Why are children's hands and feet cold?

Children's bodies are not fully developed yet, so their resistance is relatively poor. If you fail to take adequate preventive measures, your body will easily develop symptoms of some diseases, such as cold hands and feet. In such cases, effective treatment and control should be carried out in a timely manner. Delaying treatment may lead to other disease symptoms. Here’s what to do if your child has cold hands and feet.

Cold hands and feet are closely related to the heart and blood vessels, because blood is sent from the heart, carrying oxygen to all parts of the body. Only after the oxygen is burned can heat energy be generated, and the hands and feet will be warm. Once the cardiovascular system is impaired, it will affect blood circulation and delivery, causing cold hands and feet. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, cold and numb hands and feet are mostly caused by problems with Qi and blood, because Qi deficiency and blood deficiency cause poor blood circulation and insufficient blood volume.

[Main causes of cold hands and feet] *Weak heart that is unable to supply blood to the extremities of the body.

*Insufficient blood in the body, low hemoglobin and red blood cells. *Blockage in the blood vessels, fever, cold, etc. can affect the central nervous system of the brain and cause cold hands and feet. *Problems with the sympathetic nervous system function cause the muscles to be unable to contract when exposed to cold and generate heat energy to resist the cold.

[Who is most likely to have cold hands and feet] * Girls who are too thin and small Girls with a weak and cold constitution are most likely to have cold hands and feet because this type of people has poor peripheral blood circulation, which can easily disrupt the body temperature regulation mechanism. Cold hands and feet are caused by the poor regulation of the autonomic nervous system and the thinning of blood vessels. Moreover, toes, knees, shoulders, fingers and other parts are joint areas with more movement, and because there are relatively fewer fat and blood vessels, heat is easily lost.

* When blood sugar is too low or blood pressure is low, food is an important source of calories for the body. If you lose weight too much or starve yourself too much, your blood sugar will be too low and you will have cold hands and feet. When blood pressure is low, blood circulation will also be poor. When you are tired or weak, blood pressure will easily drop, causing cold hands and feet. When you are under too much stress, the pressure of work or time pressure will make your hands and feet cold and trembling. As long as this tense period is over, they will slowly return to warmth.

* Clothing is not warm enough. If your hands and feet are cold, it means there is a problem with the even distribution of body temperature. If you have put on several layers of clothes but your hands and feet are still not warm enough, you should pay attention. This is because the "cold spots" of the temperature receptors on the surface of many people's bodies are too dull to feel the cold.

*Cold weather or staying in an air-conditioned room for a long time will reduce blood flow and slow down blood circulation, causing cold hands and feet.

When a child develops cold hands and feet, he or she must follow the methods described above to treat and control the condition. Having cold hands and feet may not seem like a big problem. However, if it cannot be controlled in time, it will not be good for the child's physical health. In normal times, we should give our children more efforts to increase their physical resistance.