這或許是你經(jīng)常雙手冰涼的原因

To say my body doesn’t do well in the cold is an understatement. When the temperature drops, my fingers freeze, and often turn deep red, followed by white. On especially exciting days, they’ll look a little blue. “Cold hands, warm heart,” my mom used to tell me.

僅僅說(shuō)我的身體在嚴(yán)寒里表現(xiàn)不好有點(diǎn)輕描淡寫了。當(dāng)溫度下降時(shí)，我的手指會(huì)凍住，并且總是變?yōu)樯罴t色，然后變白。在個(gè)別時(shí)候它們還會(huì)有一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)藍(lán)。“手冷心暖，”我媽媽之前跟我說(shuō)。

Growing up in sunny Southern California, this rarely happened—mostly just on ski trips or when I’d spend too long in the ocean. But when I moved to New York for college five years ago, my blue hands became a winter mainstay. I’d never lived in a cold climate, so I assumed this happened to everyone in frigid weather.

在晴朗的南加利福尼亞長(zhǎng)大，這種情況很少發(fā)生，大多數(shù)情況只發(fā)生在滑雪和待在海里太長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的時(shí)候。但當(dāng)我五年前去紐約上大學(xué)，我藍(lán)色的手成為了冬天的常態(tài)。我從未在寒冷的氣候里待過，所以以為生活在嚴(yán)寒天氣里的人們都是這樣的。

Turns out I assumed wrong. On a trip to Chicago to visit extended family this past Thanksgiving, I went for a walk and returned to my aunt’s house with my signature blue fingers. “Oh, you must have Raynaud’s,” my aunt said. I must have what?

然而看來(lái)我以為錯(cuò)了。在剛過去的感恩節(jié)去拜訪芝加哥的親戚家時(shí)，我去散了散步然后回到了我姑媽的家，手指是藍(lán)色的。“噢，你一定患了雷諾綜合癥，”我的姑媽說(shuō)。我一定患了什么?

The average person can go into chilly weather and get by without gloves, their fingers would just get a bit cold. But someone who has Raynaud’s has a much more extreme reaction. If you touch their hands, you can tell the difference. Even in a moderately cold environment, they have white, ice-cold hands. In addition to getting cold, if you have Raynaud’s, your hands might turn white, then blue, and red when you start warming up again. But not everyone with Raynaud’s exhibits all three colors, or in that exact order. You might also experience these symptoms in other extremities including your ears, nose, lips, and even nipples.

普通人可以生活在寒冷的天氣并且不需要戴手套，他們的手指只會(huì)有一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)涼。但患雷諾綜合癥的人有更極端的反應(yīng)。你只要摸他們的手就可以發(fā)現(xiàn)差別。即使是在適度的寒冷氣候，他們也會(huì)雙手發(fā)白，冷如冰塊。如果患雷諾綜合癥，除了冷之外，你的雙手或許會(huì)變白，然后變藍(lán)，當(dāng)你開始暖和了之后再變紅。但是并不是每個(gè)患雷諾綜合癥的人都會(huì)有這三種顏色或者以這種順序出現(xiàn)。你或許還會(huì)在其他部位發(fā)現(xiàn)這些癥狀，比如你的耳朵，鼻子，嘴唇，甚至乳頭。