Question
My child sweats a lot during their afternoon nap, even though they aren’t sick and have been supplementing with children’s calcium and iron. I don’t know what the cause could be?
Answer
Excessive sweating in children can be categorized into two types: physiological and pathological. Physiological sweating usually has a clear cause, such as wearing too many clothes, intense exercise, or consuming spicy food. Once these factors are ruled out, the sweating will stop. Children experiencing this type of sweating are generally in good health and no other diseases are found. Pathological sweating has more complex causes, which could be symptoms of various different diseases, so it is necessary to accurately diagnose the related diseases that cause the child’s excessive sweating.