Hot baths,hot tubs,sauna,hot sun -UC

Anyone see any improvement in your UC after prolonged stay in heat,even al little bit.

I seem to feel generally better after a real hot bath,not that I have noticed anything with the UC don't take many baths,usually shower.

Might be interesting to try if you have a hot tub.

Has a lot to do with HO-1 may start a thread on HO-1.

Old Mike

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17575720

Post Edited (Old Mike) : 4/1/2013 12:15:16 PM (GMT-6)

Hmmm...When I do my DMSO I get in the tub and have hot water around me because it sometimes gets cold doing it on the bed after I clean my body very well for it. Maybe they are both working together on the OH-1?

I'm always drawn to the heat. Be it a hot bath or a dip in the hot tub. Always feel 100% better after, but it's very short lived unfortunately. While I'm in it though - it's always as if the disease went away for that time period.

I mostly flare during the winter, I feel better any time I can get warmer whether it's a shower, bath, standing by the wood stove, but nothing beats summer sun/heat!

I think a big part of UC is general well being/comfort, when I am happy, warm and worry free even for a short time I generally feel better and my UC is noticeably less if bothersome at all.

I guess this is really talking about hyperthermia,where you would stay in a hot hot tub,for say 1/2 an hour or more,they do hypothermia treatments but they raise the body temp to 104 F,a little dangerou if you dont watch it. They do this for 4 or so hours with infrared heat in german spas,then you need a 4 hour recovery period,this is not for UC but what I found on hyperthermia treatment.
Old Mike