Results: Heat intolerant
1.
1.
Do you experience heat intolerance? Yes
32%
•
512 votes
No
54%
•
879 votes
Not Applicable
14%
•
231 votes
2.
2.
If you do, what is the cause of it? Thyroid Problems
9%
•
143 votes
Multiple Sclerosis
5%
•
77 votes
Menopause
12%
•
194 votes
Hypothalamic tumors
2%
•
34 votes
N/A
71%
•
1147 votes
Other (please specify)
5%
•
81 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.78% | 13 | |
| don't know | 0.30% | 5 |
| not sure | 0.18% | 3 |
| heat | 0.12% | 2 |
| do not know | 0.12% | 2 |
| fibromyalgia | 0.12% | 2 |
| over weight | 0.12% | 2 |
| age | 0.12% | 2 |
| unknown | 0.06% | 1 |
| crohns disease | 0.06% | 1 |
| just happens | 0.06% | 1 |
| not really sure | 0.06% | 1 |
| shortness of breath | 0.06% | 1 |
| just sensitive to the heat | 0.06% | 1 |
| fms | 0.06% | 1 |
| normal | 0.06% | 1 |
| arthritis | 0.06% | 1 |
| heat is hard on me | 0.06% | 1 |
| autoimmune disease | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't know, i have always been like this. | 0.06% | 1 |
| the heat | 0.06% | 1 |
| ehlers-danlos syndrome | 0.06% | 1 |
| extreme heat and nigga revelations | 0.06% | 1 |
| medicine | 0.06% | 1 |
| have always ran hot since my first pregnancy | 0.06% | 1 |
| fibromyalgia can't be to hot or be to extremely cold. | 0.06% | 1 |
| always have been on the warm side! | 0.06% | 1 |
| dont know | 0.06% | 1 |
| i have a skin condition and it flares in the heat | 0.06% | 1 |
| much heat | 0.06% | 1 |
| dont know, maybe diabetes 2 | 0.06% | 1 |
| medication | 0.06% | 1 |
| cancer | 0.06% | 1 |
| heart problems | 0.06% | 1 |
| lupus | 0.06% | 1 |
| just me and my body | 0.06% | 1 |
| fair skinned | 0.06% | 1 |
| medication side effects | 0.06% | 1 |
| being over weight, and lower normal body temp | 0.06% | 1 |
| no idea what causes it... | 0.06% | 1 |
| stress | 0.06% | 1 |
| not sure. | 0.06% | 1 |
| do n't know yet | 0.06% | 1 |
| i just don't like the heat | 0.06% | 1 |
| heart | 0.06% | 1 |
| sun stroke when little, | 0.06% | 1 |
| personal preference | 0.06% | 1 |
| meds | 0.06% | 1 |
| i run a "normal body temp of 99f and do not handle heat well, never did. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i hate to sweat, it's not lady-like. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i have no idea!! | 0.06% | 1 |
| just hate florida weather | 0.06% | 1 |
| just a hot grandmama!! | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't know...head sweats really bad | 0.06% | 1 |
| asthma | 0.06% | 1 |
| heat rash | 0.06% | 1 |
| probable multiple sclerosis - no firm diagnosis yet. | 0.06% | 1 |
| no idea | 0.06% | 1 |
3.
3.
Do you have any secrets that help you stay cool? If so, what is it? Yes
12%
•
201 votes
No
42%
•
688 votes
N/A
46%
•
747 votes
- i find that running cool water on my wrists helps if i get overheated. if not, try taking off your shoes and socks.
- air conditioning.
- a/c
- fan and stay out of sun
- get out the shorts and t shirts
- ice packs on the neck
- z
- when it is real hot, i take several showers during the day.
- ice packs
- na
- just chill out
- a/c
- air conditioner. put a lightweight scarf in the freezer and then wrap it around your neck when your outside.
- a.c
- fan, a/c, new cool towelettes from poise
- i take black cohosh and stay in the ac
- keep a spray bottle of water handy
- cooling neck wrap and fan
- i just stay inside my air conditioned house when it's hot out
- hot flashes come about when stress so i take lechithin to keep me calm
- ac
- air conditioner, drinking hot liquids
- stay indoors!!!
- na
- cold wet cloth on my neck and forehead
- stay out of the heat.
- carry water
- wearing a wide rimmed hat helps, that way the sun is not beating directly on your skin.
- not sure
- drink tea in summer
- na
- air conditioning, baby!
- none
- fans
- cold water on feet
- put cool towel on head drink lots of ice water
- n/a
- ice
- drink cold water,take showers, use fan, open the windows
- stay out of the sun, foo'!
- don't go outside stay in air-con
- i wish i did know
- stay inside
- move slower, work in shade, and keep hydrated.
- ice cubes in my drinks and a/c units working well.
