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Symptoms: Cold Hands After Eating, I.e., During And After The
Question: Symptoms: cold hands after eating, i.e., during and after the digestion cycle. Condition usually lasts for about 1 hour. It is more pronounced now that cooler weather is here.
Brief Answer:
may or may not be concerning...
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
While eating and during digestion, blood is pumped into stomach and intestines for purpose of digestion. Reduced perfusion in the limbs will cause cold hands.
If you are otherwise ok and have no pain, weakness, numbness or breathing difficulty, then I don't see any reasons to be overly concerned. I would also consider getting complete blood count (hemogram) and ESR done to check for anemia.
Hope this helps. Let me know if you need clarifications.
Regards
may or may not be concerning...
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
While eating and during digestion, blood is pumped into stomach and intestines for purpose of digestion. Reduced perfusion in the limbs will cause cold hands.
If you are otherwise ok and have no pain, weakness, numbness or breathing difficulty, then I don't see any reasons to be overly concerned. I would also consider getting complete blood count (hemogram) and ESR done to check for anemia.
Hope this helps. Let me know if you need clarifications.
Regards
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