I would like to know what can cause my feet and hands to freeze, because these are the symptoms I almost always experience, especially in winter. I am asking for advice.

Freezing hands and feet may appear in the course of various conditions. This phenomenon is called Raynaud's phenomenon and it causes very small blood vessels to contract when exposed to stimuli such as cold or stress. Raynaud's phenomenon may be primary - cause is unknown. There may also be a secondary Raynaud's phenomenon in the course of various diseases of the connective tissue. Juvenile Raynaud's phenomenon may also be present, it occurs mainly in girls at the age of puberty. Determining what the cause is in a specific case requires a visit to the doctor and usually some additional tests. Sometimes the symptoms are associated with a tendency to low blood pressure. It is believed that the common mechanism linking the different states in which Raynaud's phenomenon occurs is the excessive sensitivity of nerve endings to cold. Occasionally, Raynaud's phenomenon may appear as an undesirable symptom in the course of taking various medications.

Remember that our expert's answer is informative and will not replace a visit to the doctor.

Krystyna Knypl

Internist, hypertensiologist, editor-in-chief of "Gazeta dla Lekarzy".

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