Our health is so important that we should drop any pretenses, any kind of embarrassment, and just be honest with ourselves and our doctor. But, the human condition is complex and we can hardly explain some of the things we do. Even when we know we’re in danger if we don't speak up and confess our health conditions to someone, we tend to bottle it all up. Something about being open and bearing all to another person, makes us shiver and tighten our lips. However, the pandemic has made us realize just how precious our health is. We can lose it at any moment, for any reason. More of us have opened up about the things that ail us and this is the perfect time to start exploring why we’re embarrassed about certain health conditions.

Excessive sweating

When you sweat too much too often, it can be more than just embarrassing but rather annoying. You might need to carry a change of clothes with you everywhere you go and this can be very hard to do all the time. However, excessive sweating is embarrassing because we tend to think of sweating either as a result of working out or due to bad hygiene. When someone is just sweating while resting, we tend to think something is wrong with them. So if you suffer from excessive sweating you may have been trying to keep stum about it as long as possible.

However understanding your condition will alleviate some of the trouble and also allow you to explain it to others if they ask about it.

The condition is called hyperhidrosis to give it it's medical term.
Usually, it's because of a side effect of a medication you’re taking. The human body is very advanced and it only needs to sweat when trying to control its temperature.
Sweating can also be caused by too much stress, which is environment-related.
Sometimes, excessive sweating is because of another condition, such as hyper-nervousness, a lack of body temperature control, or a need to wear more clothes because of a lack of body confidence.

You can deal with this condition in a number of ways. Firstly, speak to your doctor and they will give you a better understanding of what is going on. Wear looser fitting clothes to stop yourself from getting hot and also, hide the signs of perspiration. Wear clothes that absorb your sweat, such as woolen socks.

Excessive wind

You’re probably going to laugh at this next condition but for those that have it, it's anything but (no pun intended). The condition is not given a particular name, it's just called excessive flatulence. This can cause you a lot of embarrassment in public. Let's be honest, letting one rip in your dentist’s waiting room, as it's full of other waiting patients, is not a good look. Breaking wind during church is also a very bad look. If you are working, and you happen to fart, your workers will snigger and maybe try to keep their distance from you. After a while, it just gets boring and tiresome. Here’s what could be causing it.

Acid reflux. If you are eating too many acidic foods like fruits and vegetables, your stomach produces a lot of acids and as a consequence, gas. This gas bubbles away for hours until it eventually is replaced with less volatile gas.
It could be because of a lack of exercise. Obese people are known to produce more gas and thus, fart more often. Can you lose a few pounds? It could help cure you of this embarrassing problem.
Excessive worry. When you are stressed and anxious, your body tenses up and your normal digestion will become altered. Your stomach will become squeezed and your intestines compressed.

HIV

These conditions have a lot of societal stigmas attached to them and have had, for a very long time. It started to arrive in large numbers into the West, in the 80s. This was when more and more gay people started to explore their sexuality, more openly. However, it wasn’t just homosexual people that were spreading this disease, heterosexual people were doing the same. HIV is a particularly nasty disease because it works to kill the immune system. It can take about 10-12 years before you eventually pass away. It's very embarrassing for some people to admit they have this disease because it makes them look unclean and someone of poor moral compass.

However, a website like Tarrant County presents you with some brilliant options for what you can do. Their HIV testing service is simple and easy to use. It takes just 30 minutes, and they will soon give you the results. They can give you the news on the phone or in a face to face consultation. They have extremely dedicated professionals that treat this as their bread and butter. They will look after you, tell you what you need to do to take better care of yourself and what kinds of social situations you should avoid in the future.

Too much hair

Hair is natural and beautiful. It's the remnants of our hair from our days as chimpanzees. However, when you have too much hair on your body, this can be embarrassing, to say the least. For one thing, it's just very abnormal. You can bet your house that there are more people with flatulence issues than hairiness issues. It's a rare condition so you’re likely to turn heads all the time if you take your shirt off when you visit the beach.

The condition is called hirsutism and it affects a very small percentage of the population. Most men have hair around their bodies. It's normal to have hair on your shoulders, back and chest. However, when you have hair on your cheeks, foreheads, hands and neck, this is when you can consider yourself to be excessively hairy. There are lots of treatment options for you to try.

The most popular is buying a hair removal cream. It depends on how fast your hair grows back but removing your hair once a fortnight or once a month could help your confidence in public.
Laser hair removal is a very popular technique as it can essentially get rid of the hair follicles from the affected area. However, it can be painful, time-consuming and very expensive.
You may be able to take a medication to stop the hair growth if it's linked to another reason. Sometimes excessive hair growth is due to a condition that can be treated with medication as it's not necessarily in your DNA.

Sagging skin

Sagging skin is usually due to sudden weight loss. On the one hand, good for you! You put in the hard work and you finally got to a comfortable weight. However, when you have been obese for a long time, your body will have adapted. Sagging skin can be a real confidence killer. But don’t worry you can do something about it.

Plastic surgeons have become increasingly trained and adept at handling this specific condition. They will only address the skin that is overhanging and is not vital. Therefore, they will only cut loose the skin that isn’t covering your limbs and linked to the most crucial parts of your nerve system.

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