Sweat is a barometer of health. Reminder: If you sweat frequently, 4 diseases may be hidden behind it.

Although it is not yet June, the weather is "heating up early". Xiaojiu lives in the south. It has not rained in the past few days, the air pressure is low, and she is sweating profusely even if she takes a few steps downstairs. .

It is common for the body to sweat when the weather is hot and muggy, but sometimes the body sweats a lot even though it is not moving much, which is puzzling.

Excessive sweating brings trouble to life to some extent. Sometimes when sleeping at night, sweat wets the back, making people unable to sleep at night. Some excessive sweating may even be a signal of physical disease.

Our subcutaneous tissue is covered with sweat glands, which can help us balance the body's excessive temperature by excreting sweat. Normal sweating is generally affected by two external factors: weather and exercise.

First of all, when the outdoor temperature is higher than the human body temperature, especially when the sun shines fiercely, you will sweat very much even if you walk outside, and even your clothes will get wet. Secondly, sweating during exercise is completely normal. Exercising more and sweating more can help eliminate toxins from the body and stimulate the meridians.

The above are all normal cases of sweating. Even if you are sweating profusely due to these two cases, there is no need to worry too much.

If sweating is not caused by the above two factors, it is abnormal perspiration, which may indicate that there is something wrong with people's bodies.

Someone may ask: Is sweating related to thyroid function?

The answer is: there is a certain relationship. Continuous sweating is likely to be a sign of overactive thyroid function. The thyroid gland is responsible for regulating energy production. Excessive secretion of thyroid hormone may speed up the body's metabolic function, causing patients to sweat.

Of course, in addition to abnormal perspiration caused by the thyroid gland, the following four diseases will also cause sweating:

Hypoglycemia: Experts from the British Diabetes Society said that when we eat, our bodies It secretes insulin to regulate blood sugar. When hunger becomes unbearable, the blood sugar in the blood will stimulate the release of adrenaline, causing the body to enter a stress mode and then sweat.

Nervous dysfunction: Sweating caused by neurological dysfunction, the most representative one is menopausal hot flashes. After entering menopause, hormone levels drop, causing unreasonable sweating that has nothing to do with temperature or exercise. The patient always feels damp on the body; it will be aggravated when the weather is hot, physical exercise or anxiety occurs.

Sudden heart attack: In addition to sweating for no reason, the patient will also experience chest pain. This is likely to be an early warning sign of a heart attack. It is an overreaction of the vasovagal nerve and can also cause a sudden increase in heart rate and blood pressure. decline.

Medication side effects: Certain medications, such as antidepressants, medications for dry mouth, cold medicines, iron supplements, and antibiotics, can also cause sweating if you stop taking them suddenly.

Dr. Xia Gongxu from Nanjing Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine said that sweat is metabolized by body fluid, which is body fluid in the body and is leaked on the muscle surface as sweat. Abnormal sweating is an alarm for health. The following types of abnormal sweating are likely to be signs of physical discomfort.

1. Night sweats

Under normal circumstances, people’s body temperature is low during sleep and they are generally not prone to sweating. On the contrary, people with night sweats always sweat for no reason during sleep, and their backs are wet with sweat. People with night sweats are often accompanied by symptoms such as insomnia, dry mouth, and dry stools. Therefore, night sweats are mostly caused by yin deficiency and excessive fire.

2. Fishy-smelling sweat

Sweat has a special fishy smell, which may be related to heat syndrome or damp-heat syndrome. It is generally liver heat, or is more common in liver cirrhosis.

3. Colored sweat

Sweat should be a colorless liquid, and if the color appears, it may be caused by a chemical reaction caused by the fusion of microorganisms and sweat. For example, yellow sweat is caused by high bilirubin concentration in the blood and is mainly seen in liver and gallbladder diseases; white sweat is mostly caused by heart and lung yang deficiency; red sweat is mostly related to endocrine dysfunction, or it may be caused by a certain part of the body In bleeding; green sweat, may be related to bile leakage, as in acute suppurative cholangitis.

4. Spontaneous perspiration

Spontaneous perspiration means you will sweat even when you sit quietly, especially in the office when the air conditioner is blowing, and the body is still sweating profusely. According to traditional Chinese medicine, "Qi is solid on the surface". If Qi is deficient, it loses traction and sweat cannot stop flowing out, which is what we often call "deficient sweating".

The cause of sweating mainly lies in the heart and lungs. People with qi deficiency and spontaneous sweating should exercise moderately and keep warm when the seasons change. Typhoid and colds are not good for spontaneous sweating.

5. Sweaty palms, soles and palms

When people are nervous, upset or anxious, their palms will sweat, but as the mood calms down, the sweating will disappear. This is normal. But some people always have sweaty palms no matter what the occasion, which may be a symptom of palmar hyperhidrosis. If a person with excessive sweaty palms is also accompanied by loss of appetite, weight and sleepiness, yellow urine, and yellow and greasy tongue coating, it is hyperhidrosis caused by dampness and heat in the spleen and stomach.

Director Yang Shuxia of Peking University First Hospital said that sweating is the body’s way of regulating body temperature. Normal sweating does not require treatment, but if sweating is caused by hyperhidrosis, the cause of the hyperhidrosis should be found first. .

Hyperhidrosis can be divided into two types: primary and secondary. Primary hyperhidrosis is relatively common. In addition to being affected by emotional changes such as tension and excitement, it is also related to genetics. The relief method is to avoid tension, anxiety and other emotions, and take oral anti-anxiety drugs when necessary; use over-the-counter antiperspirant products containing alum, aluminum tetrachloride and other ingredients; in severe cases, oral anticholinergic drugs can be prescribed by a doctor.

Secondary abnormal sweating is night sweats and spontaneous sweating caused by diseases. The treatment method should first check whether hyperthyroidism, diabetes, endocrine diseases, etc. are causing sweating, and then treat the patient's symptoms accordingly. treat.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that sweating on the hands and feet is caused by spleen deficiency disorders, which are mainly divided into two types: deficiency and excess: Sweating caused by weak spleen and stomach, you can usually choose foods that strengthen the spleen and stomach such as bitter melon, barley, yam, etc.; People with spleen and stomach syndrome should pay attention to a light diet on weekdays, with less oil and salt, and eat an appropriate amount of food that strengthens the spleen and stomach.

Proper physical exercise can also help prevent and improve abnormal sweating, but care should be taken to avoid excessive strenuous exercise. Of course, if you find that your body's abnormal sweating is getting more and more serious, you should seek medical attention promptly to find out the cause and stop the sweating.

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