Hutan
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I measured my oral temperature first thing each morning for several months. The thermometer's use instructions gave 36.4 to 37.2 degrees Celsius as the normal range.
My temperatures were in the 35.7 to 36.4 degree range - so consistently a bit lower than the low end of normal. Lower temperatures correlated with worse OI (higher heart rate after standing, larger increase in heart rate from supine to standing, narrower pulse pressure) and with a larger number, and more severe, symptoms.
Low (peripheral?) temperatures do seem to be very common in ME. But I haven't been able to find any good studies reporting that. There was one in 1998 I think that found that core body temperature was normal - but it only had 7 people with CFS and no doubt the selection criteria were very loose.
It would be good to see more temperature measurements done and reported in studies including prospective trials following people diagnosed with a common ME trigger such as glandular fever.
My temperatures were in the 35.7 to 36.4 degree range - so consistently a bit lower than the low end of normal. Lower temperatures correlated with worse OI (higher heart rate after standing, larger increase in heart rate from supine to standing, narrower pulse pressure) and with a larger number, and more severe, symptoms.
Low (peripheral?) temperatures do seem to be very common in ME. But I haven't been able to find any good studies reporting that. There was one in 1998 I think that found that core body temperature was normal - but it only had 7 people with CFS and no doubt the selection criteria were very loose.
It would be good to see more temperature measurements done and reported in studies including prospective trials following people diagnosed with a common ME trigger such as glandular fever.
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