My child sweats profusely all the time, what should I do?

The character for sweat has “水” on the left and “干” on the right. It means the main body or important part of something, such as a tree trunk or torso. Sweat is the liquid produced in the core of the human body.

The core of the human body is the heart and blood vessels, so Chinese medicine calls "sweat the fluid of the heart" and "blood and sweat have the same origin."

Normal sweating: It has the effect of regulating the body's temperature balance, excreting the body's metabolic products and moisturizing the skin. For example, children who wear too much clothing, are fed too quickly or do strenuous exercise are more likely to sweat than adults. Infants and young children, in particular, have a high basal metabolism. They sweat a lot in the first hour or so of sleep. This is a necessary process for the basal metabolism to return to a quiet state, so it is not pathological.

Abnormal sweating: If sweating is excessive and is not caused by the above reasons, it is called hyperhidrosis, which may occur in many diseases, such as children sweating profusely during the entire sleep process, or sweating profusely when moving. Abnormal sweating can also be divided into deficiency and excess, and not all children sweating excessively are due to deficiency.

There are different types of spontaneous sweating. Today, let’s talk about spontaneous sweating.

What is spontaneous sweating? Sweating for no reason at all, sweating in a very quiet state, or sweating due to certain diseases should be considered spontaneous sweating.

Spontaneous sweating should be noticed if the child is usually listless, easily fatigued, pale, sweats a lot during activities, is prone to colds, has a low voice, etc. For such children, it is important to avoid eating raw, cold, or iced food, or hard and indigestible food. Instead, they should eat more foods that strengthen the spleen, such as japonica rice, coix seeds, yam, lentils, lotus seeds, and jujubes, which can strengthen the spleen and replenish qi, and soothe the stomach, and can be cooked into porridge.

Diet therapy recommendation

Children's sour plum soup:

Ingredients: 1 black plum, 10 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus, 1 gram of tangerine peel, and appropriate amount of rock sugar.

Usage and Dosage: Put black plums, Ophiopogon japonicus, and tangerine peel into a casserole, add appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer for 10 minutes over low heat, add rock sugar, and drink as tea.

Indications: Promotes the production of body fluids and replenishes Qi, clears the heart and relieves restlessness.

External washing recipe:

Put 50 grams of glutinous rice root and 20 grams of astragalus in water and boil for 5 minutes, remove the residue, add cold water to adjust the water temperature to about 40 degrees, and take a bath twice a week.

Daily home care

1. Pay attention to clothing and blankets. Children's underwear should be made of cotton materials that are breathable and absorbent.

2. Pay attention to hygiene and keep your skin dry and clean.

3. Change clothes frequently. Change clothes for children who sweat a lot in time and wipe their sweat at any time to prevent them from catching cold and causing discomfort such as cold, fever, cough, etc. When children are sweating, do not let them be blown directly by the wind to prevent them from catching cold.

4. Replenish water in time. Children who sweat severely should replenish water with light salt water appropriately due to the loss of more water in the body.

5. Pay attention to rest. Children have a quick recovery ability and can recover with proper rest. Therefore, children should not be allowed to play blindly or be overly excited. The importance of taking a nap should be emphasized.