Internal Medicine Specialist Prof. Dr. Yaşar Küçükardalı says: "Sweating that occurs outside of conditions such as high air temperature, excessive effort, and excessive excitement can be caused by many factors and diseases from menopause to drugs used, from infections to cancer."

Sweating is a natural mechanism that balances body temperature. It usually occurs due to air temperatures, movement, or emotional changes such as fear and excitement. However, Yeditepe University Hospitals Internal Medicine Specialist Prof. Dr. Yaşar Küçükardalı listed them as follows:

Hypoglycemia

Hypoglycemia, defined as a drop in blood sugar, leads to sweating. With the decrease in sugar, the release of some hormones such as growth hormone adrenaline and cortisol, which act as the opposite of insulin in the body, increases. This leads to adrenergic activity, that is, sweating and palpitations. Hypoglycemia occurs more often in patients who cannot adjust the relationship between medication and nutrition in the early period of diabetes, that is, when insulin is secreted excessively, or during treatment. The way to find out if hypoglycemia is the cause of the problem is to measure blood sugar during sweating. By rearranging the medication treatment plan and providing nutrition training, blood sugar drops and sweating can be prevented.

Menopause

During pre-menopause and early menopause, sweating can occur with hot flashes due to hormonal irregularity. In fact, it is the most common cause of sweating in women during this period. Hormone replacement therapy can solve this problem, provided that it is under the control of a physician.

Hormonal Diseases

The rapid functioning of the thyroid gland, that is, hyperthyroidism, causes many systems in the body to work quickly. In this case, in addition to sweating, palpitations, irritability, weight loss can be seen. In pheochromocytoma, the central part of the adrenal gland works quickly and produces adrenaline hormone uncontrollably. Therefore, sweating, palpitations and high blood pressure are observed in the patient. Carcinoid syndrome is also caused by the secretion of serotonin and similar substances from small tumors of the digestive tract mucosa. It may cause complaints such as hot flashes, palpitations, sweating and nausea in the patient. In these problems, medication or surgery is applied.

Cancers

In some types of cancer, such as lymphoma, sweating appears as the first symptom. The patient also has symptoms such as weight loss and loss of appetite. Pathological growth is diagnosed by examining under a microscope in the localizations of the lymph nodes such as armpit, groin, neck, abdomen, chest area. Today, very successful results can be achieved in the treatment of lymphoma.

Medications

Some medications can also cause sweating. Antidepressants are at the forefront of this. Some antipyretics can also cause sweating.

Neurologic Problems

Some diseases can cause sweating disorders by disrupting the nerves that make the sweat glands work. If the underlying disease can be corrected, there is also improvement in sweating disorder.

Excessive Sweating

Rapid work of sweat glands (idiopathic hyperhidrosis) without a specific cause is one of the causes of sweating. This problem, which seems normal in laboratory tests, seriously reduces the quality of life. The activity of sweat glands can be reduced with certain drugs or botox injections.

Infections

It is one of the common causes of sweating. General symptoms such as fever, loss of appetite, weight loss are accompanied by nausea and vomiting. Most often, tuberculosis and Brucella bacteria lead to sweating. Bacterial infections, especially heart valve infection, bone infection, abscesses and HIV infection can cause sweating. It can be treated with appropriate antimicrobial drugs.

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