I have started to have hot flushes, but mostly find that the heat starts in my back and then can sometimes goes down both arms. Luckily I don’t as yet have the redness that some of us ladies get. Is this normal, or will it get worse?

Hot flushes can vary from person to person, no two will be exactly the same.

Some women will get all over body flushes whilst others may get just a heat wave and there are all the variations in-between! It is difficult to say whether they will get worse.

Flushes can be triggered by all sorts of things not just falling hormones. Stress, poor diet, lots of sugar/salt foods, caffeine, alcohol, tiredness, even a cold can be a trigger so looking after yourself well is the key.

Make sure that you have a good healthy diet, plenty of plain water (tea, coffee, fizzy drinks, juices don't count!), plenty of rest and as little stress as possible.

Eileen Durward