# Sweat management

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweat-management/819170>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 6, 2018, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweat-management/819170 "2018-08-06T12:05:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweat-management/819170/21 "2018-08-08T02:17:58Z")

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Maybe take a salt tablet and watch your water intake during the day. Just a wild guess on my part.

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**Author:** ![PookahMacPhellimey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pookahmacphellimey/32/3175_2.png) [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweat-management/819170/22 "2018-08-08T09:03:27Z")

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> [@HoneyBadgerDC](#):
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> Maybe take a salt tablet and watch your water intake during the day. Just a wild guess on my part.

Are salt tablets different to just salt? I sometimes put a tiny bit of salt into my water, but just to compensate for lost salt. I picked it up in Sicily, where they sell water, lemon juice and a pinch of salt near the beach and it’s an amazing pick-me-up.

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**Author:** ![wombattver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b77776/32.png) [@wombattver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wombattver)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweat-management/819170/23 "2018-08-08T15:09:51Z")

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> [@filmore](#):
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> Have you ever had your thyroid checked? Some of those symptoms sound like a thyroid imbalance.

Thanks, Filmore, but I have actually had it checked a few times. No thyroid problems, I’m just sweaty and best suited to live in cold climates. Humidity is my enemy… perhaps I am part polar bear. 🙂

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**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweat-management/819170/24 "2018-08-08T16:37:11Z")

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I, too, have normal thyroid function. It’s one the tests my doctor runs most years.

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**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweat-management/819170/25 "2018-08-08T20:29:29Z")

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I’ve been sweating excessively outside lately here in Virginia. I think it’s a combination of very high humidity and high UV from the sun.

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweat-management/819170/26 "2018-08-09T08:47:00Z")

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I used to sweat like a pig, while everyone else was shivering in a sweater. Then I became diabetic, and now my body’s thermostat is normal. Not sure of the cause and effect, though.

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