Body temp. of 34.9, why so low?

[giddyup]

Had this bug for over a week, like a flu without any cough or cold, just wanting to sleep a lot, fatigued and no appetite. Thought I'd check my temp and I know 37 is normal, but mine is consistently under 35.

[Sheryl]

Normal body temperature can range anywhere from 36 to about 37.2

 

That is actual  internal body temperature. What your thermometer will say, will be less if you take temperature orally or under the arm.

 

Also need to consider whether the thermometer is working properly. The electronic ones are especially apt to not working correctly.

 

If this really concerns you, take your temperature rectally with an old-fashioned mercury thermometer. 

 

 

[giddyup]

7 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

Normal body temperature can range anywhere from 36 to about 37.2

 

That is actual  internal body temperature. What your thermometer will say, will be less if you take temperature orally or under the arm.

 

Also need to consider whether the thermometer is working properly. The electronic ones are especially apt to not working correctly.

 

If this really concerns you, take your temperature rectally with an old-fashioned mercury thermometer. 

 

 

I'm using an Omron digital thermometer and using it under arm.

[Sheryl]

2 minutes ago, giddyup said:

I'm using an Omron digital thermometer and using it under arm.

Then -- even if it is properly calibrated and working -- your actual body temperature is at least 1 full degree higher, maybe more.

 

Again - if this really concerns you, get an old fashioned mercury thermometer and take your rectal temperature. 

[ezzra]

1 hour ago, Sheryl said:

Again - if this really concerns you, get an old fashioned mercury thermometer and take your rectal temperature

As being not flexible enough to do that I will need the help of a lovely young woman to reach to where the sun don't shine...

Edited December 22, 2023 by ezzra

[worgeordie]

1 hour ago, Sheryl said:

Again - if this really concerns you, get an old fashioned mercury thermometer and take your rectal temperature. 

Maybe you should not be advising him to do that , he will be back on here

in a couple of days time with the posting   "how do I remove stuck thermometer

from my bum '    went too far.

 

regards worgeordie

[giddyup]

2 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Maybe you should not be advising him to do that , he will be back on here

in a couple of days time with the posting   "how do I remove stuck thermometer

from my bum '    went too far.

 

regards worgeordie

My next post might be how to remove idiots and their idiotic comments from the Medical Forum.

 

[worgeordie]

30 minutes ago, giddyup said:

My next post might be how to remove idiots and their idiotic comments from the Medical Forum.

 

Lost your sense of humour too , just trying to make you laugh ....it's very good for you.

 

regards Worgeordie

[SAFETY FIRST]

4 hours ago, giddyup said:

I'm using an Omron digital thermometer and using it under arm.

Faulty 

 

[giddyup]

1 minute ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Faulty 

 

And you know this how?

[giddyup]

20 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

Lost your sense of humour too , just trying to make you laugh ....it's very good for you.

 

regards Worgeordie

Sorry, you're correct, my sense of humour is in short supply at the moment.

[SAFETY FIRST]

13 minutes ago, giddyup said:

And you know this how?

It's either faulty or you are dead. 

 

Temperature is too low for life. 

 

 

Edited December 22, 2023 by SAFETY FIRST

[giddyup]

5 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

It's either faulty or you are dead. 

 

Temperature is too low for life. 

 

 

Sheryl has already explained the low reading, but I don't believe 35 degrees is too low for life anyway, it would just mean mild hypothermia.

Edited December 22, 2023 by giddyup

[SAFETY FIRST]

2 minutes ago, giddyup said:

Sheryl has already explained the low reading, but I don't believe 35 degrees is too low for life anyway, it would just mean mild hypothermia.

You said 34 degrees 

[giddyup]

9 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

You said 34 degrees 

I said 34.9. Now is that nearer 35 or 34 degrees? 34 still wouldn't be fatal either.

Edited December 22, 2023 by giddyup

[SAFETY FIRST]

13 minutes ago, giddyup said:

I said 34.9. Now is that nearer 35 or 34 degrees? 34 still wouldn't be fatal either.

So if you are still alive it could be faulty. 

 

[billd766]

31 minutes ago, giddyup said:

Sorry, you're correct, my sense of humour is in short supply at the moment.

 

Perhaps this may raise a smile to sense of humour.

 

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=wilfred+hyde-white+daffodil+thermometer&sca_esv=593038284&sxsrf=AM9HkKkxyfUjAdLmYKVBiG11BcN9z9LJwg%3A1703236402889&source=hp&ei=MlOFZYKCNLCSseMP8Iql-Ag&iflsig=AO6bgOgAAAAAZYVhQlSAnA6gK0XrXJzFs9KkQ3abCrgN&oq=wilfred+Hyde-White+daffodil+thermomoter&gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6Iid3aWxmcmVkIEh5ZGUtV2hpdGUgZGFmZm9kaWwgdGhlcm1vbW90ZXIqAggAMgcQIRigARgKSJzoAVAAWK7IAXAAeACQAQCYAb8BoAGhIKoBBTE1LjI0uAEByAEA-AEBwgIEECMYJ8ICChAuGIAEGIoFGCfCAhAQABiABBiKBRhDGLEDGIMBwgILEC4YgAQYsQMYgwHCAgsQABiABBixAxiDAcICDhAAGIAEGIoFGLEDGIMBwgIXEC4YgAQYigUYkQIYsQMYgwEYxwEY0QPCAgsQABiABBiKBRiRAsICChAuGIAEGIoFGEPCAg0QLhiABBiKBRhDGNQCwgIOEC4YgAQYigUYkQIYsQPCAhAQLhiABBiKBRhDGLEDGIMBwgIKEC4YQxiABBiKBcICChAAGIAEGIoFGEPCAgUQLhiABMICBxAuGIAEGArCAgUQABiABMICBxAAGIAEGArCAgsQLhiABBjHARivAcICCBAAGBYYHhgKwgIGEAAYFhgewgIHEAAYgAQYDcICBxAuGIAEGA3CAgcQLhgNGIAEwgIGEAAYHhgNwgIIEAAYCBgeGA3CAgQQIRgV&sclient=gws-wiz#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:a9fced84,vid:DfKE7I-UtlA,st:0

[GroveHillWanderer]

6 hours ago, giddyup said:

Had this bug for over a week, like a flu without any cough or cold, just wanting to sleep a lot, fatigued and no appetite. Thought I'd check my temp and I know 37 is normal, but mine is consistently under 35.