- stay inside
- swimming pool
- just got to keep the air on, stay hydrated, ensure your electrolights are balanced and i use one of those "gel headbands/scarfs" around my neck sometimes (there is a gel inside of them, that when you put it into the freezer it gets very cool and keeps you cool - it can be tied)
- put your face close up to a fan , you fell the heat less
- stay out of the heat, cool compresses, drink lots of ice water
- place hands in cold water for 20 seconds. place feet in ice cold water in bath tub for one minutes. take a cold shower.
- air conditioning :)
- get n shower with beater t shirt on down dry get n some king of air via fan a/c!!
- the fan
- ice water, cool towels in ice cubes, and a fan if possible
- soak t-shirt in cool water, put back on.
- fan
- na
- n/a
- stay in air conditioning....duh!
- air conditioning!!!!!
- the cooling towel really helps
- beer
- sit in a tub of cool water or go for a swim in cool water
- stay inside run the air!!
- kool ties, sold at rei. kinda dorky, but lifesaver!
- snowballs and icees!
- ac
- stick ur head in the freezer....
- none
- na
- use watermelon in morning as breakfast,,it really works
- ,mk
- a neck cooler, cloth filled with water absorbant beads. it wraps around your neck and cools you down.
- ac
- eat freezies
- stay in the air or out of direct sun especially if youlack sweat galnds
- cool air
- don't wear that much clothing. mine might be from being a breastfeeding mother. makes my boobs more accessible too. haha
- keep damp/wet wash cloths & hand towels in the fridge/freezer. also, get ice packs (or plastic zipper bags) - keep in freezer.....lie down with one under head/neck. putting them there cools the whole body very quickly.
- don't have any
- .
- stay inside during the hot periods of the day if i am out picking berries etc. i try to find shade and keep putting cold water in my hat. i may look a little soggy but it helps. sunscreen helps with the sun but not with the heat
- hot tea for hot day
- air conditioning.
- sometimes drinking a hot cup of tea or coffee works.
- ice...sitting on ice....etc.
- light colored clothing, shade, a fan
- stay inside with air on
- cold water shower, drink lots of cold water, stay in a cool place.
- fan
- none
- na
- run writs under cold water
- drinking water
- it is called air conditioner. but relaxing your mind & body helps you to stay cool.
- sfr
- none
- ice cream
- keeping the house dark and cool.
- don't have any
- n/a
- none
- have none.
- go without shoes and/or socks
- i stay inside with the fan or air conditioner on.
- quick shower
- stay in under the ac.
- air conditioning
- none
- cool
- no exertion
- na
- wish i knew
- ice tea
- beer
- water
- outdoor swimming pools, ice cream man, ice water, frosties, and shark fishing
- take a shower
- wet washcloth on the back of neck while doing yard work
- sit in front of a fan with a misting bottle. keep your head damp along with your clothes. the fan will help keep you cool while you stay damp--help to keep your body temperture down.
- air conditioning
- stay inside
- it's not a secret...drink lots and lots of water! :)
- drink water tofu for hot flashes (menopause)
- stay inside
- wet my neck back n chest and stand in front of a fan
- i dress in layers of clothes so i can keep on or take off layers according to the weather conditions/temperatures inside or outside. also various temperatures are needed for a good nights sleep.
- stay out of the sun
- layer clothing
- cooling packs that you freeze that look like a scarf
- put a cold item on your wrists
- k
- hold an ice cube to the roof of your mouth
- fan and colder room open windows
- i use gold bond maximum relief as a kind of lotion on the areas where i'm feeling the warmest, and it has a perfect cooling feel that helps with the whole body fairly quick, and it basically looks and feels like lotion you just have to rub it in a little extra.
- drinking lots of water
- carry a fan
- live by the airconditioner... quite literally.
- bathing
- popsicles
- aloe vera juice
- n/a
- na
- v
- none
- stay in the ac
- keep a spray bottle of ice cold water and give yourself a spray once in awhile. or if at work. keep a battery operated personal fine at your side.
- it's called, "air conditioning"!!
- don't wear so many layers, don't move around a lot, a/c , fan drink lots of water!!!
- stay hydrated and wear lightweight clothing. i mean really, really hydrated.
- drink lots of water
- drink water,not soda,cold towel
- open windows
- eat ice or frozen fruit and take showers and gradually turn the hot water off till it's nice and cool.
- none
- get out of the heat
- do something else will distract the tension , then the moods eased.
- cold a/c !!
- drink lots of ice water and take cool/cold showers
- none
- that i cool thing for women with menopause lol
- nnbvmnbvmnnb
- let the mind tell you to be cool
- wet cloths on the feet.
- pool
- keep the air conditioner running full time!
- drink beer!
- hrt, ice packs
- cool clothes, no socks, sandals, a/c
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