Sweating
Alternate Names : Perspiration
Home Care & Treatment
After sweating, you should: - Wash your 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
Contact your health care provider if sweating is accompanied by:
- Fever
- Weight loss
- Chest pain
- Shortness of breath
- Rapid, pounding heartbeat
These symptoms may indicate a problem, such as hyperthyroidism or infection. Also call your health care provider if: - You sweat a lot or 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.
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