What temperature shower do you take?

Hi,

When I had a really bad flare in the winter, a hot shower was what I needed to keep calm, relaxed, and help me get to sleep. However I noticed, I take really hot showers, my skin dries, my feet turn beet red, sometimes my eyelids dry out, and my flare took forever to go away.

Now, I take cold showers in the morning before my day. At first I did not like it, however I am not beginning to enjoy the rush it gives me in the morning. I find it helps me be more productive, awake, and assertive. Related to the forum, during my recovery from flareup regiment (strict diet, night meds) it helped my mood/mind/ and my flareup quickly retreat...

Any thoughts? Any reactions? Since we suffer from inFLAM(E)mation, maybe cooling our bodies will help?

Thanks

During the winter time, lack of blood circulation makes my flare up worse. For example, if I let body out in the cold then I don't feel good and I have less appetite. I tried taking really cold shower before and it only makes me fatigued out(also heart beats really fast).

If you sprain your ankle or get tendonitis from playing sports or w/e, coaches would tell you to ice them and it works but I think for UC's inflammation, it is different. Sometimes I think inflammation occurs due to the addition of lack of blood circulation in the intestines for me even though everyone says it's unrelated. Taking a hot bath/shower calms me down for me. We're all different.