Hyperhidrosis reduced post-op?

[wjgo 272]

I have had hyperhidrosis (auxiliary) since highschool, even when I was fit and on swim teams.

I think the condition has at least worsened since then. But being a rare disorder, few people can say if getting older (now 45) is a factor. I know that weight gain did not cause it.

Many sources will say being overweight is a factor, but it was not for me through high school and college.

But has anyone experienced the condition being reduced after the surgery?

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[Berry78 4,261]

https://www.sweathelp.org/hyperhidrosis-treatments/treatment-overview.html

Since weight gain didn't cause the problem, weight loss can't be expected to fix it. But if additional weight has piled normal sweating on top of the hyperhidrosis, then at least weight loss could help that aspect.

Good luck!

[James Marusek 5,244]

I had RNY gastric bypass surgery over 4 years ago. My medical conditions drove me to seek this surgery. I had high blood pressure and diabetes and was on 4 types of prescription medicine for those conditions prior to surgery. My surgery corrected these conditions and I have been off my meds for 4 years now. But I had several other conditions that were also affected. The surgery corrected my sleep apnea, severe acid reflux (Gerd), my asthma and my severe sweating.

So it is interesting that there is a technical name for this condition - hyperhidrosis. Sweat from my underarms often soaks through my clothes, causing obvious sweat marks, and drew rude comments at work. I could sweat even at room temperature. As a result, I normally drove with the windows down in my car, even when there was snow on the ground. When I worked outside on a hot day, after 30 minutes my shirt was so wet that I could wring out a cup of Water from it. I had the condition for at least 10 years prior to surgery. This condition went into remission within a few months after surgery.

[Berry78 4,261]

We should be sure to clarify a distinction.. heavy people sweat. Frequently a LOT. But that sweat is secondary to obesity, cure the obesity, cure the sweat.

Primary hyperhidrosis is what the OP suffers from, and that is basically genetic. It's not due to obesity, therefore won't be cured by weight loss.

However, if the OP has developed secondary in addition to primary, then the secondary symptoms can get better.