Are your hands and feet cold? Overcome this problem with practical solutions!
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During the cold winter months, our hands and feet get cold. This is normal. That's why we wear thick socks and gloves. But why do our hands and feet get colder even though it is not that cold?
The main cause of cold hands and feet is circulatory disorders. If the thin blood vessels leading to these extremities are narrowed or if your blood flow cannot spread throughout the body as it should for different reasons, hands and feet get cold. Depending on the circumstances, cold hands and feet can often be a harbinger of a different disease. Let's examine why our hands and feet are cold, which diseases can cause this and what we can do.
Diseases that cause more cold hands and feet:
Peripheral neuropathy
Peripheral arterial disease
Hypothyroidism
Raynaud's disease
Anemia
Buerger's disease
High cholesterol
What should you do when your hands and feet are cold?
Wear thick socks and gloves.
Move your hands and feet by stretching them forward.
Stop smoking as soon as possible.
Switch to a diet that will control your cholesterol.
Try to control your stress.
Take iron, vitamin B12 and folate.
As we mentioned earlier, it is normal for hands and feet to get cold. Therefore, it is possible to warm your hands and feet by applying the above methods. However, since the constant coldness of these limbs may be a harbinger of some diseases, you should definitely see a doctor if you are chronically experiencing the following conditions;
If the wounds on your hands and feet do not go away easily
If you feel burnout
Your weight is increasing or decreasing
If you have a fever
If you have joint pain in your hands, feet or at different points
If your skin is too red
All these symptoms show that cold hands and feet are only a fragment of the disease. Unfortunately, many people do not pay attention to this condition and lose the chance of early diagnosis. You should follow the changes in your body and discuss anything unusual with a specialist.
We answered the question of why our hands and feet get cold more often and talked about which diseases can cause this condition. What we have explained here is for informational purposes only. If your cold hands and feet have become chronic, you should definitely consult a doctor.
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