{"id":126321,"date":"2024-11-16T01:15:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T18:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=126321"},"modified":"2024-11-16T01:15:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T18:15:59","slug":"got-cold-hands-take-the-1-minute-test-that-reveals-if-you-have-debilitating-raynauds-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=126321","title":{"rendered":"Got cold hands? Take the 1-minute test that reveals if you have debilitating Raynaud&#8217;s disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Are your hands just cold, or could you be suffering from a troublesome condition that affects roughly one in six Brits?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Now a simple 1-minute quiz can tell you if you have Raynaud&#8217;s disease \u2014 the weather-related condition characterised by colour-changing fingertips.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Raynaud&#8217;s is a disorder that affects blood circulation, causing a temporary narrowing of the arteries in reaction to certain triggers including cold weather.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">This constriction of blood flow causes the extremities to become painful, cold and even change colour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It&#8217;s most famous for triggering in fingers but can also be observed in the toes, ears, nose, nipples or tongue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Raynaud typically occurs in response to colder temperatures or stress.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Experts still aren&#8217;t sure what causes it to occur in most cases.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However, people are advised to keep an eye out for symptoms as Raynaud&#8217;s can, very rarely, be the first sign of a serious and little-known autoimmune condition called Scleroderma.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-9f31004a5ad2e9b8\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/11\/15\/16\/76477549-14087547-While_healthcare_experts_have_identified_risk_factors_and_lifest-a-1_1731686426017.jpg\" height=\"430\" width=\"634\" alt=\"While healthcare experts have identified risk factors and lifestyle or medical issues related to the syndrome, until now, no known genetic cause had been discovered\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-9f31004a5ad2e9b8\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/11\/15\/16\/76477549-14087547-While_healthcare_experts_have_identified_risk_factors_and_lifest-a-1_1731686426017.jpg\" height=\"430\" width=\"634\" alt=\"While healthcare experts have identified risk factors and lifestyle or medical issues related to the syndrome, until now, no known genetic cause had been discovered\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">While healthcare experts have identified risk factors and lifestyle or medical issues related to the syndrome, until now, no known genetic cause had been discovered<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Now a new <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sruk.co.uk\/raynauds\/raynauds-test\/\">quiz<\/a>, created by the charity Scleroderma &amp; Raynaud&#8217;s UK&#8217;s, aims to help more people learn if they have signs of the condition via five easy questions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">These include if respondents&#8217; fingers are sensitive to the cold and if they change colour in response to temperature or stress.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The tool also asks if people feel numbness or pain in the area that changes colour and if they experience stinging or throbbing when the area heats up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Finally, people are asked if they have ever developed sores or ulcers on their fingers or toes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Participants will then learn their results and be given some advice on what they should do if they may have\u00a0Raynaud&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Those who may have the condition will also be invited to take part in an\u00a0anonymous medical survey to help learn more about\u00a0Raynaud&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Dr Punam Krishan TV doctor and GP is supporting the campaign and urged people to get involved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I&#8217;ve already taken the test and encourage as many people as possible to do the same,&#8217; she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;This campaign is one particularly close to my heart as I know just how challenging the condition can be.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Karen Raney-Marr, 36 from St Albans in Hertfordshire, is one of the estimated 10million Brits living with\u00a0Raynaud\u2019s.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-a02919cfd468d6bf\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/11\/15\/16\/76487583-14087547-Raynaud_s_estimated_to_impact_two_to_five_percent_of_people_caus-a-2_1731686468626.jpg\" height=\"383\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Raynaud's causes miniature spasms in the blood vessels, cutting off the blood supply to the fingers and toes\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-a02919cfd468d6bf\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/11\/15\/16\/76487583-14087547-Raynaud_s_estimated_to_impact_two_to_five_percent_of_people_caus-a-2_1731686468626.jpg\" height=\"383\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Raynaud's causes miniature spasms in the blood vessels, cutting off the blood supply to the fingers and toes\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Raynaud&#8217;s causes miniature spasms in the blood vessels, cutting off the blood supply to the fingers and toes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She said she had been suffering with symptoms for years before getting an official diagnosis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;For many years I suffered with cold fingers and toes that also became numb or painful and, at times, changed colour.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I was struggling to do normal, everyday activities. I eventually got a Raynaud\u2019s diagnosis from my GP, and now take medication to manage my symptoms.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However, she still said she usually suffers a bout of Raynaud\u2019s symptoms, called an &#8216;attack&#8217; about once a day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;The attack can lead to chilblains, cracked hands and swelling. I wear gloves for most of the year and layer up when I go into air-conditioned spaces like supermarkets,&#8217; she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Ms\u00a0Raney-Marr encouraged as many people as possible take the online test stating if such a resource was available in her teens she might have gotten support sooner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Raynaud&#8217;s, in most cases, doesn&#8217;t cause major problems and can be combated by sufferers ensuring they wrap up extremities to protect from sudden temperature shocks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">People with a more severe versions are occasionally prescribed a type of drug called vasodilators that helps improve blood flow.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However, Raynaud&#8217;s can be a sign of serious and potentially life-limiting conditions like the autoimmune condition\u00a0scleroderma.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Scleroderma is rare condition where tissue in the body hardens and becomes thickened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Usually only the skin is affected, but this process can extend to joints and even internal organs like the heart and lungs, which can be life threatening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Only some 20,000 Brits are thought to have\u00a0scleroderma but it&#8217;s very common for those that do to also have\u00a0Raynaud&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">About one in 10 people with Raynaud&#8217;s go on to develop an autoimmune condition such as\u00a0arthritis, lupus or even\u00a0scleroderma so it&#8217;s important to get symptoms checked by a GP if they start to get worse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Those who develop Raynaud&#8217;s suddenly after the age of 30 or before the age of 12 are also encouraged to see their family doctor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/health\/article-14087547\/1-minute-test-Raynauds-disease.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are your hands just cold, or could you be suffering from a troublesome condition that affects roughly one in six Brits?\u00a0\u00a0 Now a simple 1-minute quiz can tell you if &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=126321\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=126321"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126321\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=126321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=126321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=126321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}