This condition can occur because of exposure to cold weather, submersion in cold water, prolonged time in cold and wet clothes, or a cold home environment. Hypothermia is a very serious medical condition that can lead to death if not treated immediately by medical professionals. For children and infants, it can occur when their temperature is lower than a reading in the normal range. Hypothermia occurs when your body is at 95☏ (35☌) or lower in adults. Take your temperature a few times to make sure the reading is correct.An armpit reading may be lower if you did not hold the thermometer in the correct place or if you improperly closed your arm. An oral reading may be affected if you’ve sipped a cold drink or kept your mouth open while taking your temperature. Consider any factors that could have led to an inaccurate temperature.Make sure you are following the manufacturer’s instructions for your thermometer.One common reason your thermometer may read 96☏ (35.55☌) is because you took your temperature incorrectly. Low body temperature could also be a symptom of a serious illness like hypothermia or sepsis, but you’d likely have severe symptoms. And not get another flare.Certain illnesses, or incorrect temperature readings, could factor into why your thermometer reads 96☏ (35.55☌), but you feel sick. Oh well, at least I'm off the prednisone finally today, hopefully I'll un-swell more soon and feel better from that. I just hope the physical therapy helps because I can't imagine how long I'll be stuck with my face malfunctioning otherwise So in other words all he did was waste my time and money on two separate visits. And oh by the way he's not licensed at any area hospitals that can do TMJ surgery so I'd have to see a different surgeon if I do need that. I asked what the point of the MRI was and he said if the physical therapy fails then he'll be able to tell whether or not I have damage that requires surgery. He did not do anything to examine me at all and neither did the nurses. I literally brought him the CD of my MRI photos from the MRI center and he said he's too busy to look at it (this was at a scheduled appointment!) and I should just go to physical therapy and see if that helps. Is there a way to get the doctor to believe you about having a low temperature to begin with, and therefore determine what temperature should be considered as a fever for you? I sure would like someone to believe me about being sick and having a fever!Īs for the TMJ stuff, the jerk surgeon guy made me run around and get an MRI for nothing. Hopefully he will have as much luck with them as he has with my hips and knees. I see an acupuncturist for my joints, so he is attacking those joints too now. It had started right after a prednisone taper. Sure enough, the pain in my TMJ went away. So I ran a little experiement and increased my prednisone for a couple of days. I guess because it was combined with a runny, stuffy nose and popping ears (We think I have new winter Allergies, stinks to get old). HELLO! I don't know why I hadn't thought of it. She asked if my CD gave me joint problems. I happened to have my regular cleaning appointment with my dentist a couple of days later, so I asked my hygenist. But he just seemed like a quack to me, so I really didn't believe him. But as posted above the immunosuppressants do lower the temps too.Īs far as your TMJ goes, I just saw an ENT who told me I had TMJ problems. I think some people are just born that way. My daughter, who so far (fingers crossed) doesn't have CD, also has a normal low temp. So when my temp gets to 'normal' I'm really sick. My normal temp has always been 96.8 or lower. I don't want a 4th immune disorder and I'd really love to be able to chew food again sometime soon :/ PS - If anyone wants to, cross your fingers for me that on monday the doctor doesn't look at the MRI of my TMJ and tell me it's being attacked by my immune system. Anyone else ever get that? Can it be from the crohn's? I'm pretty sure I do have the flu, I got sick the day after my boyfriend came down with the flu, it's just super weird to have a really low temperature like that instead of a fever. My temperature keeps being in the low 96's or 97's, I check it a couple times per day and occasionally it's maybe 98.1, and the doctor got the same sort of low temperature readings twice too.

I went to the doctor to make sure I'm ok and they said I probably do have the flu but it's weird since I don't have a fever. I'm having all sorts of problems right now, tired from prednisone taper, something's got my left TMJ joint all inflamed and making me writhe in agony from the pain, and I feel like I have the flu, I am shaking and cold all the time and all my muscles are really sore.

Low body temp sick