Medical Questions » Feet Questions » Question No. 363
| Question: | I suffer constantly from cold feet, mainly when in bed, and have been told it is a medical problem. I await your comments. |
| Answer: | Cold feet are usually due to poor circulation of blood to that area. If insufficient warm blood reaches your feet, they will feel cold, and mav be white or blue, and painful.
In older people, hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis), heart failure and diabetes are the main causes of poor circulation, while in younger people, spasm of an artery may be responsible.
Raynaud' s phenomenon is a condition in which arteries go into spasm, narrow down, and fail to supply adequate blood to the hands or feet, which become cold and painful.
As you can see, a number of conditions may be responsible for your problem. You will need to be investigated to determine which problem is affecting you. Once this is known, the appropriate treatment can be given to cure or control the disease.
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