Traditional Chinese Medicine Explanation for Hot Palms and Feet in Children

Hot palms and soles of children are a symptom we often encounter when taking care of children in our daily lives. When children have this situation, as parents we should understand the cause of this symptom so that we can pay more attention to it in daily life and avoid it from happening again. How does Chinese medicine explain the symptom of hot palms and soles of children? Today this article will give parents a simple explanation.

Traditional Chinese medicine divides fever in the palms and soles of the feet into two types: malnutrition and spleen deficiency and blood deficiency and yin deficiency.

1. Malnutrition and spleen deficiency, hot palms and soles: The first reason is improper diet, that is, some people eat excessively, eat at irregular times, and often eat snacks. In the long run, it can damage the spleen and stomach function, cause abnormal transportation and transformation, and form stagnation. With the passage of time, the essence of water and grain cannot be absorbed, forming 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. Common symptoms in this area include hot palms and soles, sallow and thin face, dry hair, bloated 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. Deficiency of blood and yin, 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 loss of yin and blood, and failure to restore vital energy. This part is often manifested as hot palms and soles, weight loss, mental depression, cough with little sputum, dizziness and tinnitus, dry mouth and tongue, hot flashes in the afternoon, red cheeks and night sweats, frequent urination, and constipation. Fever in the palms and soles is most common due to malnutrition and spleen deficiency, and most of the cases occur in infants under 3 years old.

When a child has symptoms such as hot palms and soles, if we as parents do not understand the causes of these symptoms, we often cannot use the correct methods to treat the child in time, and may even rush to seek medical treatment and choose the wrong method, which will not only delay the child's recovery, but may even have serious consequences. Therefore, it is very necessary for us as parents to understand the causes of these symptoms.