Patient's question:
Hello doctor, could you please tell me that my child sweats a lot at night when sleeping, and their clothes are always wet. It's the same in winter. What should I do? How can I treat sweating? Thank you!!!Doctor's answer:
Childhood internal heat is mainly due to the accumulation of heat in the spleen and stomach, as well as yin deficiency and internal heat. Children with spleen and stomach heat often sweat spontaneously, have obvious limbs, thirst but not excessive thirst, constipation, heavy breathing, and thinness. Treatment should focus on clearing heat, promoting bowel movements, and diarrhea, with frequent bowel movements to stop night sweats.Children with yin deficiency and internal heat, due to prolonged night sweats, excessive body fluids, and yin deficiency symptoms, may exhibit: dry lips, red tongue, hot hands, and feet, dry and granular stools. Treatment should involve clearing heat, nourishing yin, promoting sweating, and physical therapy.
Regarding children with night sweats, they often catch colds, which is very rare, as their bodies are deficient. Most of their colds are caused by catching colds while sweating and kicking legs during sleep, which is different from colds caused by physical weakness.