What is sweating and kidney deficiency


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Sweating may be caused by kidney yin deficiency, or kidney yang deficiency. Deficiency of kidney yin, endogenous fire, can lead to night sweats, that is, sweating more after falling asleep at night, sweating stops when waking up. This is because kidney yin deficiency can not restrict yang qi, deficiency fire forced jin leakage and caused sweating. Kidney yin deficiency is often accompanied by waist soreness, dizziness, tinnitus, five upset heat and other manifestations. Deficiency of kidney yang is weak, unable to warm the muscle surface, weak defensive qi, may also appear spontaneous sweating, that is, easy to sweat in the daytime awake state, sweating more after activity. At the same time, it may be accompanied by symptoms such as fear of cold, limb temperature, fatigue and fatigue. In addition, sweating is not necessarily entirely due to kidney deficiency, there are other factors may lead to, such as environmental factors, emotional factors, endocrine diseases, other diseases, etc. 1. Environmental factors in high temperature, high humidity environment or wearing too much clothing, can lead to physiological sweating increased. 2. Emotional factors such as stress, anxiety and other emotional states may cause increased sweating. 3. Endocrine diseases such as hyperthyroidism, etc., can lead to hypermetabolism of the body, sweating significantly increased. 4. Other diseases Some infectious diseases, malignant tumors, etc. may also be accompanied by abnormal sweating. Therefore, when sweating occurs, it cannot be simply considered as kidney deficiency. Various factors need to be considered comprehensively, and relevant examinations should be carried out if necessary to clarify the cause. If it is suspected to be related to kidney deficiency, it is suggested to seek the help of professional TCM doctors, determine the specific syndrome type through detailed inquiry, physical examination and syndrome differentiation, and give targeted conditioning and treatment.
At the same time, maintaining good living habits, such as regular rest, reasonable diet, moderate exercise, etc., also helps to improve the sweating situation.