i had so bad blood circulation in my legs that i had to stand up in the middle of night to ease the circulation, then some years ago i chose to be a vegan, and since then all that leg problem is gone, plus other previous illnesses were gone too, like frequent headaches, chest pain, sweating profusely and numbness in left arm
Thank you so much, you've relieved so much anxiety for me. I do sit with really bad posture and was freaking out over my tingling in hands and feet. Thank you so much. I will still keep up my exercise.
Hard to say, some conditions have mixed symptoms due to nerve disease affecting sensation and the control of the diameter of artery walls, or the symptoms may be coincidental...this needs to be seen and evaluated by a doctor.
Also when i stand up for 3-5 minutes they start itching and stinging. This gets especially annoying when i do dishes. I feel so embarrassed to wear shorts ir skirts. also, my arms and my face have a slight discoloration (purplish). Also, my skin normally gets really REALLY REALY red (even gOttEn blue once) when i get hot and and excersice.
I have Reynaud's disease. Whether primary or secondary, none of the physicians I have seen will attempt to discern. It has become severe. Along with that, I have mild neuropathy in the ball of my left foot. Recently, my big toe has been extremely painful at the top, and there has been mild purple discoloration under the nail. I do not have diabetes, but there is cardiac/circulatory/nerve malfunction. The now ex-current primary care physician had ordered an ankle-brachial index. The main problem with having the test is that I can be assured of no follow-up. I have run the gauntlet (sic) of the pcps here. That hs been the case with the lot of them. No follow-up. No looking at overall symptoms and making the slightest attempt at diagnosis. I've complained of the foot neuropathy for years. They will say, "Well, it hasn't killed you yet." I do not exaggerate. So. Here you are, taking a logical approach to a problem, and, I increasingly believe that many people would be better off with virtual physicians than the ones who are available to them. (Certainly, patients are not without fault). But would you send a patient for a test without explaining what the next step will be, and not continue the diagnostic hunt for cause if test results are normal? (And, if not, what extreme scenarios will I next be presented with?) I doubt it.
Sorry to hear about your issues with your local doctors. If you have not seen one yet, a vascular specialist with microvascular experience is typically the preferred physician to see for vasospastic disease like Raynauds. While treatment options are limited no matter whether it is primary or secondary, they can run more specific toe level studies to determine oxygen levels to the tissue and possibly find measures to control the symptoms or at least reduce the effects of the triggers that cause the blood vessels to constrict.
How good of you to comment. The vascular specialist is unconcerned. Perhaps that will change with the results of the ABI, but I'd rather not provide an opportunity for sudden interest. As you note, treatment options are limited, regardless. I'd be happy with palliative recommendations, and a sense of humor.
I don't make dietary recommendations as there are those who know much more than me about diet and nutrition for cardiovascular issues. A vegan diet can help eliminate the consumption of animal fatty tissue that can lead to arterial blockage, but other than that I am not aware of its benefit over a simple low fat diet. In general I do not ascribe to vegan diets, but that is simply my personal choice.
Well now I’m confused, when I go outside my foot turns literally red and purple, but my heartbeat is too fast (128 beats per minute on average). Same with my hands it’s all red and when I press on it it turns white and then the blood comes back, it’s really scary. When I take a bath, I get really dizzy and my full leg becomes purple and red with white dots.
If one has terrible cramps in feet and legs, could this be blood circulation, or perhaps nerves not controlling muscles properly? If this has been present for years and doctors haven't helped it and home remedies hasn't helped it, what would most common cause be?
thank you Doctor. I suffered a stroke18 months aago ehich affected my lef side. as a result I am re-learning to walk again. could this contribute to my toes being blue ? I must say your video scared me. I'll be sure to have my G.P. take a look at this.
Hello, I have a burning sensation in my legs no matter what I do. If I'm standing, lying down, walking dancing anything really I always have discomfort. My feet are generally always cold...really cold but I have not noticed any of the signs you explain in the video. Most of all what bothers me is the stinging/burning sensation as it makes me very uncomfortable. What do you recommend I do ? what should I tell my doctor to look for?
Hey Dr, Just wanna ask I do experience tingling all other parts of my body and also in my chest, cold hands and feet. Does it consider about poor blood circulation?
