Excessive Sweat, Mucus, and Phlegm – Cystic Fibrosis Flag Signs

Supposedly, having overly excessive sweat is a sign that your sweat glands are going into overdrive in giving the unnecessary bucketfuls of sweat. This means only one thing: you have hyperhidrosis, which is just a simple skin problem requiring a simple solution. But what if you have excessive sweating mucus phlegm? This however could mean something more sinister that is beyond the simple sweat gland problem with a cure that is beyond the description of ‘simple’.

Having an excessive sweating mucus phlegm is one medical dilemma that requires special attention. If you have this problem, or if anybody you know has this problem, then go to the doctor and have it checked out right away. It is often strongly associated with the disorder called Cystic Fibrosis.

Cystic Fibrosis is a hereditary, or genetic, disorder that is most commonly found in children. This disorder primarily attacks the systems of the respiration, digestion, and reproduction, and also the sweat glands. Most of the time, this disorder shows in children whose parents are both carriers of the disease but are not manifesting it. Although more than 10 million are carriers of the defective gene, they do not know it since they are not manifesting anything, giving more possibilities of producing individuals who will be having and manifesting the disorder.

Since the disorder affects the systems listed above, it is not surprising that doctors will often suspect that an individual has Cystic Fibrosis once he turns in for complaints of having excessive sweating. However, there is a big difference between the usual excessive sweating mucus phlegm from those that are connected with the genetic disorder. You see, when a person, or a child, has Cystic Fibrosis, he or she will have a very salty skin due to the sweat, and very thick mucus and phlegm. The very thick mucus and phlegm often give way to a chronic cough that is very hard to expectorate and most of the time leads the individual into having difficulty in breathing.

Excessive sweating are not the only signs and symptoms of the genetic disorder. These signs and symptoms often vary from infants and children, the population where the disorder usually strikes and manifests. For the infants having the disorder, they usually have persistent diarrhea with bulky, pale stools that are often greasy and very foul-smelling, clammy skin, poor growth, swelling in the abdominal area brought about by the blockage of the intestine, constant vomiting, gassiness or always passing out flatus, and dehydration.

For those children having Cystic fibrosis, they usually have frequent respiratory infections such as pneumonia. This, along with difficulty in breathing, is brought about by the chronic cough with pooled, thick bronchial secretions brought about by the inability to expectorate. Of course, since there is infection, fever will also be present. Abdominal discomfort, gassiness, flaring of the nostrils and fast respirations brought about by the difficulty in breathing, poor appetite, and a barrel chest appearance will also be seen in children with Cystic Fibrosis.

Since most of the signs and symptoms appear only when the disorder is in the middle to late stages, it is always better if the doctor is called upon when the early sign and symptom, in the form of excessive sweating, comes into focus. Cystic Fibrosis is a disorder that lasts for life since it is in the genes. In this case, it is best to approach it with the right medical management as early as possible.

By: Ethan Edison

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