I have a disease....?

Question

Its simptoms are cold hands and feet do to poor circulation. The only thing is, is that i can't remember what its called. Care to help?

Answer 1

As the other person said, Raynaud's

There are two types. One is an indication of an underlying disorder and the other isn't.

Your body overreacts to the cold by shutting off circulation to your limbs. Of course the best thing to do is avoid problem areas from getting cold in the first place. If they do get cold you may have to resort to warm water to get the blood flowing again.

I had a family member who suffered from this condition and would occasionally get terribly cold feet at night. For most people, this problem was solved by throwing another blanket on and the feet would warm up again because the body no longer needed to conserve heat for the vital organs. But for my kin with Raynaud's this wasn't the case. The feet would remain cold and the only way to warm them was to go stand in a bathtub of warm water and move around in it a bit, then immediatly dry the feet and put slippers on until he got back to bed.

See what you learn by listening to your relatives' borning stories?

Answer 2

Rayad's syndrome: it's a disease where the extremity blood vessels shut down due to temperature changes (cold) during fright, tense situation or nerves. No known cure. This creates high blood pressure.

Answer 3

Reynaud's syndrome? My MIL had problems with that. May also be associated with some auto-immune disorders.

Answer 4

Reniar's disease?