Hello, my name is Mike, I'm 25 years old and I'm concerned I've had poor circulation these past six months. Both of my feet will get chilled at the same time. It comes and goes, about half the day I spend with cold feet. A couple months after my feet began getting cold, my hands began to do the same thing. Most recently it feels like random vessels in my feet are pounding hard. It's an odd sensation. In the last few days my big toe has become numb. I know from your other comments that the numbness is a nerve thing, and probly isn't related. I feel tingling in my toes when I do jumping jacks but not when I run or bike. The coldness in both my hands and feet goes away when I exercise. Does any of this sound to you like poor circulation? I've changed to a vegetarian diet and have lost 65 pounds so far, and I'm working on getting my cholesterol down, was told 6 months ago it was 225. I'm determined to get and stay healthy whether or not anything is wrong with me, but I won't be able to see a doctor for another 2 months until my medicaid starts.
Unless the skin actually feels cold to the touch (which could indicate some form of circulatory disease), many people with nerve issues will 'feel' like the feet or hands are cold, but the skin temperature is not actually cold to the touch. This 'coldness' is a form of numbness. When you can, you should get this checked out either way.
Ok doctor thank you. I did read up on what you suggested and that could be it. One thing I realized that I failed to mention was that days before that happened to me I woke up with my calf muscle hanging. It was so weird and I moved my leg back and forth then it went back into place. I had pain there for a few days after that then that slight numbness occured.
My daughters ankles will turn noticeably purple when she is at work standing and walking or when she runs treadmill. I’ve even noticed when she is just at home doing really nothing they are so purple or red. What would cause this and whom should we see besides our gp.
Ive had this problem or something like this for years. Im pretty young, not overweight, and am pretty fit and have a healthy diet usually. in the morning while in bed, my legs are normal (white/ yellow [ ive never been able to tan]) when i stand, I can feel the blood flushing down to my feet. Automaticallly my legs all the way down to my feet are sort of purplish reddish color and the color stops at my ankles so it looks like theres a line. my ankles are normal color. Also when I stand up for 3
My 2 and half year old legs started giving out, out of nowhere and wonder could he have this. He hit his head hard the day b4. Thought maybe concussion but Cat scan came back normal and they said it looked fine. Could they have miss something on the C scan. He was so scared of the hospital and the ppl and everything. Poor little guy, please help think what it might b
Hello Dr Scott, I promised a friend I would research her issue and came across your video. I understand that you cannot give a diagnoses based upon symptoms. That is obvious by your responses to the many questions your viewers have asked. However if a person is told to see their doctor most people are afraid to do that. Therefore they come to these sites. My friend is 57 years old. She is caucasian if that matters. She does not have pain in her legs. However she feels that she has poor circulation. She said this has only happened 2 or 3 times, she was walking across a room when both of her legs felt numb. One time she said she thought she was going to fall. This was not due to sitting with her legs crossed. It happened out of the blue. She also has purple blotches on her feet that come and go. In the mornings on occasion she has difficulty walking. What could these symptoms mean? Great video!
They can mean many things, but numbness is due to nerve disease, and not poor circulation. Numbness can cause difficulty in feeling the foot plant on the ground, and the result can be falls or difficulty walking. More serious nerve diseases affect the muscle function, but that is usually in advanced cases or in developing neuromuscular disease. Simple lower back issues can sometimes lead to random leg numbness. The purple blotches may or may not have anything to do with the main issue. She should have a neurological assessment if this continues. I wish her well.
How about chilblains? Could that be a sign of poor circulation? I had it for 7 months now among with cold feet and purple toes. And my foot soles are white for a long period of time after I stand or walk.
My symptoms are quite strange bc when I stand for a long period of time my legs go blue and quite itchy/tingly but as soon as I sit they go normal it doesn’t hurt at all I’m not so sure what to do
Hi. I suffer from really bad legs and I'm thinking i have poor circulation. Can anyone help on advice ? I suffer with really bad muscle cramps and spasms, twitching, and this occurs even when I'm relaxing. Sometimes i wake up and can hardly walk. Its cost me my career and now im stuck in a sit down job and even then im still in pain. Doctors and sent me for tests and various hospitals and no one knows what it is. So im really looking for help. Its completely ruining my life. Embarrassingly i also have IBS and ED too so im very depressed due to this and crying out for help. Any advice or thoughts are really appreciated. Thanks
Britmatt TV My doctor recently ordered a test for my legs. She ordered a CT scan of my legs and the results showed I have Small Vessel Disease. This causes poor circulation and can lead to problems similar to what you are describing from what I understand. Maybe you ask your doctor to also order a test to check your circulation.
