What is submerged sweating?

There are many reasons for underarm sweating, which can be mainly divided into simple underarm sweating and underarm sweating due to disease. Simple underarm sweating is mainly because the armpit is a relatively closed space and the temperature is relatively high. This is an important cause of sweating. Of course, if it is due to large molecules in the sweat glands, it will easily lead to body odor. At this time, further methods should be taken to treat it.

What causes underarm sweating?

The average adult body has 3 to 4 million sweat glands, which produce 15 liters of fluid a day. Nearly 99% of the sweat is water, which helps the body dissipate heat and regulate body temperature. The human body's sweat is secreted through the apocrine sweat glands and the eccrine sweat glands. The armpits are home to the apocrine sweat glands. The apocrine sweat glands and the eccrine sweat glands have different structures, and the sweat they secrete and excrete also differs in composition and properties. The components of sweat secreted by the apocrine sweat glands include carbohydrates, proteins, pyruvate, iron, ammonia and lipids, while the components of sweat secreted by the eccrine sweat glands are almost all water except for a trace amount of salt. Therefore, controlling the secretion of underarm sweat glands can also prevent the deterioration of sugars and proteins caused by bacteria and the production of odor.

Generally, sweating under the armpits is a normal physiological phenomenon, but if you sweat too much, you should consider whether there is a problem with some part of your body function. Excessive sweating under the armpits is medically known as "localized hyperhidrosis", which often occurs in young and middle-aged people with greater emotional fluctuations. If a woman sweats a lot, it may be due to qi deficiency, which is often accompanied by shortness of breath, fatigue, and dizziness. If you find that your armpits are sweating abnormally, it is best to go to the hospital to check the cause and receive symptomatic treatment or conditioning based on the doctor's diagnosis.

Some friends do not sweat normally under their armpits even in the middle of winter. Such excessive sweat secretion is not accidental. There are two reasons: the vast majority are primary, with no special reasons. The sympathetic nervous system of such patients reacts stronger than others. The sympathetic nervous system controls the secretion of our sweat glands and the contraction of blood vessels, so we sweat more than others when we are nervous, hot, and in winter. For some other friends, excessive sweating under the arms may also be caused by certain diseases, such as hyperthyroidism, mental disorders, menopausal syndrome, etc., or certain endocrine treatments may also cause increased sweating. If sweating is accompanied by body odor, the possibility of body odor cannot be ruled out.

Is sweating under the armpits a sign of body odor?

Excessive sweating under the armpits is not necessarily caused by body odor, but one obvious characteristic of body odor is excessive sweating under the armpits. Simply excessive sweating under the armpits is not body odor, it may also be caused by other reasons. Body odor is an unpleasant smell secreted by the sweat glands in the armpits, which can easily disgust people around you. Many patients with body odor develop a sense of inferiority and dare not engage in social activities.

Patients with body odor sometimes also have axillary hyperhidrosis. As long as the ambient temperature is high or the mood is tense, the armpits will sweat abnormally and excessively. Excessive sweating and body odor will turn clothes yellow and leave a lingering smell, causing trouble in cleaning. Not only will you feel uncomfortable with body odor, but the people around you will also be affected to some extent. However, excessive sweating under the armpits is at most a little unsightly and embarrassing, but if it does not emit any odor, it is not body odor. No matter what, if you have abnormal armpit sweating, it is best to find out the cause in time and take appropriate measures to avoid unnecessary embarrassment and misunderstandings in life!