Is sweating on the waist a sign of kidney deficiency?

You may not feel hot when you sleep at night, but you may feel your waist sweating for no apparent reason. Be careful as this may indicate kidney deficiency. However, not all people with kidney deficiency sweat only in the waist area, because people with kidney deficiency sweat all over their body. Frequent sweating in the waist area may be related to night sweats. Night sweats can be divided into two factors: physiological and pathological. Let us take a look at the introduction to night sweats.

Teach you how to distinguish physiological night sweats from pathological night sweats?

Some patients with night sweats start sweating as soon as they fall asleep, some start sweating after falling asleep at midnight, and some start sweating just after closing their eyes for a while. The amount of sweat produced varies greatly. According to the clinical manifestations of patients with night sweats, they can be divided into three types: mild, moderate and severe, which are relatively easy to distinguish. However, few people know that night sweats can be divided into physiological and pathological types. The incidence of physiological night sweats is especially high in children, which sometimes makes parents very nervous. Here we will teach you how to distinguish between physiological night sweats and pathological night sweats.

1. Physiological night sweats: In childhood, the skin is very tender, contains more water, has abundant capillaries, has active metabolism, and the autonomic nervous system regulation function is not yet perfect, so it is easy to sweat during activities. If children are too active before going to bed, the metabolism of various organs in the body will be active, which can increase the body's heat production. During sleep, the blood vessels in the skin will dilate, the sweat glands will secrete more, and the child will sweat profusely to help dissipate heat. Secondly, eating before going to bed can enhance gastrointestinal motility, increase gastric juice secretion, and increase sweat gland secretion, which can cause children to sweat more after falling asleep, especially within the first 2 hours of falling asleep. In addition, if the indoor temperature is too high, or the quilt is too thick, or electric blanket is used, it can cause profuse sweating during sleep.

2. Pathological night sweats: Some children sweat mainly in the first half of the night after falling asleep, which is often caused by low blood calcium. Low calcium can easily increase the excitability of the sympathetic nerves, just like turning on the "faucet" of the sweat glands. This situation is particularly common in children with rickets. However, night sweats are not a unique symptom of rickets. A comprehensive analysis should be conducted based on the child's feeding conditions, outdoor activities, etc. Blood calcium, blood phosphorus and wrist bone X-rays should also be checked to determine whether the child has active rickets.

Therefore, if adults like to sweat, they must first figure out what type of night sweats they have. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that night sweats are mostly caused by excessive internal heat, which is a common symptom of tuberculosis, hyperthyroidism, diabetes, etc. In addition, sweating is a typical symptom of menopause in women. When night sweats occur, the first thing to do is to check whether there are other diseases. Only when these primary diseases are controlled can the problem of night sweats be solved.

The above is a detailed introduction of "Teaching you how to distinguish between physiological night sweats and pathological night sweats". I hope it can help the majority of patients and friends. After distinguishing between physiological night sweats and pathological night sweats, you should pay attention to self-care, especially for patients with severe night sweats and long-term bedridden patients. Family members should pay special attention to strengthening care to avoid bedsores. Also pay attention to the patient's complexion, consciousness, and amount of sweating. If there are any special changes, report them to the doctor in time.