Why do children often sweat on their backs?

Parents with babies at home will definitely find that babies sweat more than adults on average. In addition, in the hot summer, babies sweat even more. Therefore, many people do not take the fact that babies sweat a lot seriously. In fact, it is normal for babies to sweat a lot, but once they sweat too much, such as sweating during sleep, and the sweat soaks their clothes and pillowcases, etc., you should pay attention, because this may be the night sweats mentioned in traditional Chinese medicine. Today I will talk to you about the problem of children sweating on their backs.

Night sweats in children are not necessarily pathological, most of them are physiological. Because children's skin contains more moisture, has abundant capillaries, has an active metabolism, and their autonomic nervous system regulation function is not yet fully developed, they are prone to sweating when they are active.

If children are too active before going to bed, it can increase the body's heat production, or shortly after eating, gastrointestinal motility increases, gastric juice secretion increases, and sweat gland secretion also increases accordingly. These can cause children to sweat more after sleeping, especially within 2 hours after sweating. Pathological night sweats are more common in rickets, mainly in children under 3 years old, and are mainly manifested in sweating in the first half of the night, which is caused by low blood calcium. Night sweats in children with tuberculosis are characterized by sweating all night long.

The children also have symptoms such as low fever, weight loss, no weight gain or weight loss, loss of appetite, and mood changes. Once children are found to have night sweats, the first thing to do is to find out the cause in time and give appropriate treatment. Drug treatment is generally not recommended for physiological night sweats. Instead, it is recommended to adjust lifestyle and eliminate fever-causing factors in life.

For children with pathological night sweats, treatment should be targeted at the cause. If night sweats are caused by calcium deficiency, appropriate supplements of calcium, vitamin D, etc. should be taken. Night sweats caused by tuberculosis should be treated with anti-tuberculosis treatment. When children have night sweats, they should dry their skin with a towel, change clothes, and bathe frequently.

Therefore, when a child often sweats on his back, parents must pay attention to observe and distinguish whether it is physiological night sweats or pathological night sweats, and then treat it accordingly. If the child's sweating does not improve after a period of time, it is recommended to go to a regular hospital for a check-up. Finally, the editor hopes that the babies of all parents can grow up healthily.