The groin in women, men and the child is strongly swollen: causes, alternative remedies for sweating

Increased sweating is a pathology that can ruin the life of any person. And it's not so much the physical discomfort that a person feels because of the constant moisture on the body, but in violation of the psychoemotional state. After all, a person with hyperhidrosis (and this is the name described by the described pathology) has to constantly worry about the unpleasant odor and unaesthetic spots that appear on clothing if the groin or armpit, chest or back sweats.

We will not dwell on those feelings and sensations experienced by patients who constantly shine their face, wet hands or sweating feet that exude far from the Shanelian flavor. Let's talk about those problems that are associated with inguinal and inguinal perineal hyperhidrosis, as well as the methods of diagnosis and control.

Causes of the sweating in the groin

Regardless of which part of the body sweats more: the groin, armpits, palms, forehead, or the entire body at the same time, the development of secondary hyperhidrosis (generalized or focal) is associated with certain diseases that result in impaired control of the sweat glands, drugs, the side effects of which include excessive sweating.

Let us consider in more detail which diseases can lead to increased sweating.

• Pathologies of the nervous system, in which both central and peripheral regulation of the activity of sweat glands can be disturbed, which leads to the development of generalized or local hyperhidrosis:

• lesions of the central nervous system,
• inflammatory pathologies of brain tissue,
• pathology with the formation of cavities (syringomyelia) and other pathologies of the spinal cord affecting the nerve fibers responsible for the transfer of impulses to the brain and periphery,
• vegetovascular dystonia,
• Parkinson's disease,
• neurasthenia,
• various types of inflammatory diseases of nerves (neuritis),
• neuroses,
• polyneuropathy,
• cerebral infarction, hemiplegia, etc.

• Endocrine disorders:

• diabetes,
• hypoglycemia,
• obesity,
• hypo- and hyperthyroidism (he also thyrotoxicosis, ie, an excess of thyroid hormones of the thyroid gland),
• goiter,
• pathology of the pituitary gland called acromegaly, etc.

• Acute and chronic infections that cause inflammation and fever (syphilis, tuberculosis, HIV, ARVI, malaria, etc.). The day is characterized by hyperhidrosis of the whole body.
• Some types of malignant neoplastic diseases:

• pheochromocytoma,
• lungs' cancer,
• lymphomas,
• tumor lesions of the bronchi,
• oncological pathologies, giving metastases to the mediastinum region.

• Pathology of the cardiovascular system:

• arterial hypertension,
• diseases of veins,
• rheumatism.

• Hereditary diseases: fucocidosis, Chediak-Higashi syndrome, Reilly-Dey, Buka and some other pathologies in which not only the groin but other parts of the body sweat (generalized form).
• Diseases of the skin, including those transmitted from generation to generation: erythroderma, leprosy, shingles, blue hemangioma.
• Pathologies of the kidneys: nephritis, intoxications (uremia) and late toxicosis of pregnant women (eclampsia) on the background of inflammation of the kidneys. They are also characterized by gyneralized forms of hyperhidrosis.

The risk of increased sweating is also the intake of certain medications: acetylsalicylic acid and other NSAIDs, insulin, antiemetics, analgesics. Such a hyperhidrosis is called iatrogenic. It does not require treatment, because it passes after the cessation of the drugs.

The inguinal sweat of the infant sweats mainly due to the fact that the parents strongly wrap up or swaddle the child, as a result of which the access of air to the body is disrupted and the temperature in the pelvis area (and not only) increases. On the body, the child's hyperhidrosis in the inguinal region can manifest as diaper rash and rash (sweating). Another cause may be anxiety and crying in a baby over 1 month old, when psychogenic sweating is activated.

Secondary hyperhidrosis is a slightly different situation, although it is manifested by the same symptoms (sweating, leaving traces on clothing, often accompanied by an unpleasant smell). He is already associated with certain skin diseases, nervous and endocrine system, acute and chronic infections, oncology, etc. But this should be noted in more detail.

Risk factors

The risk factors for increased physiological sweating in men and women are heat, bath or sauna visits, consumption of hot and spicy food, alcohol, exercise, active physical work.

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Pathogenesis

Since increased sweating is most often observed on the face, underarms, on the back, in the groin, on the hands and feet, many believe that the sweat glands are located precisely in these places. In fact, such glands are found almost on the entire surface of the body, covered with skin.

Thus, our body carries out the process of thermoregulation, because the allocation of sweat is one of its main links. A total of about 2 million sweat glands can be found on the human body, which are formed during the intrauterine development of the fetus. A fully formed sweating system is considered to be 2-3 years old.

