What to do if you sweat a lot

Excessive underarm sweating is a problem that many people have. If it is not cleaned in time, it will cause sweat odor or body odor in the armpits, which is also a rather embarrassing problem. If you want to relieve excessive underarm sweating, you should focus on prevention in your daily life. Also, you should pay attention to eating more vegetables and fruits, eating more sour foods, and drinking water in moderation instead of excessive drinking. Here are some tips on what to do if you have excessive underarm sweat.

1. Prevention is the priority

People who sweat a lot are prone to symptoms of hypokalemia. The most prominent manifestation of hypokalemia is soreness and weakness in the limbs, and varying degrees of relaxation and flaccidity of the neuromuscular system, especially in the lower limbs, which is called potassium deficiency flaccid paralysis.

Eat more potassium-rich foods, such as lean pork, eel, peanuts, kelp, bananas, etc. After sweating a lot, do not drink too much boiled water or sugar water immediately. You can drink some fruit juice or sugar and salt water to prevent excessive decrease in blood potassium.

2. Eat more vegetables and fruits

Fresh vegetables and fruits contain more potassium, so you can eat more strawberries, peaches, etc.; vegetables such as spinach, potatoes, onions, celery, edamame, etc. are also rich in potassium. Tea contains a particularly high amount of potassium, accounting for about 1.5%. Drinking more tea on hot days can not only relieve heat but also replenish potassium, which is killing two birds with one stone.

3. Sour taste can stop sweating, diarrhea and eliminate dampness

People sweat a lot in the summer and are most likely to lose body fluids, so they need to eat sour foods appropriately, such as tomatoes, lemons, strawberries, black plums, grapes, hawthorns, pineapples, mangoes, kiwis, etc. Their sour taste can reduce sweating, stop diarrhea and eliminate dampness, prevent excessive sweating from consuming qi and damaging yin, and can also produce body fluids, quench thirst, and strengthen the stomach and aid food. If you add some vinegar to dishes, acetic acid can also kill bacteria and disinfect to prevent gastrointestinal diseases. Eating the above foods in a scientific combination can fully meet the heart and spleen's needs for various nutrients.

4. Drinking water is important, but don’t drink too much

It is important to replenish water in time when the temperature remains high. Drinking water can maintain adequate blood volume in the human body, reduce blood viscosity, excrete toxins, and reduce the burden on the heart and kidneys. But you can't drink too much. Not only does excessive drinking dilute the gastric juice and reduce the bactericidal ability of gastric acid, but it also absorbs too much water at once, which increases the burden on the heart and is bad for your health. Generally, drink a glass of cold boiled water after getting up in the morning, and drink more tea and light salt water during the day. The daily requirement is 6 to 8 cups.