intolerance to: alchol, sun, heat?

Hi there.  I have been thinking back to things that I have experienced in the past ten years and wonder if anyone else has any problems with being in the sun (for any amount of time) and an intolerance to liquor?  I have been treated for sun stroke more times than I can count and I can't drink without throwing up within a few minutes.  Anyone have any idea if these things are related to ms?  Thanks for any help.

Sherry

Hey Sherry!

Good to see u again! :) Yes, these things could be related to ms. Let me explain the ways i've heard of them affecting those with ms tho. Sun is of course a source of heat. Heat and ms typically do not go well together. There are some who are unaffected by heat...and conversely affected by cold...but for the most part if u'r affected by temp it's likely heat. Not all things related to heat, however; affect ms. A good example of that could be the sun. I can go out into the sun and almost immediately i get something like a stinging on my skin...but i'm ok for awhile after that. Later tho, when i'm all warmed up, i'll get somewhat dizzy and off balance. That didn't always happen. At first I could go into the yard and cut my grass and do all my yard work and never be bothered by the sun or heat at all. Many are bothered by one source of heat, yet not by another.  Same way with cold to me at times....too cold and i'll see other probs occur. Eating hot foods will make the inside of my mouth get numb...and eventually i'll get dizzy. Hot baths used to be just fine, tho lately i'm seeing i'm bit weakened after getting into the water for a few mins. Maybe i'm not a good example tho, i'm not dx'd. There are many here who can't be in the heat...whether it be from sun or other sources. Alcohol is prob a no no too. I don't drink, but can tell u that if u'r already having any type of balance or dizzy probs it's prob not a good idea to lessen u'r body's remaining ability to be balanced or not be dizzy.

It's great u'r thinking back and noting all this!! I've done exactly the thing u'r doing now and i can tell u that if u'r like me, u'll be doing this long after u think u'r done. In other words, u'll think u've covered all the little weird things that've happened over time, but almost everyday i realize something new (ahem!...old!) that i hadn't thought of that now may be explained. Be careful tho...in looking for answers u can start to assign all things different or odd to this ms. That's dangerous especially if u'r not dx'd yet. The reason is that u could assume it's ms, but miss something else that it really is..and miss a chance to correctly be treated. Be sure to make notes of these things just so u can keep up and see if there has been any patterns. Take care and let us know how u'r doing!

Saturday a.m.

 

Very good morning, Miss Sherry:

 

I live in Michigan....and vwe are surrounded by the Great Lakes.  And hence, much summer humidity.

 

It is the humidity which really kicks my butt...as well as the heat.

 

My wife and I moved into a new homw a couple of yeats ago w/central air.  Like the song says, "....A Whole New World..."

 

And as a side note...the last time I was ever on a beach was 20 years ago in Jamaica, where I asked

my wife to marry me...AND SHE SAID YES!!!

 

John

Hi Sherry,

 

   A lot of people with MS are heat sensitive,  my husband sure is.  He doesn't last too long outside usually, gets nauseous, dizzy, fatigued and that usually goes away relatively quickly once we get him cooled off again inside.  When we know we are going to be outside for a little while, family barbecue or something, we usually get a cooler and fill it with cold drinks and I throw a few towels in there too to wrap around his neck.  He can stay outside a lot longer if we keep his body cooled down.

 

   As far as alcohol just one drink makes some of his symptoms worse like balance, coordination, sometimes speech even.  Your body will certainly tell you when it doesn't like something. 

 

   Take good care of yourself!

 

Kimber