I have tried to really pay attention to my body cues for a while now and I've noticed that before I have an attack of D, my body temperature spikes to the point I am visibly sweating. I've noticed that my body heat rises and falls in sync with the corresponding attack or cessation of symptoms.
I've noticed it before when I've been out in public and I start to feel icky, but I was never sure if it was a physical reaction, a psychological one, or a combination of the two. When I get to feeling icky I get nervous, which probably makes me flush, which probably makes me sweat, which makes me feel ickier, which makes me nervous...etc. But, the hot surge happens even when I'm home alone.
It should be said that I just turned 41 a few months ago, and I've had mild perimenopausal symptoms but nothing major yet. I've had hot flashes ever since I can remember (seriously, even when I was a kid I was warm-natured), but they've gotten worse the past ten years or so. I've never been able to handle hot and/or humid weather because of a combination of allergies, mild asthma, and IBS. Heat and/or humidity makes my IBS symptoms worse. However, I get these hot flashes/diarrhea even in the winter. I'm hot pretty much all the time.
Just wondering if anyone else had noticed anything like this in their own lives. I'm also wondering if there is anything that can be done about them. I HATE being hot all the time!
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temperature spikes before and during an attack...anyone else?
