my hands and feet sometimes get purple and I was wondering if that is because I am tall & how do I stop this?
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Well of course it is difficult for us to give you a medical opinion over the Internet, so you should always consult your physician for these kind of questions.\n\nI wonder if you have Reynaud's disorder, which is a circulatory problem that causes areas that are distal to the heart (hands, feet, tip of nose) to have lowered circulation and feel cold and turn purple/red. It happens especially when you are cold or the weather is cold.\n\nRead more about it in the links below.
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Do you have athelete's foot (foot fungus)? It sounds like it may be that. Perhaps you need an antifungal cream. Consult your doctor.
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Could this be a sign of scurvy, lack of vitamin c or do you use bleach too often.  Try using gloves to do chores and moisturize your hand with cocoa butter at nights.
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You might have Erythromelagia, that's what I have. Ask your doctor!
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Try wearing a pair of cotton socks (for your feet's health and comfort) under a pair of wool socks.  Then be sure there is room in your shoes to wiggle your toes.  If your toes cannot wiggle you'll need a larger size because being too tight defeats the purpose.  If your find your feet feel wet then change the cotton ones more often.  \n\n  As for your hands you can do the same, liners in your gloves.  Or there are those heat packs you can put in your pockets.  Be sure to keep your hands and your gloves dry.  If that means a few pairs then so be it.  And there are so many kinds of thermal gloves now days you might try something a bit more industrial strength than normal gloves.\n\n   Other than that movement to keep the circulation going to the tips.  While indoors and warm try squeezing a rubber ball like exercise a few minutes once or twice a day.  Or touch your thumb to each finger using a little pressure when ever you have a minute to do so.  Rub hand lotion on them when ever it is convenient.  \n   And there is always find someone with a "hot" set of ???? and share body heat.  LOL!  Hope you stay warm.
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It sounds like you might have a pinched nerve or poor circulation. If it doesn't get better definitly seek medical attention.
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go to the Doctor thats what they are paid for, i wouldnt ask anyone on here about medical problems! Not to be rude, but unless everyone on yahoo answers has a medical degree then no one knows whats really wrong, so no one can really tell you how to fix it!! what hand is it anyways.. bc u seem to be typing fine!!
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Not broken (otherwise excruciating pain), but sprained.\n\nSwelling should slowly subside - finger will probably turn several shades of purple.\n\nIf it starts getting painful - go see an MD.
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Hi, I have the same problem, everyone thinks i'm cold when i'm not my arms get like that too. They call it something i can't remember the word. I hate it it's like you can see all your veins in your legs. I don't think there is a way to get rid of it. If there was i would of done it by now. I wish i could of helped you more.
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They say that if you rub your feet with baking soda it helps. Also i am sure you can find all sorts of medicated powders in your local pharmacy. If it is a real problem talk to your doctor about it maybe he/she will have a medical solution to it:)
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Bad circulation. I can relate with you I have the same problem. My man is always nice and warm so I use him to warm up on. Other than that slippers, always have socks on, move around such as exercise something to get the blood flowing or just turn the heat up.
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you may have raynounds syndrome,which your nerves usaully in hands or feet ,but can move to the whole body if it worsens,what happens is the nerves for unknown reasons start restricting blood flow in the vains causeing not enough blood flow to hands and making them cold,then there is also a secound type thats the reverse the nerves cause the blood vessels to get bigger and then your hands can start getting to much blood flow and feel fiery hot.there is no cure for this but there are medicences and herbs that can help,and one other new thing just recently invented that might get rid of the syndome once and for all is doctors think they might have found the main nerve that causes this to happen located in the rists and can possibly be sergically removed.so if i were you i'd talk to a doctor about it and see if he thinks it is rynounds syndrome and then mabey he can give you the medince to help and explain more about the possible sergery.also if the syndrome gets worse what will eventually happen is it could start to move to other parts of the body too,and after a while it can get so bad that basically you would be in danger of your body giving it self frostbite litterally.so look into it and see if thats what it is,but if hopefully it isnt that then mabey it can possibly be realated to just stress ?.also one last thing that is a sign that its raynounds is if you hold something cold or out in the cold for some amount of time usaully your hands ect.would start to feel major ice cold that seems to hurt from the inner-core of your bones outward.makeing you need to cover them up or put what-ever cold thing down.
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my feet are like a child's and the trick is to stay well hydrated, drink plenty of water and also take flax oil, this will lubricate your skin from the inside. \nYou can put on all the lotion you like but you need to work on whats going on inside.
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Please tell me more about your general health through the form on this weblink http://www.jentleearthhealing.com/medherb.html and I will try to help you out.\n\nI suspect it is from a build up of toxins that can present as calcium build up in the bottom of the foot. Reflexology is great for remedying this but I will not know if this is the case till I talk to you further.\n\nCraig - Naturopath
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If you're talking about what I think you are, you have calluses.  You get them from using your hands a lot for gripping.  You can get them from driving too.  All they are is thicker skin where your hands are abraded more often.  Try some intense dry skin lotion to soften them, and when your are doing work with the palms of your hands, wear gloves.  Hope this helps!
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increase Ur water intake so that the blood and everything flows freely....u could have deep vein thrombosis which is clotted veins in the feet that do not let circulation of the blood pass through efficiently enough
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Well first off thats normal. You will sometimes get a itch or a pulsate in your legs after walking long or running. You have to do your best to not scratch it. The itch will fade