It's normal to perspire, but some people sweat, well… buckets. Excessive sweating can be genetic or caused by a medical condition, like an overactive thyroid gland, or drugs, like antidepressants.
Get relief: Try an over-the-counter antiperspirant that's 12 percent aluminum chloride or ask your doctor for a prescription formula that's 20 percent. "This will plug the sweat ducts and end the problem," explains David Bank, M.D., of the Center for Dermatology, Cosmetic & Laser Surgery in Mount Kisco, N.Y.

You've got gas

Got the silent-but-deadlies? "Look at your diet," says Long Island College Hospital gastroenterologist Toomas Sorra, M.D. Common culprits include milk, onions, raisins, bananas, sugarless gum, cruciferous veggies like broccoli and simple carbs like pretzels. Why? The trouble is all carb-related. "The plant fibers in some vegetables, the natural sugars in dairy and fruit, and the additives in sugar-free fare can be difficult for the body to digest, so they sit in our colon fermenting, releasing gas," says Dr. Sorra.
Get relief: Everyone is different, says Dr. Sorra, so keep a food diary to sleuth out your gas-makers. Then, head off fiascoes by avoiding those foods.

You "leak" urine

Pushing out a baby can damage the nerves and muscles that would otherwise help shut the neck of the bladder when you gotta go. "You lose the coordination of some muscles in your pelvic floor, so a little urine can sneak out when you sneeze or cough," explains Bruce Rosenzweig, M.D., of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. The problem, called urinary incontinence, currently affects 30 percent of women.
Get relief: Practice Kegel exercises. To identify the right spot, squeeze your vaginal muscles to stop the flow of urine when you go to the bathroom. Then, discreetly clench and release these muscles at any point during the day — experts suggest 50 to 100 times daily. "This will strengthen the muscles around the urethra and reduce leakage," says Dr. Rosenzweig.

Your bum itches

It's a catch-22: Either you're not wiping enough (and bits of irritating fecal material are getting caught in the crevices back there, causing you to itch) — or you're wiping too well (creating itch-inducing irritation).
Get relief: First, wipe thoroughly but gently — and use white, unscented toilet paper since the chemicals in scented, printed tissue can aggravate this delicate skin. Also, take a warm bath nightly, which "will rinse away any additional residue to help skin heal," says Dr. Sorra.

You flush easily

Embarrassment aside, spicy foods, alcohol and exercise can all cause a blood rush to the skin, explains Dr. Bank. But flushing can also be a sign of rosacea, a redness that usually affects those with fair, sun-damaged skin. "Sun damage weakens the collagen around blood vessels, so they lose their ability to constrict and instead stay dilated, which causes the face to become red," explains Dr. Bank.
Get relief: "Use sun protection and avoid the things that trigger flushing," suggests Dr. Bank. If that doesn’t work, ask your doctor about topical prescriptions to diminish skin troubles like rosacea.