Question 1

what is the definition or description of: salty sweat?

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Salty Sweat: Sweat my have a salty flavor as it contains sodium, chloride, &amp; potassium salts.

Question 2

what does it mean when a person's body produces a high level of salty sweat?

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Dehydration: This could be a sign of dehydration. Higher salt concentrations in sweat may indicate less water available to cool the body naturally through sweat or another metabolic abnormality. Be sure to hydrate well and if this persists it may be a good idea to schedule a check up & physical with your doctor to ensure everything is okay.

Question 3

why does non salty sweat drip out my armpits every time i play online poker?

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One possibility: If you are sodium deficient, things which normally would taste salty may no longer taste salty until you raise your sodium to normal.  There is no known medical disorder which causes salt-free perspiration, to my knowledge.  Perhaps you should try fantasy football.

Question 4

what does it mean if non-salty sweat drips out my armpits every time i play online poker?

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One possibility: If you are sodium deficient, things which normally would taste salty may no longer taste salty until you raise your sodium to normal.  There is no known medical disorder which causes salt-free perspiration, to my knowledge.  Perhaps you should try fantasy football.

Question 5

why do people with cystic fibrosis have unusually salty sweat?

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CFTR: There is a defect in the sodium-chloride transporter encoded by the cftr gene results in an inability to appropriate consentrate saline in secretions (sweat, in the airway, in the pancrease) that are more viscous.

Question 6

does a body need to sweat?

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Sweating: Yes, everybody needs to sweat to regulate body temperature. Without this mechanism, a person will have high body temperatures all the time.

Question 7

is it good to sweat easily?

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Hard to say: Perspiration is a good thing; it's what we use to keep our body temperature normal in situations (excessive heat or exercise) where it could get too high. But, "easy sweating" is like "easy bruising"; there is no clear definition for this. Persons in poorer physical condition may perspire more with less activity than more fit individuals; in that case I wouldn't call it "good".

Question 8

why don't we sweat when we're cold?

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Evaporation: Sweating is designed to cool the body by evaporation, so if you are col,d there is no need to be cooler.

Question 9

what does it mean if your butt sweats?

Accepted Answer

Heat: It means it is hot and your undergarments do not have enough ventilation. There is also a condition (hyperhidrosis) in which certain parts of the body (palms, armpits) sweat profusely. That is a benign.

Question 10

why isn't my sweat salty? is that bad?

Accepted Answer

It depends.: Not everyone has sweat that tastes salty; how "salty" sweat is depends on your hydration status, how much you're sweating, and how quickly it's evaporating. Chances are your sweat is fine, so long as you don't have any symptoms to suggest other serious illness.

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