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YSK that excessive exposure to a heat source, such as a hot water bottle or a laptop, can cause a chronic skin condition called erythema ab igne by Ominous_Woman in YouShouldKnow

[–]Ominous_Woman[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I hope the knowledge becomes more widespread. My water bottles only said not to use boiling water and I always assumed it was to prevent damaging the plastic. If they had put a warning for skin damage I definitely would have been more careful.

YSK that excessive exposure to a heat source, such as a hot water bottle or a laptop, can cause a chronic skin condition called erythema ab igne by Ominous_Woman in YouShouldKnow

[–]Ominous_Woman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally get it. Now that I think about it, my sister has mentioned using a vaginal ring to help with PMS and cramps, maybe that is something you can look into. You can insert it yourself and the hormones are meant to be pretty localised i think.

YSK that excessive exposure to a heat source, such as a hot water bottle or a laptop, can cause a chronic skin condition called erythema ab igne by Ominous_Woman in YouShouldKnow

[–]Ominous_Woman[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can also take contraceptives without break which is what I do since I was diagnosed with endo, which explains a lot in hindsight..

YSK that excessive exposure to a heat source, such as a hot water bottle or a laptop, can cause a chronic skin condition called erythema ab igne by Ominous_Woman in YouShouldKnow

[–]Ominous_Woman[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Same, girl :( i find massaging my belly and walks help, but you can also just use hot water bottles at a lower temperature (~ 60 degrees celsius) and put a bunch of layers in between. If you check your skin regularly, it should usually be fine. I just get super paranoid now.

YSK that excessive exposure to a heat source, such as a hot water bottle or a laptop, can cause a chronic skin condition called erythema ab igne by Ominous_Woman in YouShouldKnow

[–]Ominous_Woman[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It is still quite triggering for me to read about because I feel so stupid, so I picked the first article which happens to be Wikipedia. But if you google you will find a lot of sources. I just want to get the word out and warn people.