What causes children’s hands and feet to sweat?

Sweating of hands and feet can be divided into many types. One is the sweat discharge that occurs in a hot environment, and the other occurs when the temperature is low. Sweating of children's hands and feet is generally related to the body's regulation. If this phenomenon occurs in low temperatures, it means that the child's constitution is relatively weak and cold, which can be adjusted through diet.

1. Imperfect temperature regulation

The main reason why babies' hands and feet sweat a lot is that their central nervous system is not yet fully developed, their body temperature regulation function is poor, and they are easily affected by the external environment. When the surrounding temperature is high, the baby will dissipate heat through evaporation of water from the skin and sweating. Excessive sweating, wearing too many clothes or thick blankets, high indoor temperature, etc., are all physiological hyperhidrosis.

2. Dampness and heat in the spleen and stomach

The spleen and stomach have the function of transporting water and eliminating dampness. Once this function is weakened, dampness and heat will accumulate in the body. Dampness and heat tend to move downward, causing excessive sweating at the extremities, especially the feet, which is more common, accounting for 70% to 80%. For those with weak spleen and stomach, it is recommended to cook porridge with bitter gourd, coix seed, yam, red dates, lotus seeds and other ingredients that have spleen-strengthening effects. In addition, you should strengthen exercise. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that exercise can replenish yang energy and change physical weakness.

3. Cold constitution

Some children not only sweat a lot on their hands and feet, but also have cold hands and feet and are afraid of the cold in winter. This is mostly caused by a weak constitution, severe coldness in the body, and poor blood circulation. You should eat some warm and nourishing food to regulate your body, and also strengthen your exercise to speed up blood circulation and promote metabolism.

4. Disease factors

When the body is ill, the sympathetic nerve function that controls sweating of the hands and feet may become abnormal. Pathological sweating of the hands and feet is commonly caused by tuberculosis, rickets due to calcium deficiency, recurrent respiratory tract infections, etc. These are often accompanied by other symptoms, parents can ask the doctor to identify!

5. Genetic factors

If there are people in the family with excessive sweating of hands and feet, the child may also have sweaty hands and feet due to genetic reasons. Moreover, children's hands and feet usually sweat profusely when they are quiet or sleeping.