Why do my feet get hot at night?

Hot soles of the feet are a pathological phenomenon, indicating physical weakness. But everyone's situation should be different. For example, some people often have the problem of hot soles of their feet. Some people will have this problem at night, so the treatment method should be tailored to their physical condition. Massage or Chinese medicine treatment should be the best treatment method, but why do my feet become hot at night?

Why do my feet get hot at night?

1.1. Malnutrition and spleen deficiency

One of the reasons why the soles of your feet become hot is because of an uncontrolled and irregular diet. If this continues for a long time, it will damage the spleen and stomach functions and cause disorders in the functioning of our spleen and stomach.

The second is that after suffering from other diseases, such as vomiting, diarrhea, dysentery, parasitic diseases, etc., if they are not treated properly, the disease will be delayed for a long time, damaging the qi and blood, leading to malnutrition and the formation of malnutrition and fever. Common symptoms in this area include hot palms and soles, sallow complexion, thin muscles, dry hair, bloated abdomen, poor appetite, frequent ingestion of foreign objects, restless sleep at night, loose stools, undigested food, and yellow and turbid urine like rice water.

1.2. Blood Deficiency and Yin Deficiency

The reasons are mostly due to weak constitution, or lack of conditioning after a serious illness or fever, which leads to loss of yin and blood, and failure to restore vital energy.

This part is often manifested as hot palms and soles, weight loss, mental depression, cough with little sputum, dizziness and tinnitus, dry mouth and tongue, hot flashes in the afternoon, red cheeks and night sweats, frequent urination, and constipation. Fever in the palms and soles is most common due to malnutrition and spleen deficiency, and most of the cases occur in infants under 3 years old.

While using medication for treatment, we also need to pay attention to supplementing nutrition, frequently getting sunlight exposure, and breathing fresh air, which can promote physical recovery.

2. What diseases can cause the soles of the feet to become hot at night?

2.1 Pulmonary tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is the most common cause of hot palms, especially in young people, accompanied by night sweats, fatigue, cough, mental depression, etc. A chest X-ray or laboratory test can usually reveal the presence of lesions.

2.2 Chronic pyelonephritis

During the chronic active stage, there is usually persistent or intermittent heat in the palms, or accompanied by systemic fever and symptoms such as low back pain, fatigue, frequent urination, and painful urination, and abnormalities are found in urine tests.

2.3 Liver disease

Viral hepatitis (such as hepatitis B), cirrhosis, chronic bile duct infection, etc. may cause hot palms. These diseases are generally accompanied by loss of appetite, weight loss, fatigue, abdominal distension, dull pain in the liver area, insomnia, etc. Liver function or hepatitis immunology tests can usually diagnose the condition.

2.4 Connective tissue diseases

Although rheumatic fever, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, etc. can cause hot palms, the incidence is not high and is generally accompanied by obvious systemic fever symptoms.

3. What should you pay attention to when the soles of your feet become hot at night?

The sensation of heat in the soles of the feet and palpitations does not necessarily mean a fever. Some people may experience these symptoms due to restlessness or emotional influence. Patients should balance their mentality, not think too much, and drinking more water can effectively reduce the temperature.

The symptom of hot soles of the feet may be caused by yin deficiency. Such patients are prone to chills at ordinary times, and often feel hot in the palms, soles of the feet, and heart. This is called five-heart heat in traditional Chinese medicine. Usually there is also sweating, which is not necessarily a fever.

If such symptoms occur, it may be caused by other reasons, such as chronic bronchitis or chronic gastrointestinal diseases, etc., which can cause such phenomena. Patients should go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time. If a fever has already occurred, the focus should be on reducing the fever.