Estrogens are also made in the adrenal glands, fat, and sometimes even muscle.

http://www.menopause-weight-gain.com...ogen_101.shtml

Estrogenlike compounds are now considered common in our environment as pollutants, and we encounter them everywhere. They are thought to be bringing on puberty in girls in some locations as early as 8yrs old (in Michigan which is one example)

All foods contain phytoestrogens, but those are weak compared to human ones.

I am more than 10 yrs past menopause and if I wear the wrong clothing/sleepwear to bed I can have a sweat. Sweats come also with caffeine, low blood sugar situations, and if you take NSAIDs or aspirin.

I found it possible to reduce sweating by using fabrics that breathe, and keeping my hair shorter, and off my neck. ( for example, no more flannel, even in really cold weather, and no more sweatshirt fabrics to bed). The test fabrics are waffle weave type, and tank type tops, even with AC. The new long underwear I've discovered at WalMart is very thin, and adequate for sleeping when temps are say below 60...I thought they were "cheezy" but in fact are perfect for being warm but avoiding sweating. I only use the upper. None of them are glamorous, sort of like how my shoes have become for me with PN too... but they fix the problems well. When it gets really cold, I use leg warmers instead of socks to bed.

There are some medications that cause sweating too, like SSRIs. And Cymbalta and its cousins...which are mixed norepi and serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Opiates for pain cause sweating too.

Of course sweating my indicate an inflammatory situation in your body...I'd get a c-reactive protein level done to see if you have major problems. With your GI challenges you might find that marker elevated in your case...which would be a huge cause of sweating.