What are hot flashes and night sweats?

For most men, they are afraid of having night sweats, because night sweats often mean that there may be problems with their kidneys. The reason for this worry is that when there is a problem with the kidneys, a man's sexual ability will decrease, which makes a man lose face in front of his wife. So the question is, what kind of disease is the so-called hot flashes and night sweats in clinical practice?

Hot flashes and night sweats, hot flashes definition: refers to the onset of the disease on time, just like the tides coming on time, so it is called hot flashes. Most of them are hot flashes in the afternoon, which are caused by yin deficiency, damp heat, and excess heat in the gastrointestinal tract. Definition of night sweats: Sweating while sleeping, which is unnoticed due to deep sleep, hence the name “night sweats”. In summary, the symptoms of "hot flashes and night sweats" are regular hot flashes and/or sweating during sleep at night. This is considered a manifestation of yin deficiency in traditional Chinese medicine.

Fever occurs regularly like the tides, with body temperature rising at a certain time every day (usually in the afternoon). More than three-quarters of women experience hot flashes during menopause. This sudden feeling of heat can spread from the torso to the face and is unpleasant. Some women blushed, others felt their heartbeats quicken and felt anxious. This may happen several times a day or even every hour, depending on the individual.

How to maintain

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "sweat is the fluid of the heart". If night sweats do not stop for a long time, the heart yin is severely damaged and should be actively treated. While receiving treatment, you should also pay special attention to self-care. The main points are as follows:

(1) While taking medication, you should also strengthen your physical exercise, develop a regular lifestyle, and pay attention to the combination of work and rest.

(2) In terms of diet, one should find out the dietary rules that are beneficial or harmful to one’s condition and adopt the dietary therapy that best suits one’s condition. Patients with yin deficiency, blood heat, and yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire should abstain from spicy and irritating foods, avoid drinking alcohol, and eat more fresh vegetables that nourish yin and clear heat, so that the secretory function of the sweat glands can be restored firmly on the basis of body health.

(3) When conditions permit, adjust the temperature and humidity of the living environment appropriately. For example, the living environment of those with yin deficiency and blood heat should be slightly cooler.

(4) The patient’s bedding, bed boards, pajamas, etc. should be washed or aired regularly to keep them dry, and the patient should take a bath regularly to reduce the irritation of sweat to the skin.

(5) For patients with severe night sweats and long-term bedriddenness, family members should pay special attention to strengthening care to avoid bedsores. Also pay attention to the patient's complexion, consciousness, and sweating amount, and report any special changes to the doctor in time.