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What Causes Tingling Sensation In Body After Hiking?
Question: Still having issues with tingling nerves and it seems to always get worse when i go hiking. I feel great right after the hike but then a day ot more later the tingling is back. It's hard to say what's going on because i am also under even more stress which is why i went on the hike in the first place. Your thoughts?
Brief Answer:
You need supplements, certain blood levels checked and observe for few week
Detailed Answer:
Hi! First of all, thanks for sharing the details and keeping me apprised of the situation.
It is also commendable that you have started to adopt, good activities to cope with stress and it is not only helpful for the psychological boost, but also for your physical health and fitness.
Since you seem to experience the symptoms after a day or two following hiking, there can be several possibilities we need to think about. It can be simple fatigue and exaggerated numbness or tingling can be due to essential minerals and vitamins deficiencies, which make your body unable to absorb such strenuous actitivites. Few to mention, which can cause such symptoms are B12, B6, B1, D3, zinc, calcium and D3. You may need to have there levels checked. Even using these, without prior levels in small amounts can't be associated with any harm. Usch supplements are easily available and you can look into details of supplements contents to look for presence of all these in it.
If symptoms increase further, otherwise blood tests to rule out rheumatological conditions or autoimmune diseases leading to neuropathic or musculopathies, as well as endocrine abnormalities must be considered. But all this work up can wait for a month or two to look for any signs of worsening or trends of your illness whether on increasing trends or decreasing trends. If such work up looked essential, it can start with simple to complex, from basics like hemoglobin levels, ESR, CRP, Creatinine kinase, ANA levels to complex specific antibody tests and nerve conduction studies in later stages, if any of the starting labs reveal any possibility of such conditions.
As for this moment, your first focus should be on reducing stress, not losing the good work you are doing and the fight you have put up so far, is worth mentioning, so don't give up. Proceed with simple possibilities first and then go for bigger work ups. Keep monitoring your symptoms and keep me or your GP apprised of the situation.
Hoping you a speedy recovery. Regards.
You need supplements, certain blood levels checked and observe for few week
Detailed Answer:
Hi! First of all, thanks for sharing the details and keeping me apprised of the situation.
It is also commendable that you have started to adopt, good activities to cope with stress and it is not only helpful for the psychological boost, but also for your physical health and fitness.
Since you seem to experience the symptoms after a day or two following hiking, there can be several possibilities we need to think about. It can be simple fatigue and exaggerated numbness or tingling can be due to essential minerals and vitamins deficiencies, which make your body unable to absorb such strenuous actitivites. Few to mention, which can cause such symptoms are B12, B6, B1, D3, zinc, calcium and D3. You may need to have there levels checked. Even using these, without prior levels in small amounts can't be associated with any harm. Usch supplements are easily available and you can look into details of supplements contents to look for presence of all these in it.
If symptoms increase further, otherwise blood tests to rule out rheumatological conditions or autoimmune diseases leading to neuropathic or musculopathies, as well as endocrine abnormalities must be considered. But all this work up can wait for a month or two to look for any signs of worsening or trends of your illness whether on increasing trends or decreasing trends. If such work up looked essential, it can start with simple to complex, from basics like hemoglobin levels, ESR, CRP, Creatinine kinase, ANA levels to complex specific antibody tests and nerve conduction studies in later stages, if any of the starting labs reveal any possibility of such conditions.
As for this moment, your first focus should be on reducing stress, not losing the good work you are doing and the fight you have put up so far, is worth mentioning, so don't give up. Proceed with simple possibilities first and then go for bigger work ups. Keep monitoring your symptoms and keep me or your GP apprised of the situation.
Hoping you a speedy recovery. Regards.
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