I bruise very easily... What am I missing? Potassium?!


Question: I bruise very easily!.!.!. What am I missing!? Potassium!?
I bruise like ridiculously easy!. It stinks!. What am I missing in my diet!? I would like to go buy a specific vitamin or lots of bananas or something!.

Also, once you have bruises, how do you make them go away faster!?
I have a bunch all over my legs and its not really matching my Halloween costume!.!.!.!. Thanks guys!.
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Answers:
Bruising very easily may mean you have a blood disorder like a low platelet count or a deficiency of a clotting factor!. Many of these disorders are genetic!. Potassium has nothing to do with it at all!. However, adding more vitamin K to your diet may help to prevent bruising!. This vitamin is abundant in green, leafy vegetables!.

If you bruise very easily and bleed excessively from small wounds, you should see a hematologist, a doctor who specializes in blood disorders!. He can run blood tests to see if you have something wrong with you!.

Certain medications cause the blood to be a bit too thin!. Avoid taking aspirin or even ibuprofen; use Tylenol for minor aches and pains!.

Some people just bruise a little more easily than others and it's especially noticable if you have pale skin!. My best friend is like that!.
To get ready for Halloween, apply a heating pad to the bruised areas; the increased blood flow from the heat (not too hot!) should help them heal more quickly!. If this doesn't work well enough, wear body makeup and/or hose to disguise them!. Www@Answer-Health@Com

Could you be anemic!? I also bruise easy and I am you could try a multivitamin with iron in it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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