Sweating is provided by two kinds of glands. Ekkrinovye sweat glands are located literally everywhere. The only exception is the external auditory meatus, lips in the mucosa, clitoris and small labia in women, the inner surface of the prepuce in men. They provide a reduction in body temperature when it overheats due to the allocation of saline fluid.

In newborns, sweating can be observed no earlier than 3 days after birth. Its appearance is associated with the work of the mechanism of thermoregulation, i.e. The child sweats when it is hot. Sweat can cover the whole body of a baby, but its influence is particularly noticeable in places where air is restricted (usually in the area of wrinkles on the arms, legs, neck, in the groin and perineum, where an irritation called a sweat is formed).

Psychogenic sweating, which is more susceptible to children older than 3 months and adults, is found in the child after 1-2.5 months after birth. This kind of sweating is associated with mental or emotional stress (under the influence of fear, pain, anxiety, anger, arousal), but not with a thermoregulatory mechanism. That is, it is a kind of reaction to stress (positive or negative), the appointment of which scientists still can not explain. This type of perspiration is provided by the apocrine glands, the nervous regulation of which is associated with the release of norepinephrine.

Such glands are not located anywhere. They can be found in the area of the armpits (axillary region) and around the nipples of the mammary glands, in the region of the pubis, perineum and anus, they have wings of the nose and eyelids on their face. Probably, they are also on the feet and palms, which tend to sweat more strongly when a person begins to get nervous. Particularly densely, the apocrine glands are located in the armpits and in the groin area.

There is also this kind of stimulated sweat secretion like food sweating. It occurs when eating food of a certain temperature and characteristics. The person begins to sweat more strongly if he drinks hot drinks or eats strongly heated food. Intensified perspiration is also observed with the use of spicy dishes, foods with a rich taste, alcohol, which also cause increased salivation, irritating the sympathetic receptors. In this case, sweat can cover the entire body, as well as its individual parts, mainly the face (especially the forehead).

The fact that a person sweats under the influence of heat, active physical work, stress or food with certain characteristics is considered normal. In this case, the release of sweat is due to the usual physiological processes and does not require treatment. All the same, sweating is an important moment of thermoregulation and purification of the body, which is only beneficial to man.

It's another matter if sweating is more intense than the situation requires, or appears for no apparent reason. In this case, they speak of pathology, which is called hyperhidrosis, and it is associated with a violation of the function of the sweating system. Those. For some reason, the body begins to release excessive amounts of sweat in response to high temperatures, stress, food, drugs and even without a special reason (spontaneous hyperhidrosis).

Hyperhidrosis, in turn, can be either generalized (the whole body sweats heavily) or localized (increased sweating is observed only by pods, on the palms, feet, in the groin, etc.). Excessive swelling of the groin and perineum is called inguinal perineal hyperhidrosis, which arises, though rarely, but it is associated with severe discomfort, restricting the person both in clothes and in communication.

In the pathogenesis of unnatural excessive sweat secretion, scientists distinguish between primary and secondary hyperhidrosis.

How much sweat the person, in many cases depends on the hereditary factor. Genetically caused excessive sweating mainly during the daytime under the influence of environmental changes is usually called the primary hyperhidrosis, which in most cases is not considered pathology, until it goes beyond what is permissible.

The maximum amount of sweat per day, which is able to excrete the human body, is 14 liters (usually this figure does not exceed 5 liters per day), which can already be considered a genetic pathology, since it will be problematic to make up such a supply of liquid. Primary hyperhidrosis can be generalized or local. Most of its foci are located in the armpits, on the palms and feet, and in the vast majority of cases symmetrically, but excessive sweating can be noted in other places, for example, because of bad heredity, the person sweats heavily, the anus and even the head (with alopecia).

The non-pathological type of hyperhidrosis is also attributed to excessive sweating in adolescents during puberty, in women with menstruation and menopause, and in the last trimester of pregnancy (under the influence of hormones), with excess weight in persons of both sexes.

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Epidemiology

And yet, according to statistics, the primary hereditary hyperhidrosis is more typical for women than for men and children. But with regard specifically to the excessive allocation of sweat in the groin area, he is equally exposed to both women and men. And the reasons for this phenomenon can be both physiological and pathological. In adults and children, sweat in the groin can be caused by wearing synthetic underwear that does not allow air to pass through.

