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Mesenteric Panniculitis or Sclerosing Mesenteritis
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Very interesting. Cold certainly exacerbates my SM symptoms. In the winter, if, for instance, I'm reading and I don't cover up and my abdomen gets very cold ... then my symptoms get much worse. Also, warm heating pads, applied to my abdomen have, in the past, helped with my SM symptoms.
That said, my skin and tissues are very sensitive to heat. Hot beverages are always too hot for me to consume as served. By the time I'm ready to sip my tea, everyone else has finished theirs! I'm sensitive to heat anywhere on my body and burn more easily than others. Sometimes even a warm heating pad, if left on too long, will cause some redness and irritation.
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Me too.For a while doctors were testing me for Lupus and thyroid disorders because was so sensitive to sunlight.Raised welts on my cheeks and arms.I have had the stomach too...anywhere I have a break in clothing.
My mother gets what she calls "sun poisoning" where exposure to too much sun can raise welts and bumps on her skin. I'm fortunate to not have that variety of sensitivity. And I'm not, as far as I can tell, any more prone to sun burns than the average person, and I don't get welts or bumps from the sun. I would like to believe we will understand all of this some day ... but despite enormous advances in treatments for some diseases, we seem to be no closer to understanding some of the very basic perturbations of our physiology ...
I also have Raynaud's, which makes me very sensitive to the cold. I have noticed my belly gets extremely hot after I eat, especially during a a flare.
I have Raynaud's too.
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"Tarred with that same brush"-as they say! Interesting!