Excessive sweating, or hyperhidrosis as it is scientifically known, is a condition whereby the sufferer perspires profusely. Sufferers experience embarrassing levels of sweat which often soak through clothes and drip from the hands or face noticeably. This condition may be helped with the use of medical level antiperspirants or in extreme cases medications or therapies.
In the most severe cases doctors may even suggest removal of sweat glands. What people eat (including the following foods) can actually worsen this condition:

1. High-fat milk
What could be wrong with an ice-cold glass of full fat milk? Surely that will cool you off and stave off the excess sweating. This is not the case because of the nature of the digestive system. High fat foods take longer for our bodies to digest which can be problematic for those trying to stay cool and dry. Digestion takes up a lot of energy and actually causes an increase in body temperature. So go for that low fat milk if you want a cool drink.

2. Hot peppers
Have you ever wondered why hot countries tend to produce the spiciest food? It’s actually quite simple, the native population has realized that to cool off we need to sweat. As a result these warm weather inhabitants realized that spicy food makes you sweat more and subsequently you cool off quicker when you eat spicy food. However, this is a nightmare outcome for those who suffer hyperhidrosis. Eating spicy peppers will actually cause you to sweat more.

3. White bread
White bread is a heavily processed food. This means that it is harder to digest than natural foods meaning that it takes longer to digest and increases the body temperature. Avoiding heavily processed foods can really help decrease that excessive sweating.

4. Hot soups
The connection between hot soup and sweating is very simple. The warming effect of the hot soup serves to increase a person’s body temperature. With an increase in body temperature the natural response in the body is to cool down and this is done by sweating. As a result, hot soup can cause a profuse attack of heavy sweating.

5. Caffeine
Coffee, tea and caffeinated energy drinks are to be avoided if you suffer from excessive sweating. The caffeine contained in these drinks serves as a stimulant to the central nervous system. This increases heart rate, blood pressure and can actually stimulate the sweat glands. So drinking a hot cup of coffee would be a two-fold attack on the sweat glands, both stimulating them and causing a rise in body temperature. That morning coffee shop stop before work could result in an attack of hyperhidrosis.