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Symptoms

Whatever the reasons for the strong swelling of the groin, a pathology called inguinal hyperhidrosis shows the same symptoms. The first signs of hyperhidrosis in the groin and perineum is a periodic strong release of moisture in this area, which is absorbed by the tissues covering it (linen, clothing). With the primary hyperhidrosis, this symptom is observed mainly in the daytime, but if the groin sweats and in a dream, it is worth considering the pathological causes of this state of affairs.

However, in some cases, the reason is a disregard for yourself, when a person prefers a cheaper and easier to wash with synthetic fibers. Such linen poorly passes air, and in combination with a blanket creates a greenhouse effect, akin to a sauna. So it is not surprising, if the body tries to lower the temperature in the inguinal area with the active allocation of sweat. And this will not be seen any pathology, until the increased humidity will not lead to skin irritation and the attachment of a bacterial or fungal infection.

The intensity of symptoms of increased sweating depends not only on the effects of factors such as heat, exercise, eating, but also on the degree (mild, moderate, severe) and the stage of hyperhidrosis.

Primary hyperhidrosis can proceed in different ways. With a mild degree of excessive sweating does not give a person special anxiety, because the allocation of sweat arises mainly under the influence of irritating factors and leaves no visible traces on the clothes.

The average degree of hyperhidrosis is characterized by the fact that the volume of excreted sweat becomes larger, so it absorbs into clothing and leaves unattractive wet spots on it. It is clear that in the area between the legs such marks look unnatural (in contrast to the spots under the hands), which means that they bring not only physical, but also psychological discomfort to a person.

Severe degree of hyperhidrosis is manifested by the fact that the patient sweats not only the groin, but also the armpits, chest, back, hands. It is rather a generalized form of hyperhidrosis. In this case, sweat is very active even when the effects of irritant factors are practically not observed. There is a mental factor, when a person provokes a profuse allocation of sweat, constantly worrying about his problem.

A severe degree of hyperhidrosis is associated with difficulties in communication, all the same constantly wet clothes, a wet handshake and a sweat smell (if sweat is allocated almost constantly, hygienic procedures need to be performed quite often, which, alas, not always possible) are a significant repellent. With such people, many do not want to contact, they are denied employment, they have a very limited circle of friends and acquaintances. But negative feedback, jokes and support after or after the eyes become a norm option.

It is also accepted to distinguish 3 stages of development of hyperhidrosis caused mainly by pathological factors:

• Stage 1, as usual, is considered the easiest, because active sweating in the inguinal area does not bring tangible discomfort or pain to the patient. The increased humidity in the inguinal region is perhaps the only symptom of this stage of the disease. In rare cases, the presence of moisture leads to skin irritation (especially with active movement), which manifests itself as a reddening of the skin.
• 2 stage of hyperhidrosis is characterized by a more intense perspiration, which can not remain unnoticed from the side. But not only wet stains on clothes disturb a person. Permanent moisture in a place where access to air is limited, leads to even more irritation of the skin. Now, microdamages and erosions can appear on it, which cause additional experiences. To psychological discomfort, physical pain is added.
• Stage 3 hyperhidrosis - this is already a real test for the human psyche. Not only that spots of sweat appearing on clothes, it is only for a person to sit for a while on an armchair / chair, actively move or show anxiety, limit the choice of wardrobe, so they are joined by an unpleasant smell, which causes a person to avoid communication, in itself.

Any degree of hyperhidrosis can negatively affect the mental and physical health of a person. It all depends on how the person perceives their problem. Someone even from an easy degree of a hyperhidrosis does tragedy, and others prefer not to spoil to itself a life, paying attention to frequently appeared wet maculae between legs or foots, and accentuate attention of associates on the advantages against which even blemishes even such lacks, as the raised sweating of inguinal area .

Diagnostics of the sweating in the groin

Despite the fact that a person can be judged on excessive sweating due to external manifestations (the presence of wet stains on clothes), the diagnosis of hyperhidrosis plays an important role, since it helps to reveal hidden diseases of various organs and systems of the body. For this reason, the doctor very carefully listens to the patient's complaints and asks him leading questions that help to judge not only the degree of hyperhidrosis, but also the physiological or pathological causes that caused excessive activation of the sweat glands.

The patient is initially examined by a therapist or dermatologist, but if you suspect a different pathology, a person can be referred to an endocrinologist, an oncologist, a neurologist, a urologist, etc. Clarifying questions of the doctor are reduced to the following moments:

• When a man first discovered that he was sweating profusely,
• whether the patient often has to change clothes due to excessive sweating,
• on which part of the body sweating is marked, is there such a symptom in other places,
• whether the increase in the volume of sweat caused by changes in air or body temperature, stressful situations, eating, physical activity, or is a constant symptom,
• whether others notice this shortcoming,
• did the patient's weight change in the near past,
• whether there is excessive sweating of the groin at night or this symptom persists only in the daytime,
• whether a person takes medications, and which ones,
• whether there is an unpleasant smell of sweat,
• Whether there was a hyperhidrosis at relatives of the patient
• what other unusual symptoms the person noticed in parallel with the raised sweating (headaches, reddening of integuments, rise in temperature, nervousness, etc.).

