what does low body temp mean?? DD 35.5...advice please

[Champersonice]

What does it mean to have low body temperature? My DD (3) awoke saying she was cold with sore throat and stomach pains. She felt cold to the touch. Her thermoscan temp was 35.7 - gave her paracetamol - fifteen mins later temp was 35.5...what does it mean?? She is normally 36.5 and has never been below that. Any advice greatly received.

I do the Marie Barone method: kiss the forehead! I can't get it accurate to the nearest degree like she does but I can tell if they are too hot. :o

My normal temp is around 36-36.5. If it get's anywhere near 37.5 it's usually when I'm feeling as rough as anything and streaming with a cold.

I have fairly low BP and my normal temperature is around 35.5C. When I have a fever with a cold or something, it shoots all the way up to almost 37C. Consequently, no-one believes I am ill or fevered because that's a normal body temperature, despite the fact that I'm sat there physically shivering and feeling awful.

I'd be slightly concerned if this isn't normal for your DD, and she's looking visibly ill. If she seems fine then I'd just wrap her up warm to raise her temp a bit.

Body temps can vary according to your thyroid function. If you have an underactive thyroid or low normal thyroid function your temp will be lower. If you have other symptoms of hypothyroidism such as weight gain looking at a lettuce leaf, very slow heart rate (And not supper fit) and suffer extreme tierdness doing very little then get your bloods checked. It is a very simple condition to treat with thyroid meds but you may find your average temp stays around 35c.

Hi not sure if anyone can help me? i have felt ill for many months my doctor has put down to fibromyalgia but i think i have a virus in my body. my temperature fluctuates all the time from hour to hour. when i feel not too bad its usually 36.2. In the morrnings and evenings i feel at my worse.Evenings it can go up to 36.8 then in the early hours of the morrning it can drop to 35.5. i feel very cold to the touch but feel like im burning up inside. My hands and feet can be cold and clammy. its 02.29am and at the moment i am 35.9, i spend the whole night removing the duvet then putting it back on.It is a weird feeling feeling hot and cold at the same time. any advice would be much appreciated thankyou nitiri

notri - you will probably get more responses if you start a new thread

nitri!

I have a low body temp naturally and it’s a real problem when I’m ill. As it looks like I have a normal temp when actually I’m spikibg a fever. So frustrating when doc won’t accept that actually after 30 odd years I might have a good idea how my body works. Ended up quite seriously unwell after having retained placenta because no one would believe I had an infection.

@Bogeyface
I could have written that myself!!