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Q: Always Cold
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Kevin29
New User
Hey ehealth forums members,
i have a question regarding body temperature and I didn't know exactly where to put it so I just decided to put it in general q/a. Hope that's the right place.
Anyways, the problem is that I am always cold. I don't feel cold myself, but I mean cold externally. When someone shakes my hand they often comment on how cold my hand is. I feel room temperature myself but to others I am giving off no body heat at all.
I am pretty healthy, I exercise at least weekly, I eat pretty good (ex. Fast food at most once a week), I am average weight for my age (about 3 pounds above being underweight though). I am in good shape physically, athletic build, and no known blood/heart problems with me or anyone in my family.
I am quite small and don't have a lot of body fat so I was thinking that would be the obvious reason but many are the the same size as me and don't get people telling them their hands are cold.
So i'm at a loss, I mean I feel perfectly fine temperature wise but to others I feel really cold and I just can't find anything about the issue that helps. Hopefully someone here has some advice for me.
Thanks,
kevin29
ps: for some reason when I post it changes some letters that should be capitalized to smaller-case, not sure why
i have a question regarding body temperature and I didn't know exactly where to put it so I just decided to put it in general q/a. Hope that's the right place.
Anyways, the problem is that I am always cold. I don't feel cold myself, but I mean cold externally. When someone shakes my hand they often comment on how cold my hand is. I feel room temperature myself but to others I am giving off no body heat at all.
I am pretty healthy, I exercise at least weekly, I eat pretty good (ex. Fast food at most once a week), I am average weight for my age (about 3 pounds above being underweight though). I am in good shape physically, athletic build, and no known blood/heart problems with me or anyone in my family.
I am quite small and don't have a lot of body fat so I was thinking that would be the obvious reason but many are the the same size as me and don't get people telling them their hands are cold.
So i'm at a loss, I mean I feel perfectly fine temperature wise but to others I feel really cold and I just can't find anything about the issue that helps. Hopefully someone here has some advice for me.
Thanks,
kevin29
ps: for some reason when I post it changes some letters that should be capitalized to smaller-case, not sure why
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ainul qamar
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imaginary
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TequilaSunrise
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Nicotine
New User
I have the same problem and have most my life.
The otherday I got chatting to a homeless fellow and he shook my hand before he left. He just looked at me very concerned, and told me I should eat more... he then appologised thinking that may have sounded rude, but claimed he only made the comment because my hands felt like ice, even though the weather was mild.
I also get numb fingers when the weather is cold. The tip of one of my fingers will start to turn white, to my annoyance. That has always worried me slightly.
I would love to know why it is. I feel some comfort just in the fact that my dad has the same problem and always has, as my mother jokes about it alot. We are both very healthy, naturally thin people. So I should doubt its a big problem, probly just something you gotta live with!
But I hope you get some peace of mind and answers to this
The otherday I got chatting to a homeless fellow and he shook my hand before he left. He just looked at me very concerned, and told me I should eat more... he then appologised thinking that may have sounded rude, but claimed he only made the comment because my hands felt like ice, even though the weather was mild.
I also get numb fingers when the weather is cold. The tip of one of my fingers will start to turn white, to my annoyance. That has always worried me slightly.
I would love to know why it is. I feel some comfort just in the fact that my dad has the same problem and always has, as my mother jokes about it alot. We are both very healthy, naturally thin people. So I should doubt its a big problem, probly just something you gotta live with!
But I hope you get some peace of mind and answers to this
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