How to Treat Heat Intolerance

Excessive sweating noticeable through your clothes can cause embarrassing moments when suffering from heat intolerance. A person feels over heated for no apparent reason. It can occur slowly and last for long periods. Thyroid conditions producing too much thyroid hormone, menopause and multiple sclerosis can cause heat intolerance. Triggers for heat intolerance include caffeine and appetite suppressants. Avoiding these stimulates can reduce incidents of over heating and excess sweating.

Things You'll Need

• Cold fluids
• Ice
• Light-weight clothing

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Instructions

• 1

  Act upon the first sign of heat intolerance. Cool the room down with air conditioning or a fan or lower the heat temperature. Drink ice water or chew on ice chips. Keep an ice bag in the freezer for such occasions and place it on your head for a few minutes. Take a cool shower or place a cool wet rag on your neck.

• 2

  Stop activity. If you are walking or exercising, stop and relax. Let your body cool by removing causing agents such as physical activity. Remove any heavy or binding clothing. Relax and take deep breaths to lower your heart rate and temperature.

• 3

  Seek professional help if the condition persists. Make a list of other symptoms that are accompanied with the heat intolerance. Do you feel dizzy or light headed? Have you ever vomited during an attack? Can you feel your heart palpating or your pulse racing? Have you ever fainted? These are very important symptoms that can alert your doctor to more serious conditions.

• 4

  Avoid situations that can cause heat intolerance. People with multiple sclerosis experience an exhortation of symptoms when exposed to heat. As explained in an article on Everyday Health, the nervous system for a multiple sclerosis patient is like an electrical system that operates better under cool conditions. Patients are encouraged to avoid hot places like tanning beds, saunas or steam rooms, and to limit exercise.

• 5

  Follow a regime for cooling down that works for you. Keep something on hand if you know you are going to be out in the heat, like a small portable fan that will cool your face. Carry a cold drink, use an umbrella in the sun and wear light, cotton clothes that allow your skin to breath. If you get night sweats dress light and keep the room cool.