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Old 01-30-2008, 08:43 PM
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i'm very heat intolerant.

when a person with MS gets too hot, whether from a bath or from heat in the summer, nerve impulses slow down in the body. this can lead to extreme weakness and fatigue. it can cause a pseudo flare. meaning, when the body gets back to a normal temp, say from air conditioning, the sx's (symptoms) go away.

it's said that 1/2 to 1 degree can cause sx's to flare.
i can't take hot showers anymore. if i do i need to sit or go to bed afterwards til i recover.
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