Is it kidney deficiency if men sweat a lot?

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that normal sweating can regulate body temperature, remove waste products from the body, and adjust the balance of the five internal organs. When the five internal organs are out of balance, abnormal sweating will occur. Therefore, traditional Chinese medicine often judges the condition of the human body based on the time, location, amount and characteristics of sweating. So does a lot of sweating in men mean that the kidneys are weak?

First of all, we need to determine whether it is caused by a disease. Generally, diabetes, hyperthyroidism, hypertension, congestive heart failure, hemiplegia, spinal trauma, tumors, tuberculosis, etc. can all cause abnormal sweating, accompanied by obvious relative symptoms. In this case, it is necessary to control the disease in time, and then the sweating condition can be treated. Of course, a large number of cases are abnormal sweating without obvious symptoms, which can be summarized into the following categories.

According to the time of sweating: one is sweating a lot during the day. Regardless of the season, people often sweat a lot when they are inactive or lightly active during the day. These people often have weak constitution, low voice, poor appetite, and are prone to fever and cold. Chinese medicine believes that this is a manifestation of qi deficiency. For this kind of people, they can choose Chinese yam, bean curd, beef, mutton, etc. for diet. They can also use dangshen or astragalus stewed chicken or ribs to warm the spleen and body and reduce qi deficiency. They can also enhance their resistance through fitness exercises that relieve postures and blend scenes, such as training Tai Chi and Ba Duan Jin.

Another type is night sweating. People sweat when they fall asleep and stop sweating when they wake up. Chinese medicine calls this "stealing sweating". These people often have hot hands and feet, restlessness, red and hot face, dry mouth and throat, etc. Chinese medicine believes that this is the main manifestation of Yang deficiency. For this kind of people, they can choose lily, pear and other yin-nourishing foods, eat less hot foods such as mutton, scallions, green onions, ginger, garlic, etc., and can also use Adenophora, Ophiopogon japonicus, Schisandra chinensis or Korean ginseng to make tea.

According to the location of sweating

One is excessive sweating on the head. If the head and face sweat easily after overeating and overeating, and if you feel upper abdominal distension, dry mouth, and loss of appetite, it is often indigestion. You can reduce the amount of food you eat, eat light food, or take some digestive medicine. If you feel heavy and weak, have stomach discomfort, want to vomit, have a fever, and have a thick and yellow tongue coating, it is a manifestation of cold and dampness in the intestines and stomach, and you should pay attention to light food. It is normal for children to have mild sweating on the head when they are sleeping well; but if it is accompanied by poor sleep quality, restlessness, easy to be startled, and thin hair, you should seek medical treatment in time. In addition, the elderly and women with weak constitutions after giving birth also have excessive sweating on the head, which is mostly attributed to qi deficiency.

The second is that the palms and soles sweat easily. If the palms and soles sweat easily and are accompanied by heat in the palms and soles, dry mouth and throat, etc., it is mostly attributed to yang deficiency with heat; if the palms and soles sweat easily and are accompanied by swollen and painful abdomen and constipation, it is mostly attributed to heat syndrome with feces accumulation in the intestines and stomach, and laxatives can be taken; if the palms and soles sweat easily and are accompanied by dry mouth, swollen and painful gums, etc., it is mostly attributed to stomach heat, and Chinese herbal medicines for clearing stomach heat can be taken, such as Niuhuang Qingwei Pills, Qingwei Huanglian Pills, etc.

The third is that the heart and chest are prone to sweating, which is common in some brain workers. These people are often accompanied by mental fatigue, poor appetite, and poor sleep. The main manifestations of poor sleep are attributed to anxiety and lead to heart and spleen deficiency. Appropriate fitness exercises, such as jogging, Tai Chi, Ba Duan Jin, etc., can be used to release stress and adjust the body and mind.