What is a Hot Flash?

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Hot flashes of flushes can be mild or severe, but in general, they involve a fast-spreading sensation of warmth through the face, neck and shoulders. Hot flashes are the result of fluctuating hormone levels, but their triggers, intensity and frequency vary from woman to woman.

Woman will experience hot flash when the hormonal changes that go on in the body during menopause. The diminishing estrogen supply will affect hypothalamus which is responsible for the control of your sleep cycles, sex hormones, appetite, and your body temperature. The hypothalamus will gets confuse when estrogen production slows down.
As a result, your body will getting hot and your heart begin to pump faster. Your skin’s blood vessels dilate in an effort to circulate more blood and radiate heat away from your body and your sweat glands start working overtime. All these happened to defend against the sudden onset of heat.

A hot flash can last for few seconds or few minutes and some may up to an hour. During hot flash, a woman’s body temperature will increase about 6 degrees Celsius then cool down quickly. This is made worse if she is soaked with sweat. This takes at least thirty minutes to get over one.


Here are some simple tips that help you to get through hot flash easily:
- Wear layers of clothes, so it is easy to remove a layer when a hot flash strikes.
- Avoid turtlenecks and stick to loosely collared shirts instead.
- Wear cotton pajamas and if you sweat a lot at night, consider wearing a loose nightgown, which is a lot easier to quickly change in the dark.
- Taking a cool shower before bed.
- Using cotton sheets instead of synthetics.
- Sipping iced water when a hot flash occurs.

While hot flashes are uncomfortable, they do eventually end and there are many great treatments. Some women report that taking blood pressure medication can help with controlling their hot flashes. Some women are on estrogen therapy and many women take natural supplements to reduce hot flashes. You can also avoid things that trigger a hot flash such as alcohol, caffeine, hot food, hot showers, smoking, or saunas.

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