Simple treatment for sweaty hands and feet

Sweating hands and feet is a problem that bothers many people. Whether in winter or summer, it will cause certain troubles, especially in summer, when women wear high heels and their feet sweat, which can easily cause their feet to slip and make people fall. If you often have sweaty hands and feet, you should actively seek treatment to relieve this symptom. What are some simple ways to treat sweaty hands and feet?

Treatment

1. Excessive sweating of hands and feet is medically known as "localized hyperhidrosis". You can take some anti-acetylcholine drugs such as atropine or propantheline appropriately. However, drugs such as tranquilizers and anti-acetylcholine have certain side effects and are not suitable for long-term use. Therefore, they are often used in conjunction with traditional Chinese medicine in clinical treatment.

2. According to traditional Chinese medicine, excessive sweating of hands and feet is caused by spleen and stomach dysfunction, which can be divided into the following two types: deficiency and excess:

1. People with weak spleen and stomach. The spleen and stomach have the function of transporting water and eliminating dampness. Once this function is weakened, dampness and heat will accumulate in the body. Dampness and heat tend to move downward, causing excessive sweating at the extremities, especially the feet, which is more common, accounting for 70% to 80%. For those with weak spleen and stomach, it is recommended to cook porridge with bitter gourd, coix seed, yam, red dates, lotus seeds and other ingredients that have spleen-strengthening effects. You can also choose Mingyaotang's Xuhanting tea for conditioning, and use it in conjunction with external hand and foot sweat-removing Chinese medicine bags, which is very effective in regulating excessive sweating of hands and feet. In addition, you should strengthen exercise. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that exercise can replenish yang energy and change physical weakness.

2. Patients with spleen and stomach excess syndrome. It is mostly caused by excessive drinking and overeating spicy, fatty and sweet foods, accompanied by symptoms such as bad breath, bitter mouth, constipation, yellow and turbid urine, and thick and greasy tongue coating.

It is recommended to drink less alcohol and try not to eat spicy food.

3. Another method is surgical treatment. The sympathetic nerves that control the sweat glands in the hands are located in the second and third thoracic vertebrae, which are approximately located on the nipple line, and on both sides of the back spine a little higher. As long as the sympathetic nerves in these two sections are cut off, the purpose of stopping sweating in the hands can be achieved. Although surgical treatment for hand sweating is indeed effective, compensatory sweating often occurs after the hand sweating stops. Compensatory sweating means that after surgery, sweating in the upper body (above the nipples) almost stops, while the lower body is often wet. Except in extremely cold weather, compensatory sweating persists and does not decrease over time, but may increase instead. This is one of the most unbearable sequelae after surgery.

prevention

When treating localized hyperhidrosis, you should pay attention to maintaining a good mood, quit smoking and drinking, and in terms of diet, it is recommended to eat light food and eat less fatty, sweet, and greasy foods. Try not to eat "irritating foods" such as seafood, fish, shrimp, chicken, lamb, etc., and avoid spicy and greasy foods and the stimulation of alcohol.

2. Keep your hands and feet clean and dry.

3. Soak the area with 5% alum solution every day, or soak it in water boiled with pine or eucalyptus leaves.

4. Take an appropriate amount of white radish, wash and slice it, add water and boil it. Use the decoction to wash and scald the affected feet, twice a day.

5. The method of fumigation with traditional Chinese medicine: Use Atractylodes lancea, Sophora flavescens, Phellodendron chinense, Kochia scoparia, Dictamni cortex, Gypsum, Rhizoma Chuanxiong, Angelica dahurica, Artemisia argyi, Licorice and other traditional Chinese medicines to boil into medicine juice. First, use hot air to fumigate your feet for about 10 minutes, and then soak them for about 20 minutes. It has the effect of clearing heat and cooling blood, and can prevent excessive sweating.

6. Wear loose shoes and socks with good breathability to help the evaporation of sweat and avoid skin problems such as athlete's foot and dermatitis.