About two years ago I was diagnosed by my hematologist with thalessemia minor, a minor form of anemia. He told me not to worry about it so I didn't think anything of it at the time, but I recently came across a connection between thalessemia and sweating here.
Has anyone else dealt with this before?
Why do some people with thalassemia intermedia sweat alot, and suffer from the heat in summer or at night?
This is because of the hard work of your bone-marrow does all the time, to make enough good red blood cells for you. For every good red blood cell, it has to make many that are no good, and die in the bone-marrow without getting out into your blood. When they are broke down in the bone-marrow, each cell releases some heat, so altogether the body of a person with thalassemia intermedia generates more heat than other people. People with thalassemia intermedia generates more heat than other people. People with thalassemia intermedia have their own "central heating" that they can't switch off at night or in summer. So it is more comfortable for them not to have too many bed-clothes in night, and to keep cool in warm weather.
Has anyone else dealt with this before?
Why do some people with thalassemia intermedia sweat alot, and suffer from the heat in summer or at night?
This is because of the hard work of your bone-marrow does all the time, to make enough good red blood cells for you. For every good red blood cell, it has to make many that are no good, and die in the bone-marrow without getting out into your blood. When they are broke down in the bone-marrow, each cell releases some heat, so altogether the body of a person with thalassemia intermedia generates more heat than other people. People with thalassemia intermedia generates more heat than other people. People with thalassemia intermedia have their own "central heating" that they can't switch off at night or in summer. So it is more comfortable for them not to have too many bed-clothes in night, and to keep cool in warm weather.