Raynaud’s Awareness month
Raynaud's disease (Ray-nose) is where the small blood vessels in the extremities such as hands and feet, fingers or toes are over-sensitive to even the slightest changes in temperature, the cold and sometimes stress. This causes a Raynaud's attack where the fingers sometimes change colour, but not always, from white, to blue, to red. Raynaud's phenomenon is a common condition thought to affect up to ten million people in the UK and can impact your life.
A Raynaud's attack can be a very uncomfortable, possibly painful, process. It can also make everyday tasks, like buttoning a jacket or unzipping a purse, very difficult. Raynaud's symptoms generally affect the fingers and toes, but all extremities can be involved, including the hands, feet, ears, nose, lips, tongue and nipples.
Raynaud's symptoms are:
a colour change in the extremities such as hands or feet
cold extremities and numbness
tingling or pain
Raynaud’s is a common condition affecting up to 10 million people in the UK. If you often have cold hands or feet could you be living with this condition?
If this is the case, please take this test to get more information - https://www.sruk.co.uk/raynauds/raynauds-test/