 

According to the NHS website:

 

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Hypothermia happens when you get too cold and your body temperature drops below 35C.

 

 

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It's a medical emergency that needs to be treated in hospital.

 

Hypothermia

 

So if that reading is accurate, you could be in a spot of bother.

 

However all things considered, including your continued ability to post coherently on here, I suspect it may not be accurate.

[Lacessit]

6 hours ago, giddyup said:

Had this bug for over a week, like a flu without any cough or cold, just wanting to sleep a lot, fatigued and no appetite. Thought I'd check my temp and I know 37 is normal, but mine is consistently under 35.

The last thread you posted as OP said you had the health issue for over 10 days. I posted I would be getting myself to a hospital after 2-3 days.

I am assuming you have not been to a clinic or hospital yet. Why are you being so stubborn?

[giddyup]

39 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

The last thread you posted as OP said you had the health issue for over 10 days. I posted I would be getting myself to a hospital after 2-3 days.

I am assuming you have not been to a clinic or hospital yet. Why are you being so stubborn?

I'll tell you exactly why. I swore I'd never end up like my father who spent the last few years of his life with doctors appointment after appointment, test after tests, and I don't think any of it prolonged his life by one day, he died at 84, I'm coming up for 82.  If I rushed to hospital every time I had an ache or pain that lasted more than 2-3 days I'd be doing nothing else.

[Lacessit]

30 minutes ago, giddyup said:

I'll tell you exactly why. I swore I'd never end up like my father who spent the last few years of his life with doctors appointment after appointment, test after tests, and I don't think any of it prolonged his life by one day, he died at 84, I'm coming up for 82.  If I rushed to hospital every time I had an ache or pain that lasted more than 2-3 days I'd be doing nothing else.

While I understand your mindset, I can't agree with it. My father died because he was terrified of doctors and hospitals, and put off diagnosis of his symptoms until it was too late.

Bladder cancer is first detectable by painless haematuria, a small spurt of blood when urinating. Months can elapse between occurrences, and it is easily ignored.

I would probably not be posting this if I had done nothing about the symptom, or delayed. That was 17 years ago.

Your choice.

 

[SAFETY FIRST]

Well, this has turned out to be your typical AN thread, lots of speculation. 

 

I'm sure you've asked Dr Google as well. 

 

 

Go to the quack and get yourself checked out. 

 

[sikishrory]

Under the arm not accurate enough.

Stick it in there mate. You know what needs to be done.

[Bangkok Barry]

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Edited December 23, 2023 by Bangkok Barry

[thaibeachlovers]

21 hours ago, Sheryl said:

Normal body temperature can range anywhere from 36 to about 37.2

 

That is actual  internal body temperature. What your thermometer will say, will be less if you take temperature orally or under the arm.

 

Also need to consider whether the thermometer is working properly. The electronic ones are especially apt to not working correctly.

 

If this really concerns you, take your temperature rectally with an old-fashioned mercury thermometer. 

 

 

Oh Sheryl,

we ONLY used special thermometers  to take rectal temperatures, as the bulb can break on ordinary ones. We were told NEVER to use an ordinary one for that.

 

Can be hard to find a mercury thermometer now. I don't think they are even available in NZ now.

 

Under the tongue with a correctly working thermometer is usually reliable. I suspect a defective thermometer for the OP, or not leaving it in long enough.

[thaibeachlovers]

21 hours ago, giddyup said:

Had this bug for over a week, like a flu without any cough or cold, just wanting to sleep a lot, fatigued and no appetite. Thought I'd check my temp and I know 37 is normal, but mine is consistently under 35.

That would make you clinically hypothermic and I doubt you'd be posting about it. Try a different thermometer under the tongue for at least a minute.

 

https://www.medicinenet.com/what_body_temperature_is_too_low_hypothermia/article.htm

Body temperature below 95°F (35°C) is considered abnormally (dangerously) low, and the condition is known as hypothermia. This happens when your body loses heat faster than it can produce heat. 

Hypothermia is a medical emergency, which if left untreated can lead to brain damage and cardiac failure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[thaibeachlovers]

25 minutes ago, sikishrory said:

Under the arm not accurate enough.

Stick it in there mate. You know what needs to be done.

Under the tongue is normally enough.

[AustinRacing]

21 hours ago, giddyup said:

I'm using an Omron digital thermometer and using it under arm.

Just accept it. Your a cool guy!

[newbee2022]

All snakes got low body temperature 😂

[thaibeachlovers]

3 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Well, this has turned out to be your typical AN thread, lots of speculation. 

 

I'm sure you've asked Dr Google as well. 

 

 

Go to the quack and get yourself checked out. 

 

The first thing I'd do is try a different thermometer if I had been taking it under the tongue. If not, I'd take it under the tongue.

 

If a different thermometer confirmed hypothermia ( after taking it twice ) I'd be off to hospital pretty fast.

 

BTW I took patient's temperatures for decades, so I know a bit about it.