In the 'Symptoms - Metabolic' section of our in-depth questionnaire we ask the following question about low body temperature:
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Does your body temperature, during the day and under normal conditions, sometimes measure below 98.0°F (36.7°C)? Only answer this if you are confident that your answer is accurate.
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Your answer |
...indicates |
...and suggests |
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"Uncertain / don't know" |
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"Definitely not" |
Definitely normal body temperature |
A symptom |
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"Occasionally a little lower" |
Low body temperature |
A symptom |
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"Often a little lower or occasionally much lower" |
Low body temperature |
A symptom |
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"Regularly much lower" |
Low body temperature |
A symptom |
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Your answer will affect the likelihoods of the conditions below.
Any answers in green reduce the likelihood of the condition.
GLOSSARY
Anorexia Nervosa (Anorexia)
An eating disorder characterized by excess control - a morbid fear of obesity leads the sufferer to try and limit or reduce their weight by excessive dieting, exercising, vomiting, purging and use of diuretics. Sufferers are typically more than 15% below the average weight for their height/sex/age and typically have amenorrhea (if female) or low libido (if male). 1-2% of female teenagers are anorexic.
Hypothermia
Abnormally low body temperature.
Last updated: May 10, 2007
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