Some friends may be confused and sweaty. What's the fuss? It is true that sweating itself is a normal reaction of the human body to regulate temperature. But for the elderly, eating, light exercise and other situations that are easy to sweat are not caused by temperature, and may symbolize certain health risks, which are usually called "sweating".
Old people often sweat. What is the reason?
Speaking of sweating, some people who know better about health care will think that the word "deficiency" is usually associated with the kidney and often sweats. It must be kidney is not good. Is that really the case?
Often sweating, is it because of kidney is not good?
The doctor replied: there are indeed some factors.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that sweat is a part of body fluid, which belongs to the collection of yin and qi. Sweat plays the role of volatilizing temperature and maintaining the balance of temperature control in the body, so it needs yang to adjust.
Sufficient yang nourishes the body, has a strong convergence and warming effect, and will not easily lose sweat because of some small-scale exercise consumption, so sweating will naturally not occur; On the other hand, the yang in the body is insufficient to absorb yang and keep sweating, and the situation of deficiency and cold will also appear.
As a part of the five internal organs, the kidney has the function of regulating yin and yang, especially for the elderly. With the growth of age and the influence of some diseases, the health of the kidney is damaged, the function of regulating yang is weakened, the supply and convergence of yang are lacking, and the outflow efficiency of sweat can not be controlled. The probability of sweating symptoms is also relatively high.
However, it is not only the deficiency of kidney yang, but also the weakening of kidney regulation function that will lead to sweating symptoms. There are three possible reasons. I hope elderly friends can reflect on themselves.
Please pay attention to three other reasons that may lead to sweating in the elderly.
Reason one: lung qi deficiency is weak, and body fluid leaks out.
The lung, like the kidney, belongs to one of the five internal organs, because the lung is warm and moist, and it hates cold and dryness. It's autumn and winter. If you don't pay attention to aftercare, it will do great harm to your lungs. It means more to the elderly.
Not only that, in the view of Chinese medicine, the lung has the function of defending qi and nourishing body fluid. In other words, the lungs can help the body concentrate blood gas and stay in body fluids. If the lung qi deficiency is weak, the function of lung operation will decline, which is naturally not conducive to the retention of body fluid, the exterior and interior are not solid, the lung yin is relieved, and the body fluid stops diarrhea, so obvious symptoms of deficiency and cold will appear on the body surface.
Reason 2: Emotional imbalance, excessive sweating and loss of body fluid.
Ancient Chinese medicine has always had the view of "integration of body and mind", that is to say, Chinese medicine believes that human spirit is closely related to physical health. If the mood is not harmonious, negative emotions will affect the body and lead to diseases.
However, some elderly people feel uncomfortable because of illness or physical condition, or because of nerve aging, such as anxiety and worry. Immersed in a bad mood for a long time, cold sweat will keep flowing out. In the long run, the trend and habit of body shape can easily lead to deficiency and cold.
In this regard, western medicine also has the same view. Negative emotions such as high tension and excitement will lead to the increase of acetylcholine secretion in the elderly, which will lead to hyperhidrosis, which is called "hyperhidrosis" in Chinese medicine. Therefore, it is essential to adjust the symptoms of sweating of the elderly, adjust their emotions and remain optimistic.
Reason three: spleen and stomach are sick, qi stagnation and sweating.
Our human body is linked by complex and numerous meridians. Yang carries blood gas, delivers energy to various organs and tissues, and maintains the normal and healthy physiological state of human body.
The energy to promote yang and blood gas comes from the digestive system of our body, that is, the spleen and stomach. The food we eat is converted into energy through the digestive system of the spleen and stomach, which maintains the body's mechanism and health.
On the contrary, if the spleen and stomach are weak, the conversion probability of qi and blood energy will be reduced, and the blood gas running in the meridians will become stagnant. Over time, excess blood will be blocked due to excessive qi stagnation, which is called "qi stagnation", and blood gas cannot be absorbed downward. Excessive blood gas will be concentrated in the chest and head, constantly stimulating the body's temperature control system, such as sweating while eating, and the risk of sweating will be greater. Traditional Chinese medicine is also called "upper heat and lower cold", which urgently needs the elderly to nourish the spleen and stomach in time, regulate excretion and open blocked meridians. This is the best way to solve such symptoms.
Now that we understand the causes of sweating in the elderly, it is natural to find a way to solve it. To sum up, sweating in the elderly is tantamount to deficiency of kidney-yang, emotional imbalance, weak lung-qi deficiency and minor diseases of the spleen and stomach, which can be solved one by one.
Kidney-yang deficiency, emotional disorder, lung-qi deficiency and spleen-stomach ailment, how to deal with them respectively?
Deficiency of kidney yang. There are many common methods of tonifying kidney-yang in traditional Chinese medicine, such as curculigo, dog meat, cinnamon and so on. , are very good choices, or some Chinese medicines for tonifying kidney and strengthening yang, such as Jingui Shenqi Pill. However, it should be noted that the purpose of the human body is to regulate yin and yang peacefully and must not make up too much.
Emotional disorder. As far as emotions are concerned, there is no specific medicine to relieve them. More importantly, it depends on the ability of the elderly to adjust their emotions and maintain optimism. You can choose to try something you are interested in, such as dancing and sports. To offset and divert negative attention and improve mood.
"lung qi deficiency is weak." Especially in autumn and winter, it is very important to raise lungs. Chinese medicine believes that "white fills the lungs." Try lotus root, yam and other foods to moisten the lungs and replenish qi, which may have an effect.
There is something wrong with the spleen and stomach. Symptoms of spleen and stomach deficiency and cold are mostly due to blood stasis in meridians, with upper heat and lower cold. Try using Atractylodes macrocephala and Poria to dredge water and nourish the spleen and stomach, or you can solve the problem of siltation.
However, old friends should pay attention to the fact that Chinese medicine mentioned in the article is also toxic. Please do it under the guidance of Yamatonokusushi, a Chinese medicine practitioner. Health and safety remain the primary considerations.