topic Re: Do you have brusing going on? in Wellness

Do you have brusing going on?

qualitygal — Tue, 02 May 2017 10:07:51 GMT

I have a relative who for the last few years can have a bruise show up and not even know how it got there. They can be on the hand, fairly large and not even know how it got there or how it was done. It doesn't hurt.

If you've been through it or having it going on, can you share please? I wonder if it's a vitamin deficiency.

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Harpa — Tue, 02 May 2017 12:06:26 GMT

This happened to my mother when they were giving her blood pressure/blood thinning meds.

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SilleeMee — Tue, 02 May 2017 12:12:03 GMT

Yes, I had some unexplained bruising, mostly on my knuckles. I do take several supplements and I wondered if one or more of them could be the reason for bruising. Did some research and discovered that the cinnamon (cassia variety) contains coumarin and that it can interfere with the normal blood clotting process because it affects the liver where the whole process starts. I am not taking any rx blood thinners either, like Coumadin or Warfarin.

I no longer take the cinnamon supplement and now I don't have the bruising anymore. Now I wonder how much liver damage I have from that cinnamon.

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hoosieroriginal — Tue, 02 May 2017 12:19:46 GMT

You didn't say how old this person is. My mom, in later years, bruised very easily - she would just bump herself and get a bruise or a large red blood like spot would come to the surface. She was a smoker and I think it had a lot to do with her condition (emphysema).

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GCR18 — Tue, 02 May 2017 12:59:10 GMT

I occasionally get bruises and have no idea how they got there and they don't hurt. Usually someone else points them out.

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hckynut — Tue, 02 May 2017 13:10:52 GMT

I can't remember a time in most of my adult life when I didn't have bruises of an unknown origin. Have them now on my left arm, hand and on my right foot.

Part is because of my activities, but I think most is because I am a klutz. I wouldn't even attempt an answer to how or why others get bruises on their body. From all the blood tests I seem to have on a fairly regular basis, I know mine are not from a deficiency.

Now when I was on blood thinners for over 7 years? I bruised much more than any time in my life. I think that pretty much was the effect of the Coumadin/Warfarin.

Never hurts to mention this to ones doctor for sure.

hckynut(john)

Re: Do you have brusing going on?

SilleeMee — Tue, 02 May 2017 13:13:23 GMT

@hckynut,

OT, but are you left-handed? There seems to be a correlation between left-handedness and being a klutz.

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VaBelle35 — Tue, 02 May 2017 13:29:33 GMT

I was born left handed, but my mother switched to me early on.

I take a lot of supplements that may thin the blood and I get a lot of bruises of unknown origin. Mainly it's because I am moving too fast and focused on the goal and don't pay attention when I bang into something. Later on I may have a vague recolllection of banging into the dishwasher door or a square pillar at work.

Most heal very quickly now. I had one that took more than 2 years to completely fade and go away. It looked like I kept re-injuring it based on where it was on my leg.

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Apple Crisp — Tue, 02 May 2017 13:30:43 GMT

I am not on blood thinners and I get bruises too often on my arms to suit me. I have started noticing that when I walk around my house, especially around corners, I bump into the wall. Sometimes I will even bump into the edge of a closet door. My doctor told me that as I age my skin is getting thinner. They look so awful that I wear long sleeves until they go away.

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depglass — Tue, 02 May 2017 14:22:59 GMT

I have had that issue my entire life. No doctor has ever come up with an answer and I just don't worry about it.

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LilacTree — Tue, 02 May 2017 14:53:14 GMT

I've had hundreds of bruises (more like red/purple injuries) over the past five years. It's called "senile purpura" (in my case). They are almost always on the tops of my lower arms. I sometimes know where I got them, otherwise, I don't. My skin is so thin, sometimes they actually bleed and I have to use a Band Aid.

I have asked my doctors and been told it's aging, also prednisone which I take for RA. I am not on blood thinners. They do fade but never go away completely . . . they become grayish/light brown spots of all sizes. I've had some pretty big ones. I have one or two right now. I never show my arms anymore.

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hckynut — Tue, 02 May 2017 15:57:24 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
@hckynut,
OT, but are you left-handed? There seems to be a correlation between left-handedness and being a klutz.

@SilleeMee

Nope, always been a righty. Guess it hasn't been doing me much good, just a plain young, now real old klutz. =^..^=

hckynut(john)

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goldensrbest — Tue, 02 May 2017 16:08:22 GMT

I certainly do, hands, arms ,and legs,i have always bruised easily.

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noodleann — Tue, 02 May 2017 17:48:18 GMT

As an adult, I have always bruised easily. Press hard on my arm, there will be a bruise shortly. I'm not on blood thinners, so this is just my body norm, IMO.

I keep constant bruising at bay by taking a Super B vitamin complex, available from many manufacturers. Whenever I see those tell-tale pink-red bruises, I realize I've run out of B and forgot to get more. As soon as I start again, those bruises stop.

I think B vitamins are pretty safe, so trying a supplement (Super B) might be an idea.

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3suwm5 — Tue, 02 May 2017 17:52:36 GMT

For me, it seems to happen the older I get. I think my depth perception is off. I slam my arms in my front-load dryer all the time, when taking out laundry.

I would mention to my Dr., if it happened too often without any explanation. I generally forget I slammed myself and wonder days later what I did.

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MalteseMomma — Tue, 02 May 2017 18:35:10 GMT

@qualitygal wrote:
I have a relative who for the last few years can have a bruise show up and not even know how it got there. They can be on the hand, fairly large and not even know how it got there or how it was done. It doesn't hurt.

If you've been through it or having it going on, can you share please? I wonder if it's a vitamin deficiency.

Thinning blood......this happened to me 60 yrs ago......lol young mom...........lol.........Beloved Family Dr adivsed lots of potatoes,beer and stuff like that..lol

Her blood is too thin.If she is taking Asprin ......STOP........... eat well Get Drs advice.......... but I do not think it is a serious problem.

(opps may be lukemia (sp) ask Dr please!)

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happycat — Tue, 02 May 2017 19:34:16 GMT

I do this. At the moment I have a horrendous brouse on my knee. As bad as it looks, it seems like I should recall what I did.

I think there could be many medical causes. And I also think some of of just bruise way more easily.

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chickenbutt — Tue, 02 May 2017 20:35:52 GMT

I've been having mystery bruises of late, also.

Some might be something I did - granted, I probably hurt myself half a dozen times a day. But some of them are in places where I could not have possibly bumped or fell into something.

I see them a lot on my hands, arms, legs. They are usually fairly small. Weird!

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Noel7 — Tue, 02 May 2017 20:51:41 GMT

Yes, I have them on the backs of my hands, they are deep purple and take a couple of weeks to go away.

They are always at the site of a vein, which apparently leaks. All of my MDs say they are from the meds I'm on.

They usually do hurt when they bleed spontaneously.

I hate them. If anyone says, "How did you get those?" I say, "Bar fight."

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SilleeMee — Tue, 02 May 2017 21:05:45 GMT

Blood vessels get weak and more fragile with age, making them prone to tearing which causes bruising to appear. Increased vitamin C will help strengthen the integrity of blood vessels and make them more resistant to trauma.