What vitamin is a person lacking if you bruise easily?
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Bruising easily does not mean that you have a serious health problem, especially if bruising is minimal or only shows up once in a while. Women bruise more easily than men, especially from minor injuries on the thighs, buttocks, and upper arms.
Older adults often bruise easily from minor injuries, especially injuries to the forearms, hands, legs, and feet. As a person ages, the skin becomes less flexible and thinner because there is less fat under the skin. The cushioning effect of the skin decreases as the fat under the skin decreases. These changes, along with skin damage from exposure to the sun, cause blood vessels to break easily. When blood vessels break, bruising occurs.
Occasionally easy bruising is a sign of a health problem and may be caused by:
A medication, such as aspirin, blood thinners (anticoagulants), or some antibiotics.
Infection that causes the buildup of toxin in the blood or tissues (sepsis).
A bleeding or clotting disorder, such as hemophilia, von Willebrand's disease, or thrombocytopenia.
Other diseases that affect clotting. Examples include:
Chronic inflammatory diseases, such as lupus.
Liver disease, such as cirrhosis.
Some types of cancer, such as Hodgkin's disease, leukemia, or multiple myeloma.
Inflammation of a blood vessel (vasculitis).
Malnutrition, such as deficiencies of vitamins B12, C, or K, or folic acid.
Bruises that do not go away within 4 weeks of an injury may mean that another problem is preventing healing or that the injury was worse than you suspected.
Call your health professional for an evaluation if you are concerned about how easily you bruise, or if bruises don't seem to be healing normally. Your health professional can evaluate the cause of your bruises and recommend treatment.
Bruising easily is rarely a sign of nutrient deficiency. Bruises are created when the tissue just under the skin gets injured, resulting in a buildup of blood that causes the skin to turn black and blue. Sometimes easy bruising runs in families. And women are more likely to bruise from a minor injury, especially on the thighs, buttocks, and upper arms. It is also common for older adults to bruise easily as capillaries age and the skin’s protective layers become thinner. Although uncommon, vitamin C deficiency can sometimes result in a heightened susceptibility to bruising.
Increased bruising may be a side effect of certain medications that thin the skin or interfere with the blood’s ability to clot, such as steroids, cortisone drugs, aspirin, or ibuprofen. It is also thought that some dietary supplements, including vitamin E, fish oil, ginger, garlic, and ginkgo—which can have similar effects on the blood and skin—may augment bruising. However, the health benefits of these medications and supplements are probably worth a little extra bruising, so consult with your health care practitioner before discontinuing them.
If you are concerned about how easily you bruise, try increasing your intake of the bioflavonoid compounds found in plant foods, such as citrus fruits and berries, which can potentially reduce bruising by strengthening capillary walls and the surrounding connective tissue. If bruises don’t seem to be healing normally, visit your health care practitioner to evaluate the cause and discuss treatment.
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uhm, i think zinc?
Probably K K
I think it's iron
Probably Vitamin K.
However, you may want to make sure there isn't any other underlying problem if you find you are bruising more and more easily these days.. aka go get some basic lab workup if the increase in VItamin K does not help your brusing. I would advise careful observation of the brusing, as blood problems can manifest with easy bruising.
theyve been having too much peach!
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Sometimes its a sign of an iron defiency. But too much iron can really harm the body. I asked the dr. why i bruised to easily. I have them all over my legs yet dont remember bumping in to anything. He said its usually the fair complected blondes that have that problem. Its in the genes usually. Usually no need for alarm. If you find yourself overly fatigued or feeling ill throughout the days, you might need to go get some bloodwork done at your family dr. Vitamin C.
Vitamin C makes small blood vessels less fragile and helps reduce bruising. A vitamin C supplement is not necessary in addition to your multivitamin, however, if you follow the recommendations of the Food Guide Pyramid for 5 fruits and vegetables each day, you can get more vitamin C. Eat foods that are rich sources of vitamin C like orange juice, citrus fruits, kiwi, green peppers and broccoli, which may reduce the severity of your bruising.
Vitamin C
Anemia can cause brusining. Don't take iron supps - unless they are in amulti vitamin - too much can be bad for you - if in doubt check with your MD. You need a vitamin that helps your circulation, Provexcv.
Most likely Vitamin K, but it's important to be examined for other underlying medical conditions if the problem persists.
http://www.pointask.com/pointask/outlink.php3?url=http://www.dietitian.com/vitamink.html
Vitamin C.
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