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There has often been posts on worry about low body temperature on the forum. This is also something I have tried to understand better in my condition. Found this link very informative. Hope you will too😊

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nomoreheels

I'm never cold or have a low body temp nowadays, guess it confirms what I already knew, I'm one of many with RD who don't have thyroid involvement. Informative nevertheless.

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Simba1992 in reply tonomoreheels

Lucky you😊 Working on mine, interesting to see if fixing this problem will have any effect on my condition. Estrogen dominance seems to go hand in hand with hypothyroidism, often being the culprit, so I'm trying to fix this alongside. Feels good that at least something can be fixed!

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nomoreheels in reply toSimba1992

Good luck. Anything which will possibly make you feel better is worth the research in my book.

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Eiram50 in reply toSimba1992

I'm with NMH- all good, so far , my end.

Interesting read though, so thank you.

Marie

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Simba1992 in reply toSimba1992

Ways to avoid the dangers of estrogen dominance.

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Simba1992

Keeping yourself warm may be a way to decrease inflammation. Research tells us that even a slight decrease in body temperature puts the body into a inflammatory state.

functionalps.com/blog/2012/...

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Lucy11

Quite interesting especially in light of Wim Hof making strides in helping those with RA by stimulating the vagus nerve with ice baths and extremely cold showers and breathing techniques. 🤔

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Simba1992 in reply toLucy11

Looking at this from my perspective and from those that have problems with their glucose metabolism, be it from hypothyroidism or other dysfunctions causing the inability of the liver to store glucose, lowering body temperature leads to adrenal activation and increased cortisol production to compensate for the lack of available glucose for energy, which is destructive in many ways. So I am a little sceptic. On the other hand it may be suitable for those with hyperthyroidism or those who do not have the above mentioned problems(?)

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Radiogirl

I've always wondered why my temps are always low. Thanks for sharing the article.

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Nettac

My body temp is always low. The lower it is the worse I feel. Docs not interested!

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Simba1992 in reply toNettac

You really need to see an endo thyroid specialist. This is how it was with me for so many years. Not until now have I understood that in fact my RA has a connection with this metabolic dysfunction and can make RA symptoms worse as well as increase the risk of CVD.

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Nettac in reply toSimba1992

Interesting you should say that. A few years back I got raging hyperthyroidism. Never felt so sick....or nuts in my life! I was given carbimazol. Went into remission, was taken off drug, then flared up again. Though bloods come back normal, I've always been suspicious all not well on that front.

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Simba1992 in reply toNettac

You should be suspicious. You should insist on an explanation to what this " normal" means in relation to your blood results. Do you have copies of your results?

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