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Reply 1
Have you tried wearing gloves?
Reply 2
Yeh, they still get cold really quickly.
Reply 3
There is something called raynaud's disease which a couple of people who I know have. Something where certain parts of your body - such as your fingers - respond to the cold really over the top. Don't think it's anything to worry about, probably isn't even that!
Reply 4
I have the same problem. they even get cold through gloves! i've always presumed that it is just due to bad circulation.
Reply 5
I think that is it! To combat it I suggest constantly clenching your fist. It helps improve circulation. Stops my hands getting cold when I am outside no matter what the temperature is!
Ryan
This may sound really silly, but even when I go outside for 10 seconds my hands go proper cold....when I'm out for more than 10 minutes I can hardly even feel them when I get inside and is bad at college as I can't write/type for about half an hour while they warm up. (Obviously I mean in this weather..in the summer they're fine)

My mate says it could be because I have bad circulation....any input?

Cheers :yy:


I have the same problem too! Even though I'm living in a tropical country where it's hot all day and night. :frown:
Cold Hands

Two young lovers go up to the mountains for a romantic winter vacation. When they get there the guy goes out to chop some wood. When he gets back, he says,“'Honey, my hands are freezing!” She says, “Well put them between my thighs and that will warm them up.”

After lunch he goes back out to chop some more wood and comes back and says again, “Man! My hands are really freezing!” She says again, “Well. put them between my thighs and warm them up again.” He does, and again that warms him up.

After dinner, he goes out one more time to chop wood to get them through the night. When he returns to the cabin, he states once again, “Honey, my hands are really, really freezing.” She looks at him and says, “For crying out loud, don't your ears ever get cold?”

:biggrin: Theres your solution. Put them between your gf's legs
Reply 8
back on topic...

you may be anaemic. be sure to take in plenty of iron. i have the same problem but my hands are cold no matter what! they are right now having been indoors since i woke up this morning. same with my toes!

regards
--marty
Reply 9
xavier2k3
back on topic...

you may be anaemic. be sure to take in plenty of iron. i have the same problem but my hands are cold no matter what! they are right now having been indoors since i woke up this morning. same with my toes!

regards
--marty


Nah it's only my hands that get cold...and I have a decent diet and nobody else in my family is anemic so I doubt that :smile:
Mine are the same, even if I am wearing gloves they get so cold and painful. They also seem to 'curl' up and I cant opened my hands out fully until they have warmed up a bit. Like you have said, typing and writing is hard with cold hands as well - our computer room at uni is often very cold and I end up having to type in gloves.

I had it suggested that it was bad circulation (my feet get quite cold as well) and someone suggested that I try Ginko Bilbo tablets - I didnt really want to have to go to the doctor, cos I dont want to have to take medication for it. It might be speaking to soon, but they seem to be helping - I havnt been taking it for that long yet, but although my hands get cold they havnt been as painful.

Fact sheet for Ginko Bilbo, http://www.healthaid.co.uk/fact_sheets/00525.htm

I think holland and barret and other health food, vitamin type shops would sell it.
Reply 11
It still could be anaemia...
I think most people get cold hands from time to time in the colder months. I seem to get cold hands quite often and though it doesn't really affect me, I thought my girlfriend might not like them. I asked her and she said they felt quite nice so I don't think its too bad a problem if anyone else was wondering about this.

I think it's fairly 'natural' (overused word on these forums, sorry), and it annoys me when people say the semingly standard answer of "you must have bad circulation" as if it's my fault. I could well be wrong, but I think the phenomenon is due to blood vessels in the hands contracting in low temperatures in order to reduce heatloss. Hope this has been helpful
Reply 13
yeah I always get that problem - my hands go all sort of purpley and red. And sometimes one of my fingers will go all white and totally numb. I am told it is down to bad circulation as well, but i dont think its anything to worry about really. I always find that mittens are better than gloves cos they dont seperate your fingers out, so they seem to keep me warmer.
Try cutting back on caffeine. It reduces circulation to your extremities.
Reply 15
As Gem has already suggested, it soulds a lot like Raynauld's:
http://www.gpnotebook.co.uk/simplepage.cfm?ID=-2046427123

Might be worth a chat with your GP if it's causing you cause for concern.
i want to the doctors cos my hands were always soooo freezing, and he told me I have poor circulation, so thats probably it!
Reply 17
Gem
There is something called raynaud's disease which a couple of people who I know have. Something where certain parts of your body - such as your fingers - respond to the cold really over the top. Don't think it's anything to worry about, probably isn't even that!


nope it probably is its just some kinda bad circulation nothing to worry about just wear gloves and keep your fingers moving to help circulation...
right im off to make pancakes
Reply 18
phantom
nope it probably is its just some kinda bad circulation nothing to worry about just wear gloves and keep your fingers moving to help circulation...
right im off to make pancakes

it probably is raynaud's, its quite common.
I have the same problem with cold hands (and feet). Not sure what to do about it either... but would warn you not to type when your hands (and wrists) are cold - it's the quickest way to get tenosynovitis/RSI. Happened to me in my final year and boy was I screwed.