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Waking up in a sweat: 7 reasons why we can sweat at night (and why it’s bad)
Such a symptom can be a harbinger of a serious illness.
If you do not take into account that the room is very stuffy or the blanket is too warm, night sweating can indicate a disorder in the body, and sometimes serious illness. Most often, such a symptom requires an immediate examination by a specialist.
Site Anastasia Goncharova, a hematologist at the National Medical Research Center of Hematology of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, named 7 main causes of night sweats.
If a person is currently sick with ODS or flu, then excessive sweating speaks of the body’s fight against infection, and in this case it is a big plus. But still, do not forget about such diseases as malaria and infectious mononucleosis – in their case, sweating is a bad sign.
The presence of infectious diseases that have developed into chronic ones (for example, bronchitis or tuberculosis) can also cause excessive sweating.
The presence of night sweats, fever and sudden weight loss may indicate that a person has cancer.
“Most often, sweating is accompanied by lymphoproliferative diseases that relate to hematology oncology (hematology oncology deals with the diagnosis and treatment of malignant diseases of the blood and lymphatic tissue – Approx. Ed.). In this case, the patient needs a consultation with an oncologist-hematologist. This also includes cytostatic therapy of tumor diseases, ”explains Dr. Peter Anastasia Goncharova to the site.
Disorders of the thyroid gland and most often during hyperthyroidism, when the body begins to work with increased intensity. In addition, another reason for sweating is disorders caused by menopause associated with changes in sex hormones.
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
Again, due to the change in hormonal levels during the menstrual cycle, this can lead to this symptom. The hormone progesterone is responsible for the increased sweating, which can cause it in the second phase of the cycle.
Due to diabetes, obesity or Itsenko-Cushing’s disease, you can also wake up with wet armpits. In addition, chronic stress and mental illness can also have these side effects.
Various diseases such as celiac disease, hemolytic anemia, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis associated with a malfunctioning immune system can also lead to increased night sweats and other more alarming side effects.