When I get bloody noses I have the tendency to have blood clots come out of my nose. Why?

Question:

When I get bloody noses I tend to get these huge blood clots that come out of my nose. I mean BIG--around 2 inches long and 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch in diameter. Sometimes I don't get them, but I have had up to two with one bloody nose.

Is this normal? What causes it?

Answers:
It is normal. It is just your body's way of stopping the bleeding. Just like a cut, the blood forms a clot in order to begin repairing and to protect the wound. I worked at a daycare and had a 3-4 year old girl with very serious nosebleeds and hers did the same thing. She never did-as far as I know-have to go to the doctor for it. Although sometimes Doctors will cauterize your nose.

Dont' worry, those aren't clots!

I sometimes get nose bleeds too so I can relate

What you're seeing is mucous (snot) that has blood in it. Blood is like paint, just a little bit can look like a lot.

If you take aspirin, stop... it's a blood thinner, and I was taking it daily as heart attack/stroke prevention.... When I stopped the aspirin, the nose bleeds also stopped.

I do that too. It's bad sinus.

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