I am particularly afraid of heat and sweat easily in summer

The temperature in summer is indeed unbearable because in hot weather, people will naturally sweat. Some people think that sweating is good because it can eliminate toxins from the body. But some people think that the weather is too hot and sweating will make them feel very unwell, so they don’t like hot weather and sweating. But what should I do if I am particularly afraid of heat and sweat easily in summer?

When the temperature is high, the body's metabolism speeds up, and sweating to dissipate heat is a normal instinctive reaction of the body, which is called physiological sweating. Abnormal pathological sweating reflects various abnormal conditions of physical health and should be treated with caution and as soon as possible. During the day, if you are not active and you still sweat even when you sit quietly, and if you move, you sweat profusely, which is called "spontaneous sweating". At night, if you sweat unconsciously while sleeping and stop sweating on its own when you wake up, it is called "night sweats". These are the two most common types of sweating disorders. Associate Professor Chen Xiuhua from the Traditional Therapy Center of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine said that whether it is spontaneous sweating or night sweats, they are all pathological sweating, and it is necessary to distinguish between yin and yang, deficiency and excess. Generally speaking, sweating syndrome is more common in deficiency syndrome, but when it is caused by the accumulation of evil heat such as liver fire, damp heat, etc., it is an excess syndrome.

Simple self-test of "sweating crazily" standard

Chen Xiuhua said that the simplest self-test method is to sit quietly in an environment with room temperature of 26-28 degrees Celsius with the help of air conditioning. If you are still sweating and sweating does not stop after a little activity, it is very likely that you have pathological sweating and you need to consult an expert in time.

In addition, if the sweat discharged is light and not salty, and one is prone to catching colds, often experiencing fatigue, pale complexion, pale red tongue, and thin white tongue coating, it is mostly a deficiency syndrome, and the sweat discharged is mostly spontaneous sweating.

In midsummer, people often like to set the air-conditioning temperature very low. Chen Xiuhua suggests that the indoor temperature should not be lower than 26 degrees Celsius to avoid covering up some early symptoms without knowing it.

Who is most at risk of "sweating like crazy" in hot summer?

In Guangzhou, there are many patients with abnormal sweating symptoms. Chen Xiuhua said that according to clinical observations, female patients are more common.

Children often experience symptoms of spontaneous sweating and night sweats. According to traditional Chinese medicine theory, this is because their yang energy is delicate and their lung defenses are not strong. Frail elderly people, regardless of whether they are fat or thin, should pay attention to their spleen and stomach functions and should not eat too spicy food to avoid damaging their spleen and stomach. Some young people who think they are strong overeat and often stay up late, which leads to hyperactivity of liver fire, or yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire, or evil heat accumulation, and are also prone to abnormal sweating symptoms.

■Special Reminder

Treat sweating: Don’t drink cold tea, take warm tonic instead

Whether it is spontaneous sweating or night sweats, the root cause is internal deficiency. Many Guangzhou people always think that sweating in summer is all due to humidity and heat, so they drink a lot of herbal tea for fear of getting a sore throat. Chen Xiuhua reminded that this would instead easily attack the spleen and stomach, making the deficiency symptoms worse. In fact, Guangdong people live in air-conditioned rooms for a long time in the summer and lack exercise. The physical constitution of many people has changed to yang deficiency. Appropriate warming and tonic will not cause heat, but help regulate the balance of yin and yang in the body.

The following therapeutic soups are recommended, but please note that they should be drunk when warm and avoid cold drinks which will damage the spleen and stomach.

●Beiqi Dazao Water

20-30g of Beiqi, 6 jujubes (if they are red dates, the seeds must be removed), 20g of floating wheat, boiled in water and taken frequently, can replenish qi, promote the production of body fluids, and astringe