About what low body temperature says
About what low body temperature says
If a person has a low temperature all his lifebody, but it is workable and optimistic, this is its individual feature. However, often a prolonged low temperature, a number of serious diseases appear. Therefore, it is important to find its true cause and, if necessary, to start treatment.
Instructions
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Constantly low body temperature can be veryrarely, but it is no less dangerous than the heat at forty degrees. Low readings of the thermometer are from 35.8 to 35.2 degrees. Very low - from 35.2 to 34.9 degrees.
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If the low temperature lasts a long time, then thismay be the result of hormonal imbalance. Such a picture often gives hypothyroidism, so you should check your thyroid. You can not exclude the pathology of the adrenal gland, the work of which must also be investigated.
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Injuries, head injuries, even weak andnon-broad, if they have touched the center of thermoregulation of the body, can also be the cause of a decrease in body temperature. Not to mention the brain tumors in the hypothalamus, which regulates the processes of heat exchange. Trauma of the spinal cord can also appear.
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The list of possible causes is supplemented by hypotension, varicose disease, osteochondrosis, curvature of the spine, anorexia, AIDS. And even the flu, frequent colds can cause a lowered body temperature.
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In chronic alcoholism, excessive doses of alcohol not only weaken the immune system, disrupt the heart rhythm, but also change the body's thermal regime, including causing a drop in temperature.
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The temperature decreases, if significantlymuscle mass of the body is reduced. This often happens when a person is immobilized for a long time. Such a fate befalls patients who are bedridden with a serious illness, for example, a stroke.
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If a woman has low temperature symptoms such as cold feet, loss of appetite, nausea, periodic headaches, it is appropriate to assume her pregnancy.
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Often the cause of low body temperature lies in stress, depressive states. It can be provoked as a strong physical or mental strain, and apathy, inaction, inactivity.
