Reasons for sweating calves while sleeping

Some people sweat in their calves when they sleep. This symptom makes many people particularly worried, fearing that they have a disease. Therefore, many people who sweat in their calves when they sleep want to find out the reason. What are the reasons for sweating in their calves when they sleep? The following is a detailed introduction. For many people who have this symptom, you can have a comprehensive understanding.

1. Cold stimulation. For example, the water temperature for swimming is lower in the summer. If you rush into the water without doing enough warm-up exercises, it can easily cause leg cramps. By the same token, on winter nights, if you don’t cover yourself with a blanket when you sleep, your calf muscles will be stimulated by the cold and cause cramps.

2. Improper posture. When sleeping, if you lie on your back for a long time, with the quilt, clothes, pillow, etc. pressing on the soles of your feet; or lie on your stomach for a long time, with the soles of your feet against the bed, certain calf muscles will be forced to be in an absolutely relaxed state for a long time, causing "passive contracture" of the muscles.

3. Vigorous exercise. For example, during an intense football match, the athletes' whole bodies are in a state of tension. Long periods of running and confrontation cause the leg muscles to contract too quickly and relax too quickly, resulting in an increase in the local metabolic product lactic acid. It is difficult to coordinate muscle contraction and relaxation, thus causing calf muscle cramps. At the same time, excessive sweating without timely salt replenishment will lead to a large loss of fluid and electrolytes in the body, which can also cause poor blood circulation in the local muscles and cause cramps.

4. If leg muscle cramps occur frequently and regularly, it may be related to cardiovascular disease, so you should see a doctor as soon as possible.

If you occasionally get cramps while sleeping due to the cold winter or improper sleeping posture, the most direct way to relieve the pain is to hook your toes with your hands and stretch the muscles of your calves and ankles, or to walk around and push the ground with the forefoot of the cramped leg to make the pain go away.

The reasons for sweating of the calves while sleeping are introduced in detail above. I believe that many patients with this symptom also have a comprehensive understanding of the reasons. After fully understanding the causes of sweating, in order to improve your sweating of the calves while sleeping as soon as possible, you can pay more attention to some details in your daily life according to the above introduction. I believe there will be improvements.