Excessive sweating, also known as hyperhidrosis, can be a roadblock in someone’s normal routine. Sweating flare-ups can be frustrating and embarrassing and stain your clothes. The best way to deal with excessive sweating is to avoid things that trigger your flare-ups. Let’s explore some common hyperhidrosis triggers so you can avoid them while you consider excessive sweating treatment.
Hyperhidrosis Triggers
Heat
Heat is one of the most common triggers of hyperhidrosis. Heat naturally triggers sweat production in everyone, but hyperhidrosis causes excessive sweating to happen when exposed to heat. This can also happen from body temperature rising from things like fevers or exercise. It’s best to wear loose-fitting clothes and hats and bring things like umbrellas for shade. Any way you can avoid the heat will best keep excessive sweating at bay.
Food and Drink
Certain foods and drinks can cause hyperhidrosis to flare up. Some examples are peanut butter, coffee, spices, citric acid, chocolate, and others. This is because they interact with the body in some way that can naturally trigger sweat. However, sweat production is significantly increased because of hyperhidrosis. Spicy foods are probably the worst offender of this. Things like peppers, hot sauce, and anything spicy naturally heat up the body as a reaction to capsaicin. That’s why spicy foods can cause the face to become red or flushed.
Anxiety
Anxiety can trigger excessive sweating in people with hyperhidrosis. Anxiety naturally can lead people to sweat when their body doesn’t need to. This is because anxiety increases heart rate and increased internal body temperature. This increase in body temperature can lead to sweating. However, this leads to significantly more sweat production in people with hyperhidrosis.
How BOTOX® Can Help
BOTOX® may seem like an unlikely solution to hyperhidrosis. However, BOTOX can paralyze the sweat glands underneath the arm and stop the nerves from sending signals to produce sweat in the armpit. This addresses a severe problem area for people with excessive sweating. That’s why Dr. Fiona Wright provides BOTOX treatments for excessive sweating. Dr. Wright understands that hyperhidrosis can seriously impede someone’s everyday life, and she believes you deserve the most advanced treatments for your condition. If you’re considering hyperhidrosis treatment, then contact Dr. Wright’s office at 972-608-0808 today.