We were glad to see Self Magazine cover Raynaud's this chilly season in an article titled "Raynaud’s Disease: Why Your Hands and Feet Hurt So Badly When They’re Cold." In addition to covering color changes and symptoms experienced by Raynaud's sufferers, they do an excellent job of describing the key triggers causing attacks. In particular,
Since there's no single test to diagnose Raynaud's, doctors generally rely on either witnessing an attack or listening to a patient describe their symptoms. But if their description doesn't correspond to the text book triad of color changes (white/blue/red) or reference to pain or experience (e.g., numbness) they studied in medical school, Raynaud's symptoms can
It's important to understand and identify the most likely common triggers for Raynaud's attacks in order to best defend against attacks.
