Can drinking more water help reduce excess sweating known as Hyperhidrosis?
I am 14 and suffer from palmer (hand) and planter (foot) Hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating). i was wondering, can drinking more water help reduce excess sweating by cooling the body down, or just make more water available for sweating? Thanks!
No, but it can avoid dehydration when this occurs. It does not help to restrict water either. Treatments such as aluminum chloride antiperspirants , medications such as oxybutynin or glycopyrrolate have been helpful to stop sweat production and botox injections have been very helpful although somewhat costly and they have to be repeated periodically. A more permanent treatment called endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy is a surgical procedure that can also help. I recommend you see a dermatologist for help with this condition if you haven’t already.