Is the child sweating because he is scared?

Sweating is a normal phenomenon in daily life, but some sweating is normal and some sweating is abnormal. If a child sweats, it is either because the baby is wearing too many clothes or it is what Chinese medicine calls night sweats. There are many reasons for night sweats. When the baby lacks trace elements or calcium, night sweats will occur. Usually, the baby needs to be supplemented with calcium appropriately and the baby should be exposed to the sun more.

Causes of night sweats in children

Improper feeding and care

Babies with weak constitutions often sweat in patches on their heads, chests, and backs when they are active during the day or after falling asleep at night. This is often caused by improper feeding or poor digestion and absorption. In addition, dressing your baby too much or covering him with too thick a blanket can also cause excessive sweating. For this reason, babies should not eat too much at night and should be properly dressed and covered with quilts.

Calcium deficiency

Night sweats caused by this reason often manifest as obvious sweating on the head in the first half of the night after falling asleep. Because the pillow is stimulated by sweat, babies often shake their heads while sleeping, causing friction with the pillow, resulting in sparse hair and falling out on the pillow, forming the typical "pillow baldness". Vitamin D and calcium need to be supplemented in time. If night sweats are accompanied by occipital baldness, delayed closure of fontanelle, X-shaped legs, beaded ribs, etc., it is likely caused by low blood calcium, which is more common in babies under 3 years old.

disease

Babies often suffer from night sweats in the later stages of illness, anemia, hyperthyroidism, etc. This is because of their weak constitution and autonomic nervous system dysfunction. In addition, the following diseases can cause night sweats: tuberculosis, rickets, hypoglycemia or anemia, rheumatism, etc.

Treatment of night sweats in children

If your baby suffers from night sweats, the mother does not necessarily have to take medication, but can use diet therapy.

Here are some dietary therapies recommended for treating night sweats in children.

Tremella, Red Dates and Wolfberry Soup

The preparation method is 30 grams of white fungus, 20 grams of red dates, 20 grams of wolfberry, and 10 grams of rock sugar. Soak the Tremella in warm water, remove the stems, wash and tear into small pieces. Put it into the pot, add appropriate amount of water and simmer on low heat until the white fungus, red dates and wolfberries are cooked through, then add rock sugar until it melts, mix well and serve. Take each dose in 2 meals. Suitable for people with yin deficiency and night sweats.

Red Dates, Wolfberry and Chrysanthemum Soup

30 grams of red dates and 20 grams of wolfberries. 8 chrysanthemums. The method is to wash the red dates and wolfberries, put them into a pot, add 500 grams of water and boil them until cooked. Then wash the chrysanthemums, add them and simmer on low heat for 20 minutes. Then remove from the pot. Eat once a day, one cup each time. Take for 3 consecutive days.

Lily and wolfberry soup

30 grams of lily and 30 grams of wolfberry. The method is to wash the wolfberries and lilies, put them into the pot, add appropriate amount of water, simmer on low heat for 30 minutes, and eat after taking them out of the pot, one bowl each time, once a day, for 3 consecutive days.

If the baby's night sweats are caused by certain pathological diseases, it is best for parents to take the baby to the hospital for examination first. After determining the cause, take scientific treatment methods under the guidance of the doctor. In addition to drug treatment, you can also use diet therapy appropriately. However, in this case it is best to consult a doctor first.