What causes hot palms in children?

Hot palms are a common phenomenon nowadays, because generally speaking, children will have hot palms, but it is not very serious. If your child's palms feel hot, you need to pay special attention, because this may be a sign of spleen and stomach deficiency. So let us understand the reasons for hot palms in children.

1. Malnutrition and spleen deficiency, fever in the palms and soles

One of the reasons is improper diet. Some children eat excessively, at irregular times, and often eat snacks. This can damage the spleen and stomach functions in the long run, causing dysfunction of metabolism and forming stagnation. Over time, the essence of water and grain cannot be absorbed, resulting in malnutrition and fever.

The second is that after suffering from other diseases, such as vomiting, diarrhea, dysentery, parasitic diseases, etc., if they are not treated properly for a long time, they will damage the qi and blood, leading to malnutrition and the formation of malnutrition and fever. These children often have hot palms and soles, sallow complexion, thin muscles, dry hair, distended abdomen, poor appetite, frequent ingestion of foreign objects, restless sleep at night, loose stools, undigested food, and yellow and turbid urine like rice water.

2. Blood deficiency and Yin deficiency, fever in hands and feet

The reasons are mostly due to weak constitution, or lack of conditioning after a serious illness or fever, resulting in damage to yin and blood, and failure to restore vital energy. These children often show symptoms such as hot palms and soles, emaciation, listlessness, cough with little sputum, dizziness, tinnitus, dry mouth and tongue, hot flashes in the afternoon, red cheeks, night sweats, frequent urination, and constipation.

Fever in the palms and soles of children is most commonly caused by malnutrition and spleen deficiency, and most of them occur in infants under 3 years old. While using medication, you should also pay attention to supplementing a certain amount of nutritious food, allowing children to get more sun and breathe fresh air to promote physical recovery.

Normally, the palms and soles of children's feet will be a little hot, and their temperature is higher than that of adults. If a child's palms and soles feel hot when he is sick, then the child's body temperature will not exceed 39 degrees. If the palms and soles of a child feel cold when he is sick, then you really need to pay attention, because the body temperature may exceed 39 degrees. Spring is also the season when children are most likely to get sick. Always pay attention to the child's movements. Don't wear too much or too little.

From this article, we have learned what causes children's hot palms. Therefore, in daily life, we must pay special attention to it, measure our children's body temperature to avoid causing other diseases, and observe our children's every move.