Overheating is a common issue that people living with Multiple Sclerosis. You don’t need fancy and expensive equipment to prevent overheating. We suggest using a fan, drinking water and having a low room temperature to prevent your body from overheating during exercises.
Chronic Illness
You Know You Have a Chronic Illness When….
Bang on the money!
What not to say to someone with a chronic illness
What not to say to someone with a chronic illness
As many of you know by now I’m a sucker for a decent infographic.
I think they are a great way of sharing health information and providing medical education to a wide range of people.
So I was delighted when Jaime got in touch telling me about this infographic she and her team have put together!
In fact it is really three infographics rolled into one.
The first looks at the impact of chronic illness in general. The second and this is really useful for people with conditions like fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis – a guide to an anti-inflammatory diet . Why not compare it to our earlier guide here.
Finally she gives a great ten pint plan for dealing with chronic illness.
What do you think?
Why not use the comments section below to add your thoughts?
Thanks very much in advance.
“Lifestyle Management With a Chronic Illness” on Health Perch
The menopause and chronic illness
A few weeks ago we ran a short blog post on Multiple Sclerosis Heat Intolerance or Uthoff’s Phenomenon. While there has been some interest in the subject there were no comments on the blog until yesterday.
A lady kindly commented “Now add pre-menopause hot flashes, which in PREmenopuase means I get hot hours!! This sucks so bad. It only gets harder.”
The comment really hit home. What really is the impact of the menopause and pre-menopause on the symptoms of a chronic medical condition? Not just multiple sclerosis, of course, but also other related chronic pain conditions such as fibromyalgia or rheumatoid arthritis.
Not just that what do women do to help with any exacerbations of their symptoms caused by the onset of menopause? This is the aim of this blog post.
Firstly would it be possible for you to take the poll below so we can assess the percentages of our readers who symptoms are changed (or not) by the meno pause.
Finally it would be great if you could share a bit more in the comments section below. You may wish to consuder the following questions:-
a) What is your main medical condition?
b) What is the impact of the menopause on that medical condition?
c) How did you deal with these new symptoms? How successful were these treatment?
d) What one bit of advice would you give to a women with your medical condition who have just started the menopause?
Many thanks in advance!