Why are the soles of children's feet and palms hot?

Children often have many minor physical ailments and discomforts, and they themselves are not very good at expressing themselves, so they usually express their physical discomfort by crying when the discomfort becomes extremely unbearable. In fact, this requires parents to pay more attention to observe the various physical abnormalities of their children and make some preparations in advance. For example, why does a child’s soles and palms feel hot?

Why do children sweat on their palms and soles: Physiological sweating. Babies have active metabolism and are active. Some of them cannot rest even after going to bed at night, which leads to sweating in their hands and feet. Suggestion: Pay attention to the indoor temperature and humidity. If your baby wears too many clothes or exercises too much, he will sweat. You can add or remove clothes appropriately and pay more attention to rest.

Why do children sweat on their palms and soles: Calcium deficiency Generally speaking, babies absorb all the calcium from their mothers within three months after birth. Calcium deficiency can also cause excessive sweating in the hands and feet. Recommendation: In addition to choosing calcium preparations rationally, take vitamin D supplements at the same time and get more sun exposure to promote calcium absorption. Balanced nutrition and scientific cooking are also important. What's wrong with children's sweaty palms and soles of feet: spleen and stomach dysfunction. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that excessive sweating of hands and feet is caused by spleen and stomach dysfunction, which can be divided into two types. Symptoms: People with weak spleen and stomach also have symptoms such as dry mouth, irritability, red tongue with little coating, etc., which are symptoms of deficiency-heat caused by insufficient body fluid. Spleen and stomach excess syndrome is mostly caused by excessive drinking and overeating spicy, fatty and sweet foods, accompanied by symptoms such as bad breath, bitter mouth, constipation, yellow and turbid urine, and thick and greasy tongue coating. Suggestion: You can see a Chinese doctor and take appropriate Chinese medicine treatment.

Why do children sweat on the palms and soles of their feet: Pathological hyperhidrosis Excessive secretion of sweat glands is a common symptom in infancy and childhood. Some children sweat during daytime activities, some sweat just after going to bed, and some sweat in the second half of the night. For these hyperhidrosis, some are physiological hyperhidrosis, while others may be pathological hyperhidrosis. Note: The secretion of sweat glands is related to the excitability of the sympathetic nerves and is not directly controlled by the parasympathetic nerves. Therefore, any cause that can increase the excitability of the sympathetic nerves can cause excessive sweating.

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