Why do middle-aged and elderly people sweat?

Whether sweating is good or bad can be distinguished based on the symptoms of sweating on the human body. For normal people, sweating can regulate the temperature of their body surface and eliminate toxins in the body. Therefore, sweating is a good phenomenon for normal people. However, if a person has a certain disease, he or she will also like to sweat. For example, hyperhidrosis is a common sweating disease, but why do middle-aged and elderly people sweat so much?

Causes of excessive sweating

Sweating can regulate body temperature and expel toxins, but abnormal sweating indicates that the internal environment is disordered. First of all, we need to know that some diseases, such as diabetes, hyperthyroidism, hypertension, tuberculosis and other diseases, can cause abnormal sweating in the human body. In this case, the abnormal sweating can be relieved as long as the condition is controlled.

The elderly are physically weak, so if they have abnormal sweating, they need to be carefully observed to see whether it is due to Qi deficiency or Yin deficiency, and solve the problem according to the specific symptoms.

Causes and solutions for severe sweating

First of all, if it is hot in summer and you sweat abnormally, the first thing you should do is to replenish water to avoid dehydration. If you sweat profusely without any activity, it means you are sweating due to qi deficiency. At this time, you need some food therapy to strengthen your body. You can use ginseng, American ginseng, astragalus and other qi-tonifying herbs for food therapy.

If abnormal sweating is caused by stomach heat, you should pay attention to your diet. Do not eat irritating or cold foods. Eat some oysters and eggs appropriately. Pay more attention to proper exercise to strengthen your physical fitness.

For abnormal sweating caused by mental stress, endocrine disorders, and emotional excitement, the patient needs to relieve it by himself, or if necessary, he can go to a psychologist for counseling. Don't be too stressed, take more vitamins, and listen to light music to relieve the situation.

If abnormal sweating is caused by calcium deficiency, you need to supplement calcium. You can take calcium tablets, beans, etc.

For the elderly, abnormal sweating is mostly caused by qi deficiency, blood deficiency, and yin deficiency. Therefore, Chinese medicine can be used to regulate the body from the inside.