{"id":21448,"date":"2018-12-20T15:46:05","date_gmt":"2018-12-20T20:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsgood.vitaminshoppe.com\/?p=21448"},"modified":"2019-01-29T08:35:01","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T13:35:01","slug":"bruises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/bruises\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Possible Reasons Why You Bruise So Easily"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wonder why some people bruise like a peach, while others seem to never get any black-and-blue marks? We asked the experts to break down the common causes of constant bruising\u2014and which warrant a trip to the doctor.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What Bruises Are<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>What we call a bruise, doctors call a \u2018contusion,\u2019 says Michael Grosso, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of Huntington Hospital in New York. \u201cGenerally, contusions are caused by traumatic injury to the skin,\u201d he explains. Everything from getting hit with a baseball to bumping into something can do the job.<\/p>\n<p>The aftermath of trauma that occurs beneath the skin causes the dark discoloration we know as a bruise. \u201cWhen you bruise, blood vessels have broken,\u201d says Arielle Levitan, M.D., author of <em>The Vitamin Solution<\/em>. Their contents (blood and its byproducts) leak out and show up as purplish discoloration on the surface of the skin.<\/p>\n<p>When blood vessels first break, red blood cells release hemoglobin\u2014the stuff that carries oxygen around the body, says Grosso. Hemoglobin, which has a red pigment, then breaks down to other pigments. \u201cBruises can be a number of colors\u2014red, purple, brown, green, yellow\u2014depending on the stage they\u2019re in.\u201d Eventually the body sweeps those pigments away in the bloodstream.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>When Is Bruising Serious?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Most bruising isn\u2019t anything to worry about. Aside from not walking into things, the best ways to prevent it are to avoid blood-thinning over-the-counter medicines and take a daily <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/c\/multivitamins\/N-cp99ig\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">multivitamin<\/a>, says Levitan. (We\u2019ll explain why soon.)<\/p>\n<!-- Shortcode [rr-products] does not match the conditions -->\n<p>However, \u201cif you feel you\u2019re bruising or bleeding more frequently without obvious provocation, see a doctor,\u201d she says. When bruises appear without any explanation, one of these health-related issues could be to blame.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>1. You Take Certain Medicines<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThe most common factors that predispose people to easy bruising and bleeding are overuse of ibuprofen or aspirin,\u201d says Levitan. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), like aspirin and ibuprofen, are meant to be used short-term\u2014three days or less for fever, and 10 days or less for pain. When you use them more often, they may affect your blood\u2019s ability to clot, making it harder for your body to stop internal or external bleeding.<\/p>\n<p>Since prescription blood thinners, like warfarin (commonly used to treat blood clots in people with heart issues), have a similar effect, they also put you at greater risk for bruising.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2. You Have a Vitamin Deficiency<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Yet another reason to eat a healthy, balanced diet and take your daily multi, certain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/c\/letter-vitamins\/N-cp99hy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vitamin<\/a> deficiencies contribute to easy bruising.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most common: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/c\/vitamin-c\/N-cp99i1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vitamin C<\/a> deficiency. \u201cThe body cannot make vitamin C, or ascorbic acid, but needs the nutrient in small amounts,\u201d says Grosso. In fact, vitamin C is a building block of blood vessels; without it, they\u2019re more fragile and you\u2019re more likely to bruise and bleed.<\/p>\n<p>Though vitamin C deficiency is uncommon, insufficiency <em>can<\/em> occur in otherwise healthy folks who don\u2019t eat a variety of fruits and vegetables\u2014especially citrus fruits and peppers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/nutritional-deficiencies-hair-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>6 Nutritional Deficiencies That Can Cause Hair Loss<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/c\/vitamin-d\/N-cp99i2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vitamin D<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/c\/vitamin-b\/N-cp99i0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vitamin B1<\/a> (a.k.a. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/c\/vitamin-b\/N-cp99i0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thiamine<\/a>), and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/c\/vitamin-e\/N-cp99i3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vitamin E<\/a> play important roles in skin repair, low levels of any of those vitamins can also lead to increased bruising\u2014or longer-lasting bruises, adds Levitan.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>3. You Have Fair Skin<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Luckily, pale people aren\u2019t predisposed to any health issues that actually <em>cause <\/em>more bruising. However, \u201cthe discoloration is more easily seen on fair-skinned people (like blondes and redheads), so they seem to bruise more easily,\u201d says Grosso.<\/p>\n<p>No matter what your skin type is, understand your own health history and talk to your doc if you start noticing bruising more often without any obvious cause.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>4. Your Skin Has Sun Damage<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>One sunburn won\u2019t make you more likely to bruise. However, sun damage caused by years of overexposure to the sun\u2019s UV rays\u2014which also leads to wrinkles, dark spots, and premature signs of aging\u2014can.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSun damage weakens superficial blood vessel walls and limits healing of the skin,\u201d explains Levitan. That means more, longer-lasting bruises.<\/p>\n<p>If your skin is showing other signs of UV damage, look out for changes in bruising that may come along with them. In older people, this can manifest as a specific type of bruising, known as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aocd.org\/page\/BruisingHandsAndArms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">actinic purpura<\/a>\u201d or \u201csenile purpura.\u201d You might have seen it in purple-y patches on your grandparents\u2019 forearms or the backs of their hands.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>5. You Have A Blood Disorder<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Since bruising is directly related to how your blood functions, \u201ccertain blood disorders\u2014especially deficiencies in clotting factors\u2014can certainly cause it,\u201d says Grosso.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe classic example: hemophilia, in which a genetic problem affects our blood\u2019s ability to produce something called Factor VIII,\u201d he says. (Factor VIII is a blood protein involved in clotting.) People with Factor VIII deficiency may experience prolonged bleeding when cut, develop spontaneous bleeding in their joints, and, of course, bruise easily.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/von-willebrand-disease\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20354978\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Von Willebrand Disease<\/a>, a genetic condition marked by a missing or defective blood-clotting protein, can also cause easy bruising.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>6. Your Blood Platelet Count Is Low<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Platelets, the tiny blood cells required to form clots, are your body\u2019s first defense against bleeding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf your platelets don\u2019t function properly, your system won\u2019t stop bleeding as easily as it would normally,\u201d says Levitan. (Platelet function issues can be caused by taking lots of aspirin or underlying health issues, like the autoimmune condition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/idiopathic-thrombocytopenic-purpura\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20352325\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura<\/a> or even leukemia.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLiver and kidney diseases, which tend to make platelets less functional and deplete the body of other factors involved in coagulation, can also cause easy bruising,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>7. You\u2019re Getting Older<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Unfortunately, bruising more easily as we age is also just a general fact of life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe elderly tend to bruise more easily because our skin becomes more delicate as we age,\u201d says Grosso. As the outer layer of our skin\u2014and the blood vessels below\u2014thin, our tissues grow more fragile and susceptible to bruising. 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