johnny102marvin I was having numbness in my feet and hands and I didn't do any of that crazy stuff. you might solve your circulation problem and get dementia instead. You need fat and cholesterol. What I did to fix my problem was to take digestive enzymes and HCL. I was eating very healthy, taking the best multivitamin and multi mineral I could find as well as iodine and B12 and it was getting worse. I keep a journal of the supplements I take and how I'm feeling and I realized I started feeling bad when I stopped the enzymes because I believes the HCL was all I needed. The saying you are what you eat should be changed to you are what you DIGEST! I almoxt forgot if you have a blood pressure issue, take a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar and a teaspoon of high quality cinnamon every day, or more often if depending on your size and you will truly be amazed at the results.
I've been DX with long term peripheral Neuropathy & bad circulation of the legs. Neuropathy is being treated, circulation is not. my circulation is not very bad & only bothers me periodically. When should a person become concerned & seek further TX?
Scott I had an accident where I hit up my tibia and fibula which broke and I did surgery they put In a long pin/srews which they entered from the knee but the pin itself starts just below the knee joint and stops just above the ankle, never since the surgery I been feeling dumbness and cramping above the knee up towards the leg, and pain if I press on it, why is that
My legs and thighs are not red or purple accept when standing too long because of POTS. I am sitting a lot due to pots and my thighs, legs and feet are freezing. I used to be a very high level athlete very healthy been vegan 13 years but a couple years ago I was rear-ended three times and since then my health has been hell for the first time in my life adrenal fatigue pots and perhaps mycotoxin illness
Hi doctor I need to ask something. About 2 years ago I felt a slight numbness at the heel of my right foot. After a few months little by little it went away. Now for a few months I got it again. Now I can feel if warm water hits it or even if I scratch it but there is some form of numbness there and now since its been cold I have felt a bit of tingling on my toes of the same foot. Can you enlighten me on what could be the cause?
I wonder it can be also caused by alcohol? I mean I drinking a lot beer. And I found out that from some time I have more those spots on both sides of hands and legs. Can it be connected with eventual liver problems?
I'm just reading your reply now, I never went to the doctor but I started getting back feeling in my toes, the middle one still feels a bit weird but I can feel it and the tingle on the bottom of my foot is gone. You said this is not normal, so should I still get it checked out regardless? Thanks for the help.
Would inguinal lymph node enlargement be shown on a vascular leg scan without signs of infection? My husbands heels have been bothering him so he went and had a scan done and the technician said his inguinal nodes are somewhat enlarged bilaterally. Can you please elaborate on this? He has no signs and symptoms of any infection.
I had all the valves that close off blood broken in both legs, it hurts so bad you want to shoot yourself everyday:(. I had surgery in them and they still act like no surgery was done? I went to the heart doctor and its not my heart at all, my legs and arteries got ultrasounds and their fine now? I can hardly walk without severe edema like pain with feeling like my blood is trapped in my veins and they start bloating and swelling real bad for nothing? now my heart doctor is checking for circulation problems in the legs with an ultrasound. Is there anything else I am missing? I also have arthritis in lower back bad and in my knees preventing me from bending my knees, feeling like my knees are locked.
I went ice skating last Friday and I think the skates were a bit too tight. I felt numbness and tingles and a bit of pain in both feet after taking the skates off, but I didn't think anything of it because that usually happens when I do something sporty in cold weather. My right foot restored back to normal after an hour or so but i'm still feeling numbness and tingles in a few of my toes and the both front of my left foot. Do I go see the doctor or is this normal?
i don't if something is wrong with me but i am 24 and feel really fatigue alot. i feel like my feet are numb and now i get dizzy when i lay down or get up but no tingling feeling
gooday, weird question maybe but how easy is it to cut off circulation to the legs, or does the body have their own ways to prevent it? if you sit on your knees for a period of time, does that affect your nerves more than bloodflow?
Hello... Im a diabetic and on dialyses. I have noticed for several months that the ankle area of my feet have turned into a blueish dark color. I rarely excercies, I try to control my sugars with insulin. Im worried about my feet. Is there hope of reversing the blueish dark color on my feet by doing maybe simple excercises? Or is this a permanent result? Thank You.
