Sweating Directory

Medical Reference

• Hematidrosis?

  "Sweating blood" is a rare -- but real -- medical condition. Learn why hematidrosis happens and what doctors can do about it.

• What Are Blocked Sweat Glands?

  Learn the symptoms and causes of these painful skin bumps, also called hidradenitis suppurativa.

• Blocked Sweat Glands: What You Can Do at Home

  Find out which home remedies, from warm soaks to weight loss, can relieve blocked sweat glands.

• Treatment for Blocked Sweat Glands

  Blocked sweat glands cause painful bumps on the skin. Learn how to treat them and clear your breakouts.

Features

• Best Products for Sensitive Skin

  Learn about advances in moisturizing cleansers or soaps: Which ones are best for your sensitive skin.

• Medical Causes of Excessive Sweating

  Excessive sweating -- is it a symptom of a serious medical condition or just the way you're made? Find out more.

• Don't Sweat It: Tips for Heavy Sweating

  Sweating can be a problem and a source of embarrassment. Here are ways to cope with heavy sweating at the gym, on the job, and everywhere you go.

• How Much Sweating Is Too Much?

  To sweat is natural and healthy. Sweat helps cool the body. But excessive sweating can pose problems.

Video

• Spit and Sweat Body Fluids

  Your body makes a lot of fluids. Sometimes they're gross, but they're always for a good reason.

• What to Do If Body Odor Keeps You Awake

  Make sure your body odor isn't keeping your significant other up all night.

• Drenched in Sweat

  Are you one of the millions of Americans who live much of their lives drenched in sweat? You're not alone and help is available.

• Is Body Odor Keeping You Awake?

  Sleep specialist, Michael Breus, PhD, gives tips on ways to keep body odor in check at night.

Slideshows & Images

• Excessive Sweating in Women -- Tips to Stay Dry

  Having trouble staying dry? Women can see how to fight serious sweat issues. Get perspiration tips -- from what not to eat to what not to wear.

• Girl to Woman: Your Changing Body During Puberty

  See these signs of puberty for young girls. Find out what happens during puberty including acne, breast changes, growth spurts, and more.

• What Makes You Sweat

  From exercise to fever, see the reasons you perspire. WebMD takes a look at stress, anger, sickness, and other things that make you sweat.

• The Science Behind Weird Body Quirks

  Who hasn't had an ice cream brain freeze, or been awakened by the pain of a charley horse? What's behind these weird body quirks, anyway? Find out.

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