Hottest feet
Many people suffer from a feeling of heat or heaviness in the feet. This feeling differs from one person to another in its severity and symptoms. Some may experience tingling or numbness in the feet as well. The sufferer usually feels hot in the soles of the feet, Ankles or legs, these symptoms appear at night in particular, and the patient feels better during the day. This condition has been discovered and described by two scientists, Girrison and Gopalan. This condition is therefore called Grierson-Gopalan syndrome. The feet may be hotter than anyone of any age, but most cases affect people older than 50.
Cause of the hottest feet
In most cases, the temperature of the feet increases as a sign of peripheral neuropathy. The damaged nerves are overactive and send out neurotransmitters, triggering pain signals to the brain even if there is no cause for pain. In most cases of nerve damage, the footbone is damaged first, the patient feels numb or tingling in the feet, and some may complain of hypersensitivity to their feet. Hottest temporary feet may produce stress, dermatitis, or exposure to infection.
The most prominent causes of nerve damage, which is the first cause of the heat of the feet as follows:
Treat the hottest feet
The prevention of nerve damage and prevention of exacerbation is the first and most important step in the treatment of hot feet, it should be noted that the treatment of hot feet depends mainly on the treatment of the cause, and can be given some of the necessary drugs, as follows:
- Taking oral vitamin B12 or oral injections to treat vitamin deficiency anemia.
- Stop drinking alcohol to prevent aggravation of nerve damage, and allow her to heal.
- Antifungal drugs are used to treat the athlete’s foot. Examples include Miconazole and fluconazole.
- Dialysis to rid the body of toxins that cause nerve damage and accumulated as a result of kidney failure.
- Take thyroid hormone-containing drugs to treat thyroid dysfunction.
- Controlling sugar levels within the normal range for diabetics, by following a healthy diet, and taking diabetic oral or insulin medications (Insulin).
- Some of the most commonly used medicines include the use of a prescription such as carbamazepine, Gabapentin, Pregabalin, Topiramate, Other painkillers such as tramadol and low-dose opiates may be used in the event of severe pain.