Hello Doctor i am 13 years old boy and i am kinda skinny but my nails and foot is purple and its cold too i do not have any symptoms no diabetes nothing! and i THINK i have poor circulation, my leg is feeling weird also. Help !
Can u please tell me My 2 legs are all right to see But when I stand my right leg is some different....it means I stand on finger not back side ......why is it any problem to my leg can u please tell me
I hope you can help: I fell asleep for 6 hrs. or so with one foot over the other and thus blocking the big vein that pops out the top of my foot. I woke up to a pain and a red spot and ever since the area has been numbish and a bit cold at times. Any suggestions on what to do? I'm a full time student now and have no insurance (so that doesn't help). Thx for your time if you get a chance to respond.
Hi Dr. Kilberg, I've noticed for the past few months post my L5/S1 discetomy my feet, ankles and lower tib/fib turn purplish-red when sitting, standing for a period of time, and post a shower. I also have some muscle spasms (not painful) and tingling. The feet are also cold. This symptoms subside when I'm walking. I do not have diabetes. I recently had a duplex ultra sound scan to include a compression test with this study to eval the arteries and they also scanned the doral arteries. Not sure what this is and think I most likely do not have Raynards disease. I will be seeing my PCM for a follow up. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
If a person has been diagnosed with Atherosclerosis via a Mri, and is now experiencing cold calves and feet, along with some discoloration and fatigue, should they see a heart doctor to be evaluated? Or would a podiatrist be a better option?
I crack my Shen bone a few month back, now from my knee down is red an purple all the way down to my foot ive been to the doctor an had allot of test done but i still have this problem could you help me out on what to do,,it cause allot of pain ,,thanks
I started out with severe muscle cramps and spasms and tenderness in the balls of my feet. I got a handle on that with nutritional supplements but now I'm having that pins and needles feeling in the arches of my feet, sometimes legs and arms as well. I am getting physical therapy for tennis elbow in both arms. Then I noticed a slight darkening of the skin on the inside of my calf over the last month and just a few days ago noticed its starting to show up on the other leg and the inside of my ankles. I'm not overweight or diabetic although I did have Gestational Diabetes during both of my pregnancies. I have had numerous tests done and I have low Cortisol and tested really high in vitamin D which I have stopped taking. My doctor doesn't know what it is, he prescribed a topical cream and B-12 for the tingling in my feet. Could there be two different things going on like poor circulation and nerve compression/damage? I'm just hoping to get pointed in the right direction for treatment. Maybe get a chiropractor to order an X-Ray???
I’m going through the same thing if you don’t have hair coming in on you’re toes. They say it isn’t normal in you have poor circulation I just need some home remedy’s because these doctors not telling me anything
I don't know if I have poor circulation? My legs don't feel cold or anything. However every time I stand up I always get a purple-ish/reddish blotchy color to them? I'm not overweight, however my diet isn't great though. Does anyone know what this is? They go back to normal colour once i'm sitting down. thank you x
Thanks, yeah mom got me a x-ray apemtment tomrow, mom thinks its just broke toe and its pinching a nerve or something, hopefully i can get it all taking care of, i have a really big issue with pain and stuff like that, it drives me crazy and i can't stop thinking about how its making it hurt, but anyways, peace and thanks agian
Hello there I would like to know anyone from you or if other people was in the same situation with me..it have been 5months I was laying on the bed same position for some hours after I have masturbate I was going down from the bed when I keep my leg on the ground I had feel my leg have been paralyzed for some1 minutes I was fully scared as,I was not able to feel any sensation on my right leg from upper to lower position I was sitting and keep my leg up. From that moment I have a,muscle pain permanently it come and goes note I did a blood test recently and it shows I have high blood cholesterol..and I start to feel the pain on my left leg now which was not before..if ever someone can advise me would be very grateful for me. Thank you.
Hi Doctor, My father has all the risk factors you mentioned. He just developed his second cellulitis in his right leg (I posted videos). In addition to antibiotics, his doctor recommended a vegan diet. Do you think that would help with blood flow to his legs? Thanks.
I have pain and numbness, in feet and toes, my diabetes us not controlled well, and as soon as i put shoes on my feet feel clamped, I can walk and am fairly active, and if my feet do not hurt I can walk miles, bit recently got much worse, and feels like tablets are making it worse..Also a few moths ago, I had horrible and severe pains in my hands, while out in the cold...Felt like my hands and fingers were being sliced open...never experienced that before... Ive got pretty good diet but struggling to lose weight and get fitter, as I am so weak and tired.. I want to fix myself without meds as they cause alot of problems
Maybe you should exercise is a heated pool. Also you could try seated/chair workouts. You should maybe get wider/looser more comfortable shoes. You might want to eat more anti inflammatory foods. I made a video about blood sugars you could watch that too.