This is an incomplete list of leading questions that help the doctor find out the severity of the situation (degree and stage of hyperhidrosis), and also conduct differential diagnosis between primary and secondary hyperhidrosis. The fact is that the primary hyperhidrosis, the cause of which is considered to be the malfunctioning of the sympathetic nervous system, requires self-treatment with the use of drugs that reduce the activity of the sweat glands. If the hyperhidrosis is caused by pathologies of health, then the emphasis should be made on the treatment of the underlying disease, while taking measures to combat excessive sweating. Medicinal hyperhidrosis treatment does not require at all, it is enough to change the drug, and the problem goes away by itself.

Physical examination includes not only the collection of anamnesis, but also an external examination of the patient's clothing and skin in places of increased sweating, palpation of lymph nodes in the groin, measurement of body temperature and pressure, checking of motor functions to exclude neurological disorders.

The patient is required to prescribe such tests: a clinical blood test (UAC) and a cumulative urine test (OAM). If you suspect a pathological cause of hyperhidrosis, additional laboratory tests may be prescribed: a thyroid check, a blood test for glucose, a test for syphilis, a 24-hour urine test, an analysis of sputum, etc.

Instrumental diagnostics is also performed if there are reasons to suspect a pathological cause of the fact that the groin sweats strongly. The doctor can prescribe both an ordinary fluorogram, and more serious studies: radiography of the skull or spine, computer tomogram of the head, ECG.

In parallel, a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the body's sweat is carried out. In the first case, a chromographic method is used to help clarify the spectrum of unsaturated fatty acids in sweat composition and the type of hyperhidrosis. Quantitative evaluation of excessive sweating with the definition of the degree and stage of sweating is carried out by two methods:

• The iodo-starch test (also of Minor's test) allows us to reveal the boundaries of increased sweating, i.e. To delineate a site of a body on which too active sweat glands are located. The skin of the patient is smeared with a solution of iodine and sprinkled with starch. The dark blue area is the focus of active sweating.
• The gravimetric method makes it possible to estimate the amount of sweat secreted by the rate at which it is released. In manipulations, filter paper is used, which after weighing is applied for one minute to the patient's body in the groin area. The paper is re-weighed and the difference in mass is calculated, which indicates the volume of sweat emitted in milgrams. Since the study lasts strictly 1 minute, the rate of sweat secretion (measured in mg / min) will be equal to the volume of the physiological fluid that is called later.

Only a complete examination of the patient with the identification of the causes of inguinal hyperhidrosis makes it possible to prescribe an effective treatment that will help reduce sweating and improve the quality of life of patients. It is clear that the treatment of hyperhidrosis without eliminating the pathological cause of sweating will only have a temporary effect. So, to treat first of all you need not a separate symptom of the disease, which is increased sweating, and a specific disease in all its manifestations.

On the other hand, if you do not pay attention to the suddenly appeared excessive sweating, you can miss an important initial stage of the disease, the symptom of which was hyperhidrosis. And everyone knows that the sooner a disease is discovered, the easier it is to fight it.

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Treatment of the sweating in the groin

Active allocation of sweat in the intimate area is considered a rather delicate problem, with which not everyone is in a hurry to consult a doctor. But also inactivity in this situation is also not an option. So people in the Internet are searching for the answer to the question: what to do if the groin sweats?

We must immediately say that there are not many treatment options for inguinal hyperhidrosis. Still, not every remedy and method that can be used to combat sweating of armpits, palms and feet is suitable for use in the genital area.

The possibilities of physiotherapeutic treatment in this case are limited to the use of medical baths and a contrast shower. Wave and temperature effects on the genitals (especially in men) can do more harm than good. And the electrophoresis in the intimate zone is somewhat difficult.

Some advise with sweatiness of the groin to reduce the intake of liquid, but in this case the skin, urinary system and intestine get hit. So it's up to you to apply this method or not.

But the refusal of hot and spicy food is a logical decision. As well as full rest or observance of a temperature mode in a premise (air should be little bit cool, but comfortable).

