• trd@feddit.nu
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    What about lots of hair on toes, but they feel cold but always sweating on toes. No illness that i’m ehm some body know off?

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    8 hours ago

    I’m basically a werewolf, so I guess I must have great circulation.

    Which is weird because my hands and feet are always cold to the touch.

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      I have renauds syndrome where my hands and feet are usually dead blocks of ice like a corpse that the Donner party couldn’t eat because it got too cold.

      My feet are so hairy that I often wonder what utopia of a world I would live in if Lord of the Rings never existed.

      I’m with you on being skeptical of the claim that hairy toes are a sign of good circulation.

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      9 hours ago

      Same, this is definitely not a rule. My extremities feel much colder than the rest of me most of the time. My toes are hairy because of genetics; I’m Middle Eastern.

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      8 hours ago

      Increased bloodflow can actually drop the temperature of the limb. For instance, alcohol might make you feel warm, but due to the vasodilation you’re actually losing heat.

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        For real though I think it’s my iron deficiency. I had an ultrasound done on my legs because I was convinced I had a blood clot, and the technician was like, “you have excellent veins!” 😅

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        Probably Reynaud’s Phenomenon. I’m been diagnosed with this. My fingers and toes are often very cold and change colors (blue, purple, or even white). I’d suggest you talk to your doctor as there are medications that can help with this and it could be connected to an undiagnosed autoimmune disorder or connective tissue disorder.

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          I’ve thought about Reynauds, but my skin never turns white, just blue. I also get tingling sometimes in my heels, but never in my toes or fingers (which also turn blue). The people I’ve met with Reynauds also talk about it being painful and I’ve never had pain.

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      I just mentioned it elsewhere in this thread, you might have Reynaud’s phenomenon. It’s a disorder that causes the capillaries in your fingers and toes (and elsewhere) to spasm and constrict when you are cold or stressed restricting blood flow. I suggest you talk to your doctor as it can be associated with other conditions.

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      10 hours ago

      I have naturally hairless toes and it has made several doctors check to see if I have diabetes.

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        Oh I know why they are bald. I just never noticed they were till I saw the post.

        But definitely not diabetes. Just tons of other health issues I’m reluctant to post about with all the ai programs scraping the open internet.

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    I have no blood flow over most of my body then. I’m nearly hairless except on my head and my junk… I’m going to die.

    /not Asian

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      Same. Virtually no body hair at all except junk. My facial hair grows really slowly, and I have toe hair. I don’t even really have underarm hair to speak of. Also have gone bald.

      I wonder if I am some sort of very tall elf/hobbit hybrid…

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        Here’s the irony, I said head. I have a huge beard, but very little body hair. Now the beard didnt come in til my mid 30’s

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          I have noticed the beard has increased a bit in the last 5 years or so. I’m 35 now, and can actually have facial hair, I just have a longer than average awkward period. In my twenties, I had huge patches of missing hair. Including an almost exactly circular, US quarter sized missing spot on my chin. That was weird. Lol

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            I could grow a ok goatee when they were in, I also had a 5+ inch soul patch at one time in my 20’s. My issue was I had a a bit bigger than your missing hair patch on both of my cheeks.

            Hard to grow a beard missing those eh? So I get ya :)

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          I have noticed the beard has increased a bit in the last 5 years or so. I’m 35 now, and can actually have facial hair, I just have a longer than average awkward period. In my twenties, I had huge patches of missing hair. Including an almost exactly circular, US quarter sized missing spot on my chin. That was weird. Lol

      • TheMuffinMan@piefed.world
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        9 hours ago

        Wow! Blankets must feel so much smoother and colder to the touch haha.

        I’m on the opposite end of the spectrum - short and very hirsute!

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    9 hours ago

    I have near zero hair on my head but ears down I grow hair like it’s going out of style. I’m a little worried my body feels the need to provide blood to all the places i don’t want or need it, but skips the most important part.