To provide a heat generating body which is able to relax symptoms such as stiff shoulder, low-back pain, muscular fatigue, menstrual pain, a symptom of poor circulation and in particular, can be suitably used for relaxation of a symptom of menstrual pain.
A heat generating body wherein a heat generating composition molded body resulting from molding a moldable heat generating composition containing surplus water as a connecting substance is interposed between packaging materials and the periphery of the heat generating composition molded body is heat sealed, which is characterized in that the packaging materials are each constituted of a substrate and a covering material; that the substrate is substantially planar and does not have an accommodating pocket; that the packaging materials each has a bending resistance of not more than 100 mm; that the packaging materials are each a non-elastic body at least at a temperature between 25° C. and 60° C., has a breaking strength of 500 g/mm2 or more at 25° C. and has a breaking elongation of 30% or more at 90° C.; that the moldable heat generating composition contains, as essential components, an iron powder, a carbon component, a reaction accelerator and water, has a water content of from 1 to 60% by weight, does not contain a flocculent aid, a flocculant, an agglomeration aid, a dry binder, a dry binding agent, a dry binding material, a sticky raw material, a thickener and an excipient, contains the surplus water so as to have a water mobility value of from 0.01 to 20, has moldability due to the surplus water, with the water in the moldable heat generating composition not functioning as a barrier layer, and is capable of causing an exothermic reaction upon contact with air; that plural sectional exothermic parts as divided by a sectioned part which is formed by heat sealing are provided; that the heat generating body contains a region having a ratio of bending resistance in the orthogonal directions of 2 or more on the surface thereof orthogonal to the thickness direction of the heat generating body; that at least a part of the heat generating body has permeability to air; and that the heat generating body has a fixing measure on at least a part of the exposed surface thereof.