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Hi I'm stage 4 cirrhosis and I am always freezing cold. Is this linked to my condition? I have the heating on and an electric throw on sometimes as well. Just never seem to feel warm. Thanks, Emma

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Kristian

Hi Emma,

Yep, i'm afraid so. Feeling cold is very much one of the things you experience with cirrhosis. The liver is a key part of the body's energy producing system apparently. So, with cirrhosis, its ability to do that function is affected. One of the effects of this is that feeling of being cold most of the time. I very much had the same issue and i've heard others have the same too.

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Richard-Allen

One of the 500+ different functions the liver takes care of is to maintain the blood temperature, As blood flows through the liver it is detoxified and cleaned. Because the liver is the largest organ In the body, the blood is warmed as it passes through.

If the liver is heavily cirrhotic, the build-up of scar tissue may prevent the blood from warming as efficiently as it should. This in turn may cause the body to feel much colder.

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EmmaThom in reply toRichard-Allen

Many thanks. At least I can justify having the heating on now!

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wp69 in reply toRichard-Allen

Ive been feeling cold since I was a child , now diagnosed with cirrhosis at 53

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oap74

that was a very interesting post I also feel the cold a lot more than my wife it explains a lot, thanks and all the best.

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JimmyJackson

Hi Emma Join the club I used to sea water swim all year, now I feel cold walking down the street glad I can afford (so far) hoy baths

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EmmaThom in reply toJimmyJackson

Many thanks Jimmy. appreciate the reply

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nutrimar

I'm afraid that it's a symptom of cirrhosis. Before my transplant, I was having to wear thermal vests and jumpers in the 30° plus heat of the Philippines! All my family thought I was nuts until I explained to them that it was all part of the disease.

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EmmaThom in reply tonutrimar

Thank you.....I thought it was all in my head!

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sunrise20

Ah so that's why I always feel cold !! I'm working from home a fair bit and my husband is always saying how hot it in the house and I'm always cold 🤣 so at least now I can tell him why !!

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Sorrowful-1

Yes, I’m cold all the time and waiting for my thermal vests to be delivered.

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