My feet get soooo cold at night?!
Question: How do I warm them up??????? They're blocks of ice.
Answers: How do I warm them up??????? They're blocks of ice.
Well, duh - put some socks on! Ha ha ha! Or, bake a potato in aluminum foil (the biggest potato you can find) right before bed, and then when you're ready to go and get in the bed, grab the potato and put it under your sheets. Then your toes will be toasty for quite a while.... and then if you wake up, and you're hungry, you can just grab the potato and eat it. :-)
its due to bad circulation in your feet, if you went to bed with a hotwater bottle it might help you but if they contoniue to stay cold maybe you should go to a doctor.
put a blanket over them
You have to warm them up before putting socks or slippers on. Try standing on the floor vent, or just rubbing them up with your hands. "If you put 'em away cold, they stay cold."
I would use the active rewarming process- that is, apply external heat sources to the affected area. This may be a heat pack, an electric blanket, or even throwing your socks in the dryer for a couple minutes. Either way, you need to increase circulation in your feet. I know there are many products out there to do so. One of my favorite places to get tech things like that is SkyMall. Here is what they have: http://www.skymall.com/shopping/detail.h...
Hope That helps!
Jeremy
hi i am sorry to hear that. 7% of people suffer from chilblains. i guess this is what your having. let me describe; the affected part, either hands or feet are exposed in an environment where cold and humidity coincide. e.g. you just washed your feet/the feet are sweaty and they get exposed to cold/air conditioning/your wet feet are exposed to the cold night/fan/snow. this causes a differential flow in the blood vessels of the skin, leaving you feeling cold at the same time the hands/feet are warm to touch (although for you, you sense it to be freezing!) and the skin might change its color to bluish red ( very slight change of color). the affected part may or may not be painful.
this is commonly seen in my practice since i am practicing in a place where the climate is cold.
the best methods to avoid this condition are
a) dry the feet/hands well after washing.
b) eat at least 30 minutes before exposing your self to cold (e.g. eat at least 1/2 an hour before taking a walk at night - post-dinner walk)
c) wear double layered socks (wear a sock and then wear another sock over it) - this traps a layer of air, which provides better insulation than a single thick sock.
d) have a space warmer to help warm the area where you sleep.
e) there are electrically heated socs but they are more of an inconvenience than a joy - 3 of my patients used them - they say it restricts mobility whilst sleeping. all 3 of them were above 60 though.
f) if the problem is very severe then we prescribe nifedipine 10-20mg orally thrice a day.
if you let me know your age and body weight/ and send images of the affected part i will be able to give you a more precise picture.
please avoid self-medication ! i am writing medical facts since i am a surgeon and see these cases in my practice.
hope this helps. email me in case of doubts.
i used to suffer with the same thing so i would take a bath or shower before beed and put on some socks when i came out and my feet never got cold after.
I have the same problem, I rub my feet with lavender cream and put on socks... What really works is I put my feet up to my husbands rear end.... He gets mad when I do this (:>
You can buy special socks called bed socks. They are a bit more comfy than normals socks and keep your feet really warm at night. Also get a heat pack (one with the beads in it) or a hot water bottle and put it in the end of the bed just before you go to bed. I hate having cold feet at night i know how you feel!