Sweat soaked sheets in the middle of the night? Reminder: Don't think it is Yin deficiency, or the 'early warning' of 5 diseases

53-year-old Ms. Du has been troubled by insomnia for a long time. Since her menopause, Ms. Du has difficulty falling asleep every night. She can't fall asleep while lying in bed for 1-2 hours every day.

After finally falling asleep, I was still sweating, and sometimes even the sheets were soaked.

Due to poor sleep at night, the whole person becomes more and more irritable after waking up, and sometimes inexplicable anxiety occurs during the day. Sister Du said that she couldn't eat well these years, and couldn't sleep well, so she wondered if she was yin deficiency.

On this day, Sister Du had another quarrel with her husband, "Why don't I ask you to go to Uncle Wang next door and prescribe some traditional Chinese medicine to supplement the tonic? Why don't you want to do this? "

"I don't see what kind of yin deficiency you are here. It's clear that menopause has arrived, and you only take it out on me every day!" Sister Du's husband retorted.

I don't know if you have encountered a similar situation? Even though the weather is not hot, but in the middle of the night, I always wake up from the heat and sweat all over. What does this situation imply?

1. Women sweat a lot when sleeping in the middle of the night. Is it due to yin deficiency?

Regarding sleeping and sweating, it is called "sleeping sweat" in "The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic". It is the sweat that sneaks out at night and cannot be seen after waking up.

"Yang enters Yin and can sleep", which means that people with Yin deficiency tend to have deficiency fire, and Yang enters Yin during sleep, and deficiency heat forces the body's body fluid to leak out, resulting in sweating.

So are night sweats caused by yin deficiency? No, night sweats may also be related to blood deficiency and damp heat.

Night sweats accompanied by palpitations and dizziness are mostly related to blood deficiency; if accompanied by abdominal distension, constipation, irritability, etc., it is related to damp heat. Night sweats accompanied by hot flashes, mouth feel, restless heat, etc., are caused by yin deficiency .

In fact, night sweats in women are more affected by menopause.

Menopausal syndrome refers to a series of symptoms caused by women's transition from middle age to old age, due to the sharp decline in ovarian function, resulting in fluctuations and decreases in estrogen secretion .

Night sweats and hot flashes are one of the most typical manifestations of menopause, contrary to the external environment, the patient will experience unexplained heating of the face, chest and back, and profuse sweating, especially when sleeping at night, the symptoms of night sweats are aggravated.

In addition to night sweats, insomnia, palpitations, mood swings, back pain, vaginal dryness, and loss of libido can also occur during menopause . Symptoms vary from person to person.

2. If you have night sweats, you need to be careful about the possibility of 5 diseases

In addition to menopause that can cause night sweats, unexplained sweating can also be associated with these conditions:

1. Hyperthyroidism

Heat intolerance and hyperhidrosis are typical symptoms of hyperthyroidism, and patients are also accompanied by irritability, hyperphagia, weight loss, and increased stool frequency.

2. Hypoglycemia

People with hypoglycemia are prone to palpitations, dizziness, cold limbs, blurred vision, and sweating.

3. Lymphoma

Many tumor diseases can cause night sweats, such as lymphoma patients will have low fever, night sweats, and itching symptoms.

4. AIDS

HIV can attack the body's immune system, causing the body to lose temperature control and cause night sweats.

5. Nervous system diseases

Nervous system diseases such as abnormal autonomic reflexes, post-traumatic syringomyelia, and stroke can also cause structural disorders of the peripheral nervous system, and patients have night sweats.

Therefore, when sleeping at night, after excluding the excessive sweating caused by too thick quilt and drugs, if you sweat for no reason and the amount of sweat exceeds the normal amount, it is recommended to seek medical attention as soon as possible.

3. How to "save" menopausal women?

When it comes to the topic of menopause, many women worry that they won't be able to get through it. Faced with the special stages that women must go through, how should we deal with it?

The arrival of menopause is not silent. When it is approaching, bone calcium begins to lose, especially in the 2-3 years after menopause, the loss is the fastest . Women will feel backache and leg pain. If calcium is not supplemented in time, bone calcium will easily occur. loose.

With the loss of estrogen protection, women are more likely to suffer from dyslipidemia, high blood pressure, high blood sugar and other diseases . At the same time, the endometrium, ovary, breast and other organs are affected by hormones, and the possibility of cancer also increases.

Menopause also affects libido, estrogen levels decrease, vaginal wall shrinkage, vaginal elasticity decreases, and vaginal dryness all affect sexual experience.

How should women respond to these changes?

1. Add hormones

Appropriate hormone supplementation can help alleviate menopause-related symptoms, but before treatment, an individualized plan should be formulated based on the woman's age, uterine and ovarian functions, and self-supplementation is not recommended.

2. Psychological adjustment

Correctly recognize the series of changes that occur during menopause, accept it psychologically, and be prepared to overcome it.

Communicate fully with your family in advance, and when you experience emotional fluctuations, divert your attention and calm yourself down. You can also try to develop new hobbies and transfer your negative emotions.

3. Proper exercise

As we grow older, body organs also begin to decline, and proper exercise can help strengthen body organ functions , promote metabolism, promote blood circulation, and help delay the speed of organ aging.

Menopause is a hurdle that women have to face. How to "grow old gracefully" requires women to face it actively, take corresponding measures, and avoid talking about it. Instead, they will fall into the "dead end" of menopause and plant many "landmines" for their health ".

References:

[1] "The "flammable and explosive" menopause, what should I do with you? ". Healthy China. 2021-05-06

[2] "How to make menopause no longer "irritable"?" ". Girl & Woman Magazine. 2022-08-25

[3] "Night Sweat", what is going on? ". Life Times. 2022-06-09

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