Combating the unpleasant odor and irritation of the skin in the intimate area under the influence of moisture should begin with the observance of personal hygiene. Daily shower, of course, does not solve all the problems, but it helps to avoid complications. Hygiene of the intimate zone to people with inguinal, and especially inguinal perineal hyperhidrosis, is recommended to be conducted as often as possible, than others.

As a detergent is better to use household, baby or tar soap, which have a pronounced antibacterial effect and somewhat reduce perspiration. You can try to use antibacterial soap or antiperspirant in the form of soap, but especially hope for such funds is not necessary, especially with an average and severe degree of hyperhidrosis.

Fight sweating with a smell in intimate areas will be much easier if you get rid of hair in these places. Underwear in patients with hyperhidrosis should be strictly of natural tissues, because synthetics. Not allowing air to pass, can lead to sweating of the groin, even for those for whom this problem is not relevant.

Underwear should be changed as often as possible, daily washing and ironing it with a hot iron. It is also recommended that the bed linen be regularly changed to prevent the propagation of pathogenic microorganisms on it. Bedding, linen and bath accessories must be individual.

The talc powder with the addition of plant extracts or Urotropin powder can also reduce the secretion of sweat and prevent irritation of the skin.

In the treatment of generalized and inguinal hyperhidrosis, doctors join the opinion of associates of alternative medicine about the benefits of baths with infusions and herbal medicines. As a medicinal raw material, flowers of chamomile, a row, a bark of an oak and willow, a grass of a yarrow and celandine are applied. An infusion of birch buds and decoction of needles will also be useful.

In those cases, if the groin sweats very much and no funds help to reduce sweating, resort to injecting treatment. In the zone of increased sweating, during 2-3 sessions, one of the drugs is introduced: Botox, Dysport, Xomein, after which the patient does not suffer from a constantly wet groin for half a year or slightly more. Subsequently, the procedure will have to be repeated, but what can not be done to feel free and comfortable in any situation, and not to worry that an unmistakable wet spot suddenly appears between the legs.

Provided with inguinal hyperhidrosis and sessions with a psychologist, and in severe cases and with a psychotherapist (for example, with a psychogenic type of pathology or strong experiences about its lack). There is nothing shameful about this, because this is a real chance to become a normal member of society, and not to live life, secluded in a shell alone with your problem.

To surgical treatment, doctors resort only in the most extreme cases. In this case, scraping sweat glands along with the adjacent skin and subcutaneous tissue. It is clear that in the intimate zone such operations can be accompanied by various complications. For example, manipulation of the sympathetic nerve with inguinal hygephrodrosis is not applied already because it is possible to damage other nerves responsible for sexual function and urinary excretion.

Medication

Traditional conservative treatment in case of excessive sweating of the inguinal region is also not very common. At the same time, the choice of effective drugs depends on the cause that causes excessive sweating.

For topical application in the event that the groin sweats, you can use drugs in the form of ointments, sprays, powder. Alcohol solutions are irritating and for regular use in intimate areas are not very suitable. The best form of self-proven preparations in the fight against excessive sweating is formaldehyde and aluminum salts. The latter are used mainly in antiperspirants (some of them refer to pharmacy products).

Among preparations containing formaldehyde, with the inguinal hyperhidrosis, formalin ointment and Formagel preparation can be used.

"Formalin Ointment" is a multi-component preparation with a cream base, which besides formalin contains salicylic and boric acid, as well as glycerin. For ointment are characteristic: antibacterial, drying, protective and reducing activity of sweat glands of action.

Use ointment in the zone of increased sweating needs only 1 time per day in the evening. Apply the product only on dry, cleanly washed skin with soap. If irritation or allergic reactions occur at the site of use, the drug must be replaced with a more suitable means.

It is not recommended to apply formalin ointment on the damaged skin, especially on purulent foci. Not applicable for hypersensitivity to the drug.

The preparation "Formagel" has a high concentration of formaldehyde in comparison with ointment, therefore its effect is enough for 7-10 days with a single application. Leave the medicine on the skin for a long time can not, so it is washed off after 20 minutes after application and lightly powder the code using baby powder.

Preparations based on formaldehyde can not be used without prescribing a doctor, because these drugs are not at all safe.

Another effective drug for sweating is called "Urotropin". It does not contain formaldehyde, but its components, when reacting, excrete this substance in the form of a metabolite. Use the medicine topically (powder or solution). The solution is used in pure form, the powder is diluted 1: 1 with water and applied to the skin with a cotton pad.

Do not perform the procedure more than once in 2 weeks, after removing the hair in the groin area and letting go of irritation. The medicine can not be applied to the damaged skin.

