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I have Raynaud's Syndrome. Occasionally, my fingers will lose all circulation. (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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[-] Nurloc@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Same.. sucks pretty bad during the Swedish winters since i work outside in construction.... My turns blue now that im older...

[-] arin@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Only one hand or including the hand without the ring?

[-] ickplant@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

It happens to both hands sometimes, sometimes to just one.

[-] SuperCub@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago

What happens when you drink alcohol? I think alcohol thins the blood, right? So, does it happen less?

[-] ickplant@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I stopped drinking a while ago, so I can't answer that accurately. but check out what I found:

An extensive body of data shows concordant J-shaped associations between alcohol intake and a variety of adverse health outcomes, including coronary heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, congestive heart failure, stroke, dementia, Raynaud’s phenomenon, and all-cause mortality. Light to moderate alcohol consumption (up to 1 drink daily for women and 1 or 2 drinks daily for men) is associated with cardioprotective benefits, whereas increasingly excessive consumption results in proportional worsening of outcomes.

So it sounds like 1 daily drink for me might improve the condition but more alcohol will worsen it.

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