see part of my hand that has become dry. What happens though is I start to get blisters in the parts that are becoming dry and it gets painful, but I can tolerate it.

I would also recommend exercising and changing your diet, because I think hyperhidrosis needs to be fought on multiple fronts. I think iontophoresis alone may be helpful, but attack it from other angles as well, with meditation, exercise, healthy eating, avoiding stress inducing situations, like a number of things that will help stop it.

What I have done is I have started to change my diet by cutting out caffiene and a lot of sugar, no alcohol, ride my bike when I can, I also was prescribed some anti anxiety medication clonazepam that helps me calm my nerves. I find when I take one I'm just more relaxed and thoughts aren't racing through my head.

Again, if you haven't done so already, try table salt in the water. I used baking soda before and it had no effect.

I'm not saying this is a solution but for too long I have let HH run my life, now its time for me to run HH. And it really requires a major life style change. I had to give up a lot of buddies because they drink a lot of alcohol.

A sort of "I will not rest until I have you under control" type thinking. And I want to help everyone here in any way that I can because I know how much of a nightmare HH can be.

This might help while doing the iontophoresis too, write down on a piece of paper "I am going to conquer HH." Over and over again. Even say it in your head over and over again "I am going to conquer HH." Keep repeating it as long as you want until it finally sinks in, then you sort of become honed on controlling it, it becomes your main focus.

Or even only drink when you are thirsty. Only eat when you are hungry. Don't wear socks when you are relaxing at home. I know its hard, and I'm just throwing some suggestions out there, but anything so simple could cure this annoying condition.

 

[causeeffect]

I don't think it has anything to do with diet. I lived in thailand for 3-4 months and my sweating decreased a LOT. I still sweated more than others but less than how much i sweated in the US. I found this especially strange as it is a hot tropical country. Also while there i ate lots of thai food and if you are familiar with thai food it is very spicy and laden with hot peppers. As someone mentioned above spicy foods trigger sweat. In addition to the spicy food I drank a lot of soda (to sooth my taste buds of the non-stop spicyness), and I usually am not a soda drinker. caffeine also increases sweating. Yet I sweated a lot less on that vacation. I think it had a bit to do with lack of nervousness and was all my mindset. I kept on thinking to myself: a) this is great I can sweat all I want in this country and it won't matter because I won't see any of these people ever again in my entire life. b) It's so hot here it's okay to sweat, I'm a tourist not from the area and am not used to the heat so I'm expected to be sweaty. c) sweat in asian cultures is not looked down as as much as it is in western countries and no one really cares.
those factors kept me at ease and as a result I often found that my sweat was very much less than it was at home despite the fact that I consumed a large amount of sweat inducing foods. I dont think it's a matter of toxins needing to be pushed out of the body. I normally drink tons of water and eat lots of fruits.