To effective local medicines to control inguinal hyperhidrosis include the Teimurov paste (contains formaldehyde), which can be applied to the skin 1 to 3 times a day. But you need to consider that the tool can leave marks on clothes.

To safer means include drugs based on natural ingredients: solution and gel "Malavit" (used 2 times a day without washing off), a stone - deodorant "Alunit", tablets and ointment "Apilac" (1 tablet dissolve 2 times a day in the absence of allergies to bee products). These drugs cause a minimal amount of side effects (allergic reactions against a background of hypersensitivity to the components of the drug) and contraindications (individual intolerance), and the drug "Apilac" allows to normalize the condition of patients with hypertension and vegeto-vascular dystonia (VDD) - pathologies, against which more often and there is increased sweating.

Of the tablets that oppress the secretion of the apocrine glands, which are prescribed for moderate and severe forms of local hyperhidrosis, you can distinguish "Clonidine", "Oxibutinin", "Atropine." The latter is used only in very difficult situations, since it has a negative effect on the body.

These are drugs that have hypotensive and sedative action, capable of inhibiting sympathetic impulses, thereby reducing the activity of sweat glands. Assign them with great care, while the doses are set strictly individually.

"Clonidine" begins to take in a dosage of 0, 075 mg three times a day (0.225 mg per day). The maximum daily dose of the drug can be increased to 2.4 mg.

Do not prescribe medicine for severe depressions, atherosclerosis of central and peripheral vessels, sinus bradycardia, blockade of the heart of 2-3 degrees, hypersensitivity to the drug. It should not be taken together with tricyclic antidepressants (Amitriptyline, Imipramine, Doxepin, etc.).

Side effects of the drug are rarely severe, but they are not so rare. Patients may suffer from dry mouth, nasal congestion, severe fatigue and a desire to sleep. They are slowed down by motor and mental reactions. There is much less frequent constipation, decreased sexual activity, bradycardia, anxiety, etc.

"Atropine" can be given both in tablets and as intramuscular injections. Dosage is strictly individual. Most often, the dose for tablets and injections does not exceed 0.25 or 0.5 mg (multiplicity 1-2 times per day). More rarely, a higher dosage may be prescribed, but not more than 1 mg per dose.

The drug is contraindicated in cases of hypersensitivity to its components and urination disorders against the background of prostate adenoma.

Side effects of the drug: drying of the oral mucosa, temporary visual impairment, decreased intestinal tone, difficulty with urination, dizziness is severe and frequent heartbeats.

If the groin sweats with menopause, VSD or against the background of neuroses prescribe natural preparations based on the extract of the belladonna, possessing a sedative and spasmolytic effect.

For example, the combined preparation "Bellataminal" is recommended to take 1 tablet twice a day for 2-4 weeks.

But you have to be careful, because this medicine is not allowed for everyone. It is not shown in angina pectoris, atherosclerosis, spasm of peripheral arteries, glaucoma, pregnancy. Lactation and in childhood.

Since too active allocation of sweat (a liquid containing about 250 components, among which there are many necessary substances for the body) is accompanied by the loss of useful vitamins and minerals, it makes sense to think about replenishing the lost. From sweating, vitamin and mineral complexes can not be taken away, but health will save you.

Alternative treatment

Let's not dwell on the benefits of the regular reception of baths with herbal decoctions, which have antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effect and have a tonic effect on the whole organism. Let's talk about other effective remedies that alternative medicine offers to combat sweating.

For example, baths can be made not only with herbal ingredients, but also with vinegar (1 liter of 6% vinegar per bath) or soda (5 tablespoons). As a useful additive in the bath can be used and beer in quantities of 1 liter.

Bath water should not be hot. Warm water does not increase sweat secretion, as it happens with hot water, so temperatures of 37-40 degrees are considered the most preferable. Take a bath for 15-20 minutes in a quiet environment.

Inside the recipes of folk treatment is recommended to take tea with mint and melissa more often. But this treatment does not end with herbs. For example, the skin in the area of inguinal folds and perineum can be wiped with a decoction of birch buds, infusion of chamomile with soda (1 tablespoon of soda per liter of broth), infusion of oak bark with lemon juice, etc.

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Homeopathy

In many, it is doubtful that local hyperhidrosis can be controlled with "dubious" means, such as homeopathic remedies. Nevertheless, experts in the field of homeopathy claim that with the help of homeopathic remedies, you can not just temporarily reduce sweating, but even get rid of this problem forever.

