Absolutely nothing is terrible, unusual or strange in that we sweat. This is dictated to us by nature, only someone sweats more, and someone less. When sweating in the body, several very important functions and processes are performed at once: it participates in heat exchange, removes toxins from the body and maintains a certain body temperature. There are many reasons that increase sweating: a temperature difference, physical stress, a stressful situation.
In the period of the onset of evolution in the event of danger, our body reacted to this as a call to action - "Beat and flee" - while not only narrowing the vessels, but also breathing increased, and the pupils widened.
Because of the action of very strong nerve impulses in the body, a very strong sweat was observed. Why? With the help of sweaty palms it was easier to hide from the enemy, grabbing for the rough branches. Thanks to perspiration, the force of friction increased, so the feet were densely placed on the stone ledges, they did not slip, it was precisely the taknashi ancestors who could escape danger.
Today, we do not need to hide from predators on trees, we do not often use large branches or stones for a protection tool, but we continue to sweat in a situation of emotional or physical stress.
What do others notice?
People who do not have problems with the allocation of sweat, sometimes do not understand and even condemn people whose clothing at a time becomes wet. But this is still quite a common situation, but when a person sweat flows through the body, this even turns away most people.
Severe sweating - hyperhidrosis - is a consequence of the disruption of the sympathetic nervous system (it increases heart rate, nutrient intake and increases breathing), but there are no specific reasons that can recall such an organism reaction, or rather, it has not yet been found.
If you start sweating strongly without any visible external stimuli, then we are talking about the primary hyperhidrosis. As a rule, from the very first days a person knows this condition and already resigns himself to the fact that he has excessive fatigue, moreover, somehow learn from this, so he does not seek professional help from a specialist.
Previously, you never suffered from excessive fatigue, but now almost every night you wake up because of this? Then you need to think and remember: how long do you feel discomfort, and because of what night sweats could appear?
The reason is that secondary hyperhidrosis can be a sign of a very serious illness or because of emotional fatigue caused by a prolonged stressful situation, it may be the usual reaction of the body to new medications that you take out not so long ago.
After that, you understand the cause and cure the disease, through the fault of which you suffer at night, this problem will disappear, so it happens most often. However, it should be noted that it is important not only to cure the disease, but also to protect oneself from complications, and for this it is not necessary to engage in self-treatment and self-diagnosis, it is better to turn to a qualified doctor in time.
Listen to the body
Perhaps you are sick with the flu, but besides night sweats, there should be additional symptoms: causeless weakness, headache, fever, aches in the body, runny nose, dry cough, general malaise, chills.
In the case of disturbances in the thyroid gland activity, sweating can also occur at night, with additional symptoms such as dispersal, lethargy, sudden mood swings, drowsiness and fatigue.
Diabetes mellitus can also be the cause of night sweating. Additional symptoms: irritability, weight problems, frequent urination at night and a constant thirst.
Perhaps your night sweating is a symptom of tuberculosis, with additional signs it can be: chest pain, weakness, cough, weight loss, causeless and poor appetite.
Kidney diseases (kidney failure, hydronephrosis and urolithiasis) can also cause increased sweating at night. Additional symptoms: loss of appetite, back pain, dry mouth, turbidity of urine and the appearance of swelling on the face.
Maybe you sweat at night because of tumors. Symptoms: unusual discharge, fatigue, skin changes (itching, redness or darkening), weight loss without a cause, fever, tightness in the organs (for example, in the mammary gland).
In case of violations of the cardiovascular system, night sweating may also be disturbing. At the same time, additional symptoms include: vomiting, anxiety, discomfort in the chest, dizziness, difficulty breathing, loss of balance.
And the last illness, which can be accompanied by a night sweating is AIDS. Additional symptoms: fever, changes in the skin (for example, red spines began to appear), enlarged lymph nodes (about 5 cm in diameter), diarrhea, lethargy, fever, pain when swallowing.
We do not win, but we accept?
Very often a woman will fall asleep at night during menopause - this is one of the most common causes. As a rule, menopause occurs after 45 years and moreover, it is not something supernatural, it is a natural change, so it should be in the female body. The ovaries practically cease to work, they do not produce progesterone estrogen. Because of hormonal changes, serious problems may arise in the operation of the hypothalamus. It is such a small department of the brain that controls virtually all the functions that take place in the body.
For example, temperature, behavior, sleep, emotions and appetite. When the body becomes less estrogen, it connects this violation with a decrease in the temperature of the body and as a resultincreases it to achieve hormonal and heat balance. Because of this during menopause, the woman feels hot flushes (heat that usually spreads throughout the body), which cause a lot of sweating.
Very often, menopause is accompanied by psychological and emotional disorders, especially comfort, who are very keen to end the childbearing period. The female organism is so arranged that at first we suspend, then we give birth to children, and the reproductive system dies away. This is a completely normal natural process, so do not dramatize and panic in advance, it is better to immediately ease your condition by contacting a specialist.
Premature menopause
If before the onset of menopause is still far away, however you begin to notice that its symptoms appear (absence of gestures, night sweats, hot flushes, vaginal dryness, irregularity, decreased sexual activity), then perhaps we are talking about preterm menopause. There are several reasons for this appearance of the climax. For example, the genetic characteristics of the body, ovarian damage after chemotherapy or the consequence of surgical intervention.
Hormones can be produced to a lesser extent by causing destruction of the work of other organs. Therefore, together with premature menopause, osteoporosis (fragility, brittle bones) or diseases of the cardiovascular system is very often hand in hand. Naturally, not all women spontaneously begin to lose bone mass or suffer from heart disease, but the way of life of a woman is directly related to the development of side diseases and a feeling of discomfort. Lack of pregnancy, smoking, drinking alcohol, monotonous and unhealthy food, constant stressful situations lead to the fact that the body is depleted before the time and can not cope with hormonal changes in the body. Because of this, the usual natural physiological period in a woman's life - menopause - proceeds quite heavily along with neochen pleasant symptoms.