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About Raynaud’s Disease
It is a condition that effects some parts of your body such as your toes , tip of your nose and your ears. Due to disorder of blood vessels that supply blood to your skin Raynaud symptoms will happen. Raynaud disease are more likely to get affected by women than men. Its more common in people who live in snow zones where the climate is very cold
Signs and symptoms
Raynaud disease depend on the frequency, time and severity of the blood vessel spasms that is behind the disorder. Few symptoms are listed below to read
- Color of your skin changes in response to cold or stress
- Numb, prickly feeling or stinging pain upon warming or relief of stress
- Skin will change its color to white, then the areas again change color to blue and you will feel cold and numb.
- Sensory perception becomes dull and affected skin become swollen.
Causes
Firstly most of the doctor’s are unaware about Raynaud disease and attacks , Body is exposed to cold temperatures, body slow down the blood flow this is normal for all. But when a person is affected by Raynaud’s Disease this normal symptom gets aggrevated more. Strangely its not only cold temperatures is the causes of Raynaud disease even emotional stress might cause Raynaud’s disease.
Types of Raynaud 's Disease
- Primary Raynaud ‘s Disease and Second Raynaud’s Disease.
Victim of Primary raynaud disease is often seen in women. Although anybody can get affected women between 15 to 40 are mostly get affected by this disease.
In Secondary Raynaud Disease Risk factors include associated diseases, such as scleroderma and lupus, and smoking.
Treatment
Self care is essential for this kind of raynaud’s disease getting aggrevated. Even these are ‘nt adequate nothing to worry lot of medications are available to treat even severe conditions of this disease.
Author J. Ebooker © 2007
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