And this is not surprising, especially considering that in homeopathy the same drug can treat a variety of diseases. Those. Correctly selecting the drug and effective dosage (dilution and volume), you can achieve not only a decrease in the intensity of the symptom (sweating of the groin), but also cure the underlying disease.

The main thing is to choose the right drug (if it's about monotherapy, that is, about the unicast approach), several different medicines (in case of monotherapy, or complex homeopathy) or a couple of homeopathic remedies that need to be taken alternately (pluralistic approach in homeopathy).

Here are some examples of drugs that are successfully used in patients with complaints that they have swollen groin, as part of complex and monotherapy:

• With general and localized sweating, very often a very effective drug, Hepar-sulfur, is prescribed in 6 and 12 potencies (dilution).
• With excessive sweating of the groin, the perineum and the genitals, such a drug as Tuya is very helpful.
• With a general or local hyperhidrosis, which appeared with menopause, a homeopathic doctor will prescribe Yaborandi.
• With nocturnal secretions of sweat, Iodine, Carbo animalis in 6 dilutions, Conium in 3,6 and 12 dilutions, Silicia in 6,12 and 30 dilutions are useful.

But so far we are talking about fighting directly with hyperhidrosis. Proceeding from the cause of the pathology, an experienced homeopath can prescribe other medicines or several drugs at the same time to defeat the disease itself, not just its symptoms. And such treatment will be safer than the use of antiperspirants and formaldehyde. After doses of active substances in homeopathic preparations are so small that they are simply unable to harm the human body, even if it is poisonous substances (taking poison in small doses to poison is problematic, but it is quite possible to make the body more resistant to poisonous substances).

An important condition for the effectiveness of homeopathic treatment is the selection of drugs by an experienced specialist in the field of homeopathy. Too many specific points need to be taken into account when selecting drugs and their dosage. By independently appointing yourself even the most effective homoeopathic medicine, you can hardly get rid of sweating of the groin and other diseases. It's not "Analgin" who drinks everything, and he helps everyone to get rid of headache and weak toothache. This requires a professional and strictly individual approach to each patient.

It is not necessary to extend for a long time and that it is necessary to adhere strictly to the appointed dosage and to be adjusted on that treatment will be long enough. Still, the principles of homeopathy are not based on the speedy removal of symptoms, the goal of homeopathic treatment is to force the body to heal itself with minimal outside help.

Complications and consequences

As we have already understood, a strong sweating of the inguinal region imposes certain restrictions on the person's desires and capabilities, which can not but have a negative impact on the quality of his life. And the higher the stage of hypecidosis, the more such restrictions in clothing, freedom of action and communication.

As for clothes, light or dark tight clothes become taboo even on the 2nd stage of the disease, but only because of the appearance of wet spots on it, which often have a colored border. The smell of sweat in this case is present if the clothes are not regularly washed, and also ignore the requirements of personal hygiene. Wet clothing with mild and moderate hyperhidrosis brings not so much physical as physiological discomfort, so a person prefers not to wear it if active walking, physical labor is required, in hot weather, and also when one has to sit for a long time on one place.

Further, with the appearance of diaper rashes and wounds in the groin area, such clothing will already bring physical discomfort, further injuring the damaged skin due to increased moisture, so it must be completely abandoned.

What is sweating and smelling in the groin (usually sweat is practically odorless) is associated with a conditionally pathogenic flora that lives on our skin, which, under the influence of heat and moisture, begins to multiply actively, causing an unpleasant smell. This smell is associated with the products of the life of bacteria, and the more on the skin of microorganisms, the more distinctly the "fragrance".

And the appearance on the body of areas with a violation of the integrity of the skin only attracts a variety of bacteria. Where there is a wound, there is excreta, which is considered an excellent nutrient medium for microorganisms.

The fetid smell of sweat is also characteristic of inguinal perineal hyperhidrosis. Still, in the area of the anus, the number of bacteria of all kinds is higher than in other parts of the body. Plus poured water into the fire microscopic remains of feces, hiding in the folds of the anus. In this case, wet spots on clothes appear not only between the legs, but also in the area of the inter-salic space, up to the coccyx (on the back seam on the trousers or skirt).

If a person complains that he itches and sweats in his groin, perhaps the cause of this condition has become a fungal infection, which also very fond of a warm and humid environment where it is convenient to multiply. Itching can manifest itself and a viral infection, for example, genital herpes, which is activated with reduced immunity and increased humidity.

Attachment or complication of infection at the last stage of the disease leads to the formation of large (sometimes festering) hard-healing ulcers on the skin of the upper thighs, genitals, perineum, resulting in severe physical discomfort, and sometimes also colored stains on clothing from microdamages. Here it does not get to the tight outfits.

