Lyme disease and other infections like Bartonella can cause vascular issues. For some people it shows up like Raynaud's.
Sensitivity to cold is extreme, it can turn fingertips, toes and nose purple or white. It's very painful. People with Raynaud's like symptoms should be evaluated for Lyme disease. If children or adults complain of severe sensitivity to cold consider this.
Sensitivity to cold is extreme, it can turn fingertips, toes and nose purple or white. It's very painful. People with Raynaud's like symptoms should be evaluated for Lyme disease. If children or adults complain of severe sensitivity to cold consider this.
Symptoms may include severe cold and pain in fingers and toes even if
other people are not that cold. Gloves make the condition worse, mittens
work better. Feet get cold even in winter boots. Feet often sweat
making them feel colder. Ears and bones/glands behind the ears may hurt
as well. Even a small breeze or wind causes pain.
DIscolouration of digits when exposed to cold. Negative reaction to swimming, bathing and even pain when brushing teeth with cold water or when at the dentist.
Wearing warm clothing that fits the body but is not tight nor too loose. Elastic material tend to make the situation worse.
Keep ears and head covered, wear a cozy soft scarf. Be sure to change socks if they feel damp, choose mittens over gloves. Warm up right away and go indoors if you find the symptoms uncomfortable.
Things like ice skating, skiing, sledding may be very hard to do. You may feel not just intense cold but intense numbness and severe pain. It will also hurt very badly as you start to warm up.
Running feet/hands under warm water helps. NOT drinking anything cool or cold. Using a hair dryer to relieve pain in and around the ears. MAGIC BAGS are items you warm up in the microwave and retain heat, they help also.
If you need to be out of doors and find it bothers you the cold is too much use hand warmers put them in the toes of your boots and in the tips of your mittens. LISTEN TO YOUR BODY
People with this condition can suffer injury, cuts and frost bite faster than others.
Go to www.cangetbetter.com and take the symptoms questionnaire. See if Lyme disease is the reason you have Raynaud's. It's a SYMPTOM of an underlying issue that makes the immune inflammation. FIND THE CAUSE !!! If they tell you it's caused by Scleroderma, well THAT is a symptom of another cause.
To find a doctor: www.ilads.org
DIscolouration of digits when exposed to cold. Negative reaction to swimming, bathing and even pain when brushing teeth with cold water or when at the dentist.
Wearing warm clothing that fits the body but is not tight nor too loose. Elastic material tend to make the situation worse.
Keep ears and head covered, wear a cozy soft scarf. Be sure to change socks if they feel damp, choose mittens over gloves. Warm up right away and go indoors if you find the symptoms uncomfortable.
Things like ice skating, skiing, sledding may be very hard to do. You may feel not just intense cold but intense numbness and severe pain. It will also hurt very badly as you start to warm up.
Running feet/hands under warm water helps. NOT drinking anything cool or cold. Using a hair dryer to relieve pain in and around the ears. MAGIC BAGS are items you warm up in the microwave and retain heat, they help also.
If you need to be out of doors and find it bothers you the cold is too much use hand warmers put them in the toes of your boots and in the tips of your mittens. LISTEN TO YOUR BODY
People with this condition can suffer injury, cuts and frost bite faster than others.
Go to www.cangetbetter.com and take the symptoms questionnaire. See if Lyme disease is the reason you have Raynaud's. It's a SYMPTOM of an underlying issue that makes the immune inflammation. FIND THE CAUSE !!! If they tell you it's caused by Scleroderma, well THAT is a symptom of another cause.
To find a doctor: www.ilads.org
