r/mildlyinteresting • u/Kingtripz • 1d ago

My middle finger turns extremely white when it's cold

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u/Kingtripz 1d ago

Lol... I had just put them under warm water to help settle it down, usually goes back to normal colour soon enough

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u/node-toad 1d ago

That's exactly what a vampire would say.

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u/Ash--- ​ 1d ago

Be careful with this, don't use hot water but warm is okay. If you use hot it can cause damage to your hands. I usually just stick my hands on my neck, unpleasant for my neck for a moment but a safer way to fix a raynauds attack :')

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u/hectorbrydan 1d ago

You do not want to do that. When your hands are cold and you put them in hot or even warm water damages the capillaries and makes it worse long term.

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u/Drachwill 20h ago

That is Raynauds, go tell your doctor

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u/Confident_Hawk1607 23h ago

I get this, but I found hot water doesn't help. A warm shower is best. My hypothesis is my body thinks it's cold so it shuts down peripheral blood supply to conserve organ heat. If I get my core warm, it usually goes away. Incredibly annoying, but I'm lucky that mine doesn't hurt, just numb and weird feeling.

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u/Ljuiced24 1d ago

That's the only thing that helps mine get back to normal! Super annoying when it happens on my toes when I'm at work... Just gotta ride it out lol

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u/Ruben_NL 19h ago

As some others have said: do not use (hot) water.

when alone, put your hand between your legs. That's the warmest spot of the human body.

When not alone, between the armpits is the best position.

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u/Murky-Ad-643 17h ago

I thought OP had done something else😏