• Question: why is it that sometimes the veins on my fingers hurt for no reason

    Asked by 536eura52 to Ali on 19 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: Alison Thomson

      Alison Thomson answered on 19 Nov 2014:

      It might be a condition called varicose veins, which is just that your veins have widened. Alternatively, it might be because you’re too hot or too cold (your veins dilate and constrict to help your body maintain a normal temperature).
      Also, it might be that your blood isn’t flowing through them very efficiently – whenever they start to hurt clench and unclench your hands a lot to see if that helps!

      I can’t give you any one definite answer, but if it’s quite bad then I’d suggest you see a doctor!!

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