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2020-10-23 10:29:43
Hi is it normal to have body temperature of 98.8 which goes to 99.3 or 99.2 during the day time. What could be the cause for this. Please advise
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Normal. Variation of temperature of around 0.5deg celsius is normal. High normal range towards evening. This is because our metabolic rate will go high as we do physical activity. It will be high at evenings so resulting in rise in body temperature.

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