Bruising curiosity/question?!
Question: Bruising curiosity/question?
Do people with a whiter skin tone bruise easily?
Is it normal to bruise (a lot) doing a contact sport,i am overweight and white,and I am afraid of having a disease or anything :(
Answers:
I am 5' 4" and 115lbs, perfectly healthy, but I bruise SUPER easily. Im a wrestler and after some practices I come out looking like Im in an abusive relationship. Its usually genetics, because I know my family on my father's side bruises very easily.
Many people bruise more easily than others. This can be explained by different reasons. Obesity has not been proven to increase the likelihood of bruising more easily than people who are thin however. As we age we bruise more easily because our skin becomes thinner and more fragile partly due to the decrease of fat under the skin to cushion our injuries. Overweight people have an excess of fat under their skin which provides a cushion to slight injuries.
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You just might be anemic. It's pretty common. Try taking an iron supplement for a few months and see if that reduces the bruising.
I hope this helps!