Do you end up sweaty after consuming your favorite foods? There’s no need to worry because it’s something that’s perfectly normal albeit kind of embarrassing.

This article will tell you some of the most common causes of sweating profusely after eating, so don’t stop reading now if it seems like you just won a trophy at a wet T-shirt competition after having a meal.

If you have family and friends who also tend to sweat a lot after eating something, make sure that you repost this later on so that they, too, may know that the problem could be due to:

Sugary Foods

Most especially if you love anything that contains loads of sugar in it, there’s a huge possibility for you to be dripping with sweat after getting your sweet tooth pleased.

Each time you eat something sugary, your body churns out lots of insulin which is a hormone that takes sugar from the bloodstream into the cells.

Lots of insulin can cause a dramatic drop in the levels of sugar in your blood, and this is something that can cause sweating — and also anxiety, confusion, hand tremors, chills and heart palpitations.

Elevated Temperature

Are you fond of consuming something spicy or drinking something piping hot? Then wonder no more why you tend to end up sweating more than everybody else at the table after eating.

The intake of anything that’s spicy or hot can cause your core body temperature to increase, and it can certainly cause your sweat glands to spring into action to help lower your body temperature once again.

Needless to say, cutting back on the intake of anything that can cause your temperature to rise is the solution to sweating after eating.

Increase in Metabolism

Some foods are harder to digest than the rest. Each time your stomach is facing a challenge, it consumes more energy just for it to be able to carry out its job with much efficiency.

When that happens, your metabolic rate increases. One of the telltale signs that it’s running at a rate that’s faster than normal is that you are sweating excessively.

Protein-rich foods are notorious for causing a spike in the metabolism as they can be hard to digest — it’s for this reason why they are recommended for those who wish to lose weight by speeding up the metabolic rate.

A Rapid Heart Rate

The process of digestion requires a lot of blood to be diverted into the digestive tract. This is to facilitate digestion and also the distribution of nutrients to the various cells, tissues and organs.

In order to take a lot of blood to your digestive tract, your heart needs to beat faster. And when your blood vessels sense that, they widen or dilate.

Such is what causes you to sweat after eating. You can expect to sweat more the larger the meal you just finished — it’s just a sign that more of your blood is being taken to your gut.

Indigestion

Especially if you tend to overeat or consume lots of fatty, greasy and spicy foods, it’s very much possible for you to end up sweaty as a result of indigestion.

We all know that indigestion is something that can cause abdominal pain, heartburn and bloating. Definitely, it can also cause you to sweat a lot as your body is in distress.

If you’re prone to having indigestion, make sure that you carefully mind what you put in your mouth — and how much of them you put in it, too.

Frey’s Syndrome

There are instances in which it is a medical condition that can be blamed for excessive sweating after eating. One example that’s notorious for causing such issue is what’s referred to as Frey’s syndrome.

Put simply, Frey’s syndrome is a rare condition in which there’s damage to the parotid glands (the largest of your salivary glands) or the nerves that control them.

What sets apart Frey’s syndrome from all of the causes of sweating after eating mentioned above is that it’s something that can leave you sweaty even if you’re just looking at or thinking about food.