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Sweating - Treatment

Alternative Names

Perspiration

Home Care:

After sweating, you should:

  • Wash the face and body
  • Change clothes and bed sheets
  • Drink plenty of water to replace lost body fluids
  • Slightly lower room temperature to prevent more sweating

Call your health care provider if:

  • You sweat a lot or if sweating lasts for a long time or can't be explained.
  • Sweating occurs with or is followed by chest pain or pressure.
  • Sweating is accompanied by weight loss or most often occurs during sleep.
  • Reviewed last on: 4/26/2007
  • Robert Hurd, MD, Professor of Endocrinology, Department of Biology, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

References

Goldman L, Ausiello D. Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 22nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2004:2365, 2446-2447.

Grant RA. Don't Sweat It. Dermatology Insights. 2002; 3 (1):12-13.

Paradox P, Frey R. Body Odor. In: Longe J, ed. Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine. Vol. 1. 2nd ed. Detroit, Mi: Gale; 2005:269-271.

Rosenthal MS. Temperature Regulation. In: Robinson R, ed. Biology. Vol. 4. New York, NY: Macmillan Reference USA; 2002:154-157.