Hi Dr. since i remember i suffer from cold feet , i have never been fat, i work out, i eat healthy , very healthy lots of fruits, vegetables, no fried food, i dont mix a lot of different food , so ............ everything is good with me , but my feet are cold! :( why!????
Dear Dr, Thank you very much for your useful and informative video.I would like to ask you a question if I may. My wife's hands and feed get yellow and dead when she becomes cold suddenly.For example temperature chances in the atmosphere like last week we had 22 C drooped to 13 C and Her fingers and feed became yellow ,cold and dead. This happens quite regularly. What do you think the cause is ?Thank you very much
fuck i can't stop having panic attacks over this... im only 17, and my big toe is numb cold tingly, been like this for a few weeks. and with my panic disoerder is so hard to get to the appentments, i jsut dont know what to do, i feel like iv been dying slowly for the past year
My father has diabetes and high pressure. He is 65. His leg has thinned in 2-3 yrs. Pigmentation on the feet is more visible than ever. Had checked him up but doctor says no surgery is yet discovered. He mentioned it's venous hypertension on both foot. Please tell me is there any surgery to get rid of this disease. Dr mentioned he is in stage 4a if he reaches at 6 thn he will have ulcer foot. Suggest me where can I go and get cure for my father. My options are India(chennai), Singapore and Bangkok.
i got a problem, im working for 8 hours waiter shift, and in the end i feel terrible pain in my right leg, and red dots appear up to the knee. i had thombose before, but iam cured since 2 years ago. what can i do to stop the red skin/pain problem. btw i did bloost test, it was all ok
Ok so all of a sudden, just a few hours ago, my legs became purple ish/ gray / discolored. It doesn’t look veiny or anything, just plain out purple. It looks like a tan though, as if I ran outside in shorts, because I have a separation line between my butt (which would be pale) and my legs (which are purple) but I didn’t go outside at all past months. I tried wearing looser clothes, standing up, and walking, but nothing. Like I said, it looks like a tan, but purple. I always had a tan that looked just like this, except actually tan. Not purple. Also, the purple is only in my thighs. My ankles and feet are completely pale. Do you have any ideas on what this is? And should I see a doctor?
I am having pain in my right leg it started with my heel hurting when I walk now sometime when laying down the pain is in my leg and if I walk for a period of time my toes fell like needles would this be poor circulation I sit for long periods of time at work on computer
I've had peripheral arterial disease for many years, eventually got no problems with walking but now get pain at rest!!!! (Or is it restless legs syndrome???).........
I was diagnosed with PAD 7 years ago, could hardly walk. my doctor told me to walk like hell through the pain. I done this every day and now i would say its 70% better. I am 61 years old.
I have had pain on walking since 2001 my doctor just put me on circulation medicine because my Doppler showed a 8 but in 2010 it was a 9 can you explain what the numbers mean?
I have no high blood pressure no high cholesterol .I did have a carotid endarterectomy in dec 2013.I have ITP and it concerns me being on circulation medication.
I'am sorry Sir , I was having pains in my legs some swelling . I'm also a bit over weight about 30 lbs but don't look like . I carry it well , i'm tall . I went to the doctor and vein specialist and they found there was nothing wrong with my legs/veins surface or deep but can do something about the surface spider veins . Since there were no problems with circulation in veins in legs could it be from another area of my body ? I do feel like i'm not getting enough circulation .Im also anemic low B
I hate this my lower legs and feet hurt all the time my right foot hurts more tho, it's funny it comes and goes if the weather is cold it's worse but I'm on daily tinzaparin injections which helps, pins and needles are the worst,
I've recently had an ultrasound of my legs and told there's a 50% blockage in each leg. I'm 41, good cholesterol levels, cardiac cleared no issues, BP is good. Issues I do have are in my back, multi level moderate DDD, 10 Herniations, stenosis in thoracic & lumber spine. My feet swell & turn reddish purple when sitting. Is it possible that my back issues have contributed to PAD? (When seated I'm usually in Indian style due to pain in hips) Thanks.
