Does heat affect OA as well as cold?

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silkysam
silkysam Member Posts: 113
edited 11. Aug 2014, 06:20 in Living with Arthritis archive
Am I unique in the fact that heat seems to make my OA worse? I aways thought that hot weather was beneficial :? . Had a very bad day yesterday. Made me think of the people I recalled who suffered with various types of Arthritis. I am ashamed to say I didn't give them a thought. I was so exhausted with pain by early evening I was so grumpy and it is so hard to sound upbeat to your family, when all you want to do is crawl into a corner and sleep out of the pain. Oh well, today is a new day. Wonder what it will hold? Sorry for whinge :(

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  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    There are quite a few people on here that suffer in the heat me being one, it has to be the change in pressure..I seem to suffer more when it is very hot than I do in winter..such a shame because I do love the sun...
    Love
    Barbara
  • bubbadog
    bubbadog Member Posts: 5,544
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    I suffer in the heat and the cold, it's a pain in the back side, can't win!! So I'm keeping feet cool in the summer and wearing thick soaks in the winter!!
  • silkysam
    silkysam Member Posts: 113
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    Thanks Bubbadog. :D yes it is quite literally a pain in the backside! Thanks for the tip :)
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    The heat aggravates my PsA, the cold and damp my OA. I think a dry heat is generally better for those with OA but the UK specialises in high humidity which saps everyone, not just us. The past month or so has been utterly miserable for me, roll on the autumn when the OA returns to the fore :roll: ; at least I know where I am with that one. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • Slosh
    Slosh Member Posts: 3,194
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    I've never been good in hot weather, but have been finding it worse this year, hadn't really linked it to the humidity. Basically I just don't do extremes either way, hot or cold and never have.
    He did not say you will not be storm tossed, you will not be sore distressed, you will not be work weary. He said you will not be overcome.
    Julian of Norwich
  • silkysam
    silkysam Member Posts: 113
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    Thanks both :). Guess it is just the humidity. Oh well, I'm not on my own. Yes, awful to say, always looked forward to summer, but this year it has been a blur. Thanks for feedback. It is helping me so very much :)
  • AmandaJones
    AmandaJones Bots Posts: 36
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
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    Hi Silkysam,

    Hot, humid weather makes my OA as worse as the cold. Of course, my hip OA pain don’t make me bedridden :wink: but it definitely aches more during weather changes, making it difficult to walk. Moreover, I totally feel drained during hot climate. Theoretically heat can make inflammation worse. Changes in barometric pressure, temperature and humidity can change arthritis pain levels too.

    Amanda.
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