Patient's question:
Easily sweats, good during the day, everything is normal. Originally, I also liked sweating, but recently it has been more, the pillowcase is wet, does not like to eat vegetables and fruits, loves meat. What kind of assistance is desired: assist in guessing the reason...Doctor's answer:
The child's condition may be caused by calcium deficiency, but it could also be due to zinc deficiency, or it might be related to the hot weather in the past two days.Recommendations:
It may be related to calcium deficiency. If the child sweats excessively from the neck at night, feels cool, is restless, or has less hair around the pillow, it is likely. In this case, supplementing with calcium and cod liver oil can help.
It may also be related to zinc deficiency. It is best to have a blood test to check for trace elements to confirm.
It may also be related to internal heat. This can be either stomach and spleen heat accumulation or yin deficiency internal heat. Heat forces body fluids to evaporate, leading to persistent thirst. Therefore, without clearing the heat, sweating cannot stop. To relieve thirst, one must clear the heat.
Children with stomach and spleen heat accumulation often have appetite or loss of appetite, good spirits, constipation (every few days or daily), heavy breath, and despite being thin, they do not feel tired. They are active all day long. Treatment should focus on clearing heat and promoting bowel movement to allow heat to be expelled from the lower body. I often recommend parents to cook tofu soup for the child or use herbs like bamboo leaves, Scutellaria baicalensis, and radish seeds for treatment. This often helps with bowel movement and stops thirst. Children with particularly appetite can normalize it, while those who defecate less can increase their bowel movements.
The most common type is yin deficiency internal heat. Long-term thirst depletes body fluids, leading to yin deficiency symptoms such as red and dry lips and tongue, bone and muscle heat, dry mouth, excessive drinking but still feeling thirsty, and constipation (every few days or daily) with dry, pellet-like stools. Treatment should focus on clearing heat and nourishing yin to eliminate internal heat. I often use herbs like Ophiopogon japonicus, Adenophora japonica, Scrophularia ningpoensis, Phytolacca acinosa, and mulberry leaves for treatment. For excessive sweating, adding dragon bone, oyster shell, and raw Astragalus membranaceus can quickly stop the sweating.
Additionally, pay attention to qi and yin deficiency. Long-term thirst causes qi to deplete with body fluids, leading to qi and yin deficiency. Children often show symptoms such as pale face, dry mouth, and bone and muscle heat. I often recommend children to take ginseng and Schisandra fruit syrup, which is also effective.
However, without pulse-taking and tongue-examination data online, it is impossible to determine the specific pattern. Therefore, it is still best to consult a traditional Chinese medicine doctor at a local hospital for syndrome differentiation and treatment.