mycrofft
Still crazy but elsewhere
- 11,322
- 48
- 48
Literally...white sweat.
How many of you have seen "white sweat""
- Thread starter mycrofft
- Start date
reaper
Working Bum
- 2,817
- 75
- 48
I have seen it. Leaves a white powder all over the person, when it dries.
traumateam1
Forum Asst. Chief
- 597
- 1
- 0
Same here. I mostly see it in the Ironman Medical Tent, after the athlete has stopped exerting him/herself. Like reaper said, it leaves a white powder all over the person.
Who knows what causes this? I'd like to know, keep forgetting to google it lol.
Who knows what causes this? I'd like to know, keep forgetting to google it lol.
reaper
Working Bum
- 2,817
- 75
- 48
I believe it is excess sodium being sweated out of the body?
traumateam1
Forum Asst. Chief
- 597
- 1
- 0
Ah, that makes sense. Man, I dunno why these Ironman people do it.. after working in the med tent for a few years, I don't think I'd ever do Ironman. Not that I was going to previous to that either.
Side story: had this one couple come into the med tent almost dead. Got married Friday, had serious food poisoning all day Saturday, then did the Ironman on Sunday. lol Well needless to say, their marriage almost didn't last all that long.
Side story: had this one couple come into the med tent almost dead. Got married Friday, had serious food poisoning all day Saturday, then did the Ironman on Sunday. lol Well needless to say, their marriage almost didn't last all that long.
OP
OP
mycrofft
Still crazy but elsewhere
- 11,322
- 48
- 48
Iron Man? Seen EcoRun or whatever it's called? Here's their medical support.
http://www.ias.com.au/div2/index.html
Fly in ointment: Dr Cohen was found guilty of forging scrips for medical cocaine, fined, but not jailed and license intact.
I saw white sweat twice on troops during exercises in hot weather with adequate hydration, not in chem suits (those got crusted with white commonly), but undergoing "heroic activity" as it was termed (i.e., short term not sustainable activity). Neither had long lasting effects and went back to normal sweat.
http://www.ias.com.au/div2/index.html
Fly in ointment: Dr Cohen was found guilty of forging scrips for medical cocaine, fined, but not jailed and license intact.
I saw white sweat twice on troops during exercises in hot weather with adequate hydration, not in chem suits (those got crusted with white commonly), but undergoing "heroic activity" as it was termed (i.e., short term not sustainable activity). Neither had long lasting effects and went back to normal sweat.
Definitely sounds like sodium being sweated out. I went backpacking in New Mexico for 2 weeks a few years back, and I ended up with white salt deposits on my clothing from the sweat. My diet at the time was high in salt (as is recommended in that environment) so I'm sure I had an excess.
burninghalogen
Forum Ride Along
- 8
- 0
- 0
Could this be similar to a Uremic frost kind of situation maybe, like a sodium overload on the kidneys? just a thought was wondering others' thoughts
- 8,009
- 58
- 48
Hal9000
Forum Captain
- 405
- 3
- 18
Back in my long-distance days...
I used to run very long-distance, strenuous runs, sometimes when it was pretty hot. I'd actually "white sweat" myself, if you want to call it that. Left a very salty crust over my forehead.
I used to run very long-distance, strenuous runs, sometimes when it was pretty hot. I'd actually "white sweat" myself, if you want to call it that. Left a very salty crust over my forehead.
OP
OP
mycrofft
Still crazy but elsewhere
- 11,322
- 48
- 48
Yeah had the white boots myself in USAF.
Not uremic frost, but white sweat, still liquid, dripping off chin and brow and neck. Otherwise, fine.
Not uremic frost, but white sweat, still liquid, dripping off chin and brow and neck. Otherwise, fine.
Hal9000
Forum Captain
- 405
- 3
- 18
Well, it looked white, but that may have been the high concentrations or the sunblock. I don't know! Interesting to consider.