28-04-2010, 10:50 PM
To make things more confusing... it also matters where in your mouth you take your temperature... I bought a thermometer and in the instructions it said that the temperature varies if you take it under the tongue (its about a degree lower) that if you take it on a "heat pocket" which are next to the tongue in the back of the mouth... my readings were 97.7 (under the tongue) and 98.4 (on the heat pocket) and 98.1 and 98.3 using the method described below from WebMD... Which makes a big difference.. which one should I believe?! 
I just started taking UB and I'm debating if I should wait until I all my different temps are above 98.2 using kelp...
-------How to take an oral temperature---------
Oral is the most common method of taking a temperature. Place the digital or disposable thermometer under the tongue, just to one side of the center, and close the lips tightly around it.
A rectal or ear (tympanic membrane) temperature reading is 0.5 to 1°F (0.3 to 0.6°C) higher than an oral temperature reading. A temperature taken in the armpit is 0.5 to 1°F (0.3 to 0.6°C) lower than an oral temperature reading.
Also, do you guys know why BB recommends taking the pills on an empty stomach and UB says to take it with food?!?
I just started taking UB and I'm debating if I should wait until I all my different temps are above 98.2 using kelp... -------How to take an oral temperature---------
Oral is the most common method of taking a temperature. Place the digital or disposable thermometer under the tongue, just to one side of the center, and close the lips tightly around it.
A rectal or ear (tympanic membrane) temperature reading is 0.5 to 1°F (0.3 to 0.6°C) higher than an oral temperature reading. A temperature taken in the armpit is 0.5 to 1°F (0.3 to 0.6°C) lower than an oral temperature reading.
Also, do you guys know why BB recommends taking the pills on an empty stomach and UB says to take it with food?!?