Children sweat profusely when they sleep, which is called "night sweat". This situation is relatively common for children under five years old, because the child is growing vigorously and the sweating function is still in the process of improving and establishing the sweating function, so there is a lot of sweat.
Although children's night sweats are roughly divided into two types by doctors:
The first type, physiological night sweats: For younger children, they have rich capillaries and strong metabolism, but at the same time, neuromodulation is still unsatisfactory. So they sweat more than adults. When sleeping, the skin blood vessels dilate, which increases the outflow of sweat, resulting in the sign of sweating profusely.
If the child is covered with a very thick quilt on this basis, he will inevitably produce more sweat.
Second type, pathological night sweats: When children have calcium deficiency, tuberculosis , night sweats will also occur. This type of sweating is also accompanied by flushing complexion, low fever and weight loss, and loss of appetite.
If our children have physiological night sweats, parents only need to find the reasons behind them and prescribe the right medicine. If it is pathological night sweats, you cannot blindly supplement calcium and take medicine. Instead, you must diagnose it by a professional doctor to find the real reason, and then provide targeted treatment.
No matter what, long-term night sweats will hurt the child. After all, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, sweat is heart fluid. That is to say, a lot of sweating and long-term sweating will inevitably lead to serious damage to the child.
Therefore, parents must pay attention to the prevention of night sweats in children.
1. Take your children to bask in the sun more, even the reflected sunlight is effective in preventing children’s night sweats. But remember not to bask in the sun through the window. In addition, parents should not let the sun shine directly on their children's eyes.
2. It is best to ensure breastfeeding, which can greatly increase the child's physical fitness, give the child enough physical health to avoid night sweats.
3. For premature babies, and twins, or some children suffering from digestive tract diseases and diarrhea, vitamin D can be supplemented appropriately, which can prevent the occurrence of rickets .
4. Whether the child has physiological night sweats or pathological night sweats, parents must do basic nursing work, such as changing clothes in time, paying attention to replenishing moisture and salt for children in time. In addition, the bedding of children with night sweats needs to be replaced and dried regularly.
5. Take your children more to participate in outdoor exercises to enhance their physical fitness. It is also a good way to prevent night sweats in children, which is much better than taking medicine.
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