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Dark staining sweat

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Dark staining sweat is sweat that leaves a noticeable dark stain on light clothing. A rare genetic disorder called alkaptonuria can have urine and sweat that leaves a dark-colored stain.

Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this

16 year experience in family medicine

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

Body locations

Skin

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Do areolas sweat? Is it possible for it to sweat too much and leave stain marks on Bra?

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Ive always been super sweaty and Ive tried certain dri and more but I continuously sweat throughout the day. I could be wearing white and pit stains will appear. Any helpful ideas would be great?

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I mistakingly wore trousers that were heavily stained by someone else with sweat and vaginal discharge. I wore knickers but can I catch anything ?

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I sweat a lot under my arms. How can I get it to stop. I will put my shirt on for like 5 secs and have a big sweat stain and i wont even be hot.?

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A 23-year old female asked:

Hey I have dark underarms and it sweats alot. I m too worried about it please help me get rid of both?

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A female asked:

I had mixed dark liquor into some tea because I have a cold and was trying to sweat it out. I did this about 2 hours ago. is it safe to take NyQuil?

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A 36-year old asked:

I tend to sweat very easy and always have dark circles under my eyes?

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A 45-year old female asked:

Help! I sweat under my breasts and it leaves my skin with rashes and dark markings. What can I do?

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A 44-year old male asked:

A couple red flat lesions in chest and abdomen area come n go when i sweat becomes darker in color ( red) what can it be?

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A 32-year old male asked:

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A 19-year old male asked:

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A couple red flat lesions in chest and abdomen area come n go when i sweat becomes darker in color ( red) what can it be? Itchy n sunburn feeling

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A 19-year old male asked:

I have a rash on my stomach, it looks like brown spots, its not raised and it does not itch. But gets darker when i take a shower or sweat?

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A 22-year old male asked:

Some parts of my body skin is dried and seldom itchy. So I have dark patches. It aggravates when i sweat. I apply diprosone (betamethasone dipropionate) on them from time to time.?

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A 17-year old male asked:

I had a severely dark orange pee earlier in the morning yet when I drank a lot of water it returned to yellow. Also, I excessively sweat the night before so am I just dehydrated? Or is this something to be more concerned about?

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A 22-year old female asked:

I have dark rashes under my breast from some years and it has got small whites dots over it which does not itch but sweat profusely. And since 1 year I got wrinkled brown to dark discoloration of skin between my breast?

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A 27-year old female asked:

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A 31-year old female asked:

I have a rash on my face. I have had it for about 2 months. I had a doctor prescribe dalasine for me but the problem was that I am a person who sweats a lot but after taking that pill for one day I rash stoped but I became darker and sweating stopped?

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A 21-year old male asked:

Precocious puberty hi, we have an 8 1/2 yr old boy. We are noticing that his underarm hair is visibly darker and has visible upper lip hair. He is prone to developing body odour, though does not drink enough water and sweats easily. We raised the conce

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A 57-year old female asked:

I awake every morning with lower back pain - both sides. Goes away mid morning. I don't have a BM all week, then my stool is dark and with yellow bubbles (solid at first then diaherra after going to bathroom 10+ times, cloudy urine, allday sweats?

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A 30-year old male asked:

What do you recommend to stop facial sweat?

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A 39-year old female asked:

What does it mean when you get nite sweats?

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How can I stop to sweat out of being nervous?

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My husband sweats at night just all of a sudden?

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A 40-year old asked:

What caused woman to sweat even if not exercising?

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A 32-year old asked:

I'm waking up drenched in sweat but no nightmare, help?

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A 50-year old asked:

Waking up drenched in sweat and occasionally during the day?

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A 51-year old asked:

What do you suggest if my sweat is not salty. is it good or why?

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