Men in this regard are somewhat simpler, because tightly fitting body clothes and underwear they are not in high esteem. But if a woman's sweat is very sweating, it is already a psychological tragedy. After concealing this shortcoming for free clothes, a woman tends to understate her own self-esteem. There is an envy of those who can wear tight-fitting outfits, irritability, anger. And this is against the background of constant feelings about the appearance on the clothes (even if free cut) of hated wet spots and smell, and here even to mental disorders close.

If you sweat heavily in the groin of men, there are problems of a different plan. Eggs of men are not in vain taken out of the body, because they do not need a table of high temperatures, which are characteristic of other areas of the human body. Heat and moisture in the scrotum area does not contribute to the health of the reproductive system of a man. And the appearance of irritations and wounds in the genital area significantly worsen the intimate life (this applies to women).

When the groin strongly sweats, and the skin in the genital area is constantly moist, there is always the danger of appearing on it irritations in the form of diaper rash. Friction of wet skin areas in the region of the thighs, perineum, external genital organs leads to the formation of painful bright pink, red or red-brown oval-shaped spots with uneven edges, which can then darken and peel off. This pathology is called erythrasma because of the reddish glow of the area of skin damage when illuminated with a fluorescent lamp.

The culprit is a corynebacterium minutissimum, which is classified as a low pathogenic microflora, which normally appears on the surface of the skin of healthy people without causing pathological changes. Penetration of the microorganism into the epidermal layers of the skin is also facilitated by increased humidity in this part of the body. As a result, smooth foci of darker than normal skin appear on the skin, in which small scaly scales are visible. Occasionally, the disease is accompanied by a slight itch.

Once appeared, erythrasma can periodically occur in the same place for 10 years or more. In the area between the legs of erythrasm develops predominantly in men, localizing at the points of contact of the hips (sometimes it is diagnosed in the fair sex if the woman often sweats the groin), the skin around the anus, and directly on the scrotum subjected to rubbing by other skin folds. And if the appearance of dark inflamed spots in the anal region is fraught with pain during defecation, inguinal erythrazma has the most negative impact on the sexual life of a man.

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Prevention

It is very difficult to make any predictions for hyperhidrosis, because there can be many reasons for this pathology. In some cases, you can cope with increased sweating just by taking a close look at the underlying disease. And with the hereditary nature of the problem, the only way out will be to try to correct the situation somewhat with the help of homeopathy or injections of botox and similar preparations.

I must say that the use of various local remedies will show good results only with mild and moderate severity of hyperhidrosis. If sweat, as they say, runs high in the stream, there are no hopes for sprays, creams and pastes, although they will certainly help to remove the unpleasant smell.

If the excessive sweating is caused by illnesses, then to struggle with a hyperhidrosis, as one of symptoms of a pathology simply there is no sense. Such treatment will only give temporary results. At the same time, the disease from an acute condition will gradually pass into a neglected stage. So on a sweating groin in this case it is possible to look as on an occasion seriously to be engaged in the health.

As for the prevention of inguinal hyperhidrosis, it is possible to give some useful advice to those to whom this "happiness" is not inherited:

• timely treatment of infectious, cardiovascular, endocrine, nervous and other diseases will help to avoid the hyperhidrosis associated with these pathologies,
• wearing clothes and clothes of their natural tissues will prevent the activation of sweat glands due to overheating in the inguinal zone, which is observed when using synthetic fibers,
• regular body hygiene in the pelvis (and not only) using household or tar soap will help to avoid the appearance of an unpleasant odor if sweat in the groin still appears,
• the probability of psychogenic hyperhidrosis will be much lower if a person learns to control his emotions and will not take much to heart,
• if there is a need to take the medicine, you need to carefully study the instructions for each drug in the "side effects" section to know what can be encountered in the treatment process; that the drug can cause increased sweating, there will necessarily be a note in the instructions,
• baths with herbal decoctions, as well as with a solution of salt or soda will be useful not only as a curative, but also as a preventive procedure,
• it is noticed that active sports activities that seem to increase sweating, also help to combat the problem of hyperhidrosis,
• always have to monitor the temperature of the air in the living room; fresh cool air in the room - an excellent prevention of many diseases, including increased sweating (you do not need to provoke your body to fight overheating because of the heat in the room).

But if the application of these tips did not help, and the groin still sweats, you probably need to undergo a more thorough medical examination, which will help to understand the cause of such a disruption in the sweat glands. And only after that you can talk about developing a plan to effectively solve the problem of hyperhidrosis.