Susceptibility to bruises and bruises that form quickly on the body, you suffer from blood clotting disorders and related hemophilia or von Willebrand's disease. These are hereditary diseases that are fairly easy to recognize. Diagnostic problems can be caused by other diseases, the bruises of which are not a characteristic symptom, but accompany many other symptoms. Check what diseases the bruises indicate.

Bruisesare formed when small blood vessels are damaged and blood enters tissues.Bruises on the bodyusually result from a strong impact, pressure. Pain appears at the site of the injury, and soon the skin turns dark red.

In order to help yourself, a cold compress should be applied to the affected area as soon as possible. Cold constricts blood vessels, reducing bleeding under the skin and soothing pain. After 1-2 days, cold compresses can be replaced with warm, moist ones to speed up the absorption of the bruise.

Preparations containing arnica or horse chestnut extract will help. There are situations, however, when even after a slight pressure on the body, a trace is left in the form of subcutaneous ecchymoses.

What causes bruising?

In women, bruising more often during menstruation because the blood vessels are then weakened and more likely to break.

Ease of bruising may be, for example, an individual feature resulting from congenital, excessive fragility of the vessels, it may also be related to the constant intake of medications or to some disease that affects the fragility of blood vessels.

Sometimes this is caused by the use of corticosteroids or blood thinners such as heparin or warfarin, or over-the-counter medications such as aspirin or ibuprofen.

The tendency to bruise may occur in people with a deficiency of vitamin C, which strengthens the walls of the capillaries, making it difficult for them to burst and ooze blood into the tissues.

But sometimes the cause of bruises on the body are diseases, the bruises of which are not a characteristic symptom.

Bruises due to inborn fragility of vessels

Congenital, excessive fragility and permeability of capillaries is associated with disorders in the structure of the vessels, which is manifested by a tendency to extravasate blood outside the vessels throughout the body.

Medication bruises

Substances that may promote bruising include acetylsalicylic acid, which is present in, for example, many painkillers; its small doses are also recommended for people with cardiological diseases.

Corticosteroids in anti-inflammatory or antiallergic therapies have a similar effect, as well as blood thinners, e.g. from the group of vitamin K antagonists (warfarin, acenoicoumarol) or heparin used in the treatment of thrombosis.

Worth knowing

Bruises and physical activity

We are exposed to bruises especially during holidays. Nice weather encourages active rest, during which it is easy to get hurt.

A bruise may occur, for example, after a fall from a bicycle, a skateboard, falling over on rollers, or being hit by a ball. In such cases, there is no need for concern. However, it is worth reaching quickly for preparations for bruises containing arnica mountain, which will reduce the extent of the bruise and make it disappear faster.

It is best to have such a preparation always with you, especially if you have a tendency to bruise. Applying arnica gel to the skin immediately after bruising significantly reduces the risk of bruising and accelerates the absorption of those that appear.

Bruises and reduced blood clotting

Ease of petechiae formation after minor or no cause injury sometimes indicates hemorrhagic diathesis of various origins. It can be caused by a deficiency of blood clotting factors or a malfunction of platelets or blood vessel walls.

The latter cause occurs in Henoch-Schonlein syndrome, which mainly affects children. Bruising occurs more often in winter and is the result of inflammation of the small blood vessels (this may be related to more frequent infections).

A type of bleeding disorder, but genetically dependent, are hemophilia and von Willebrand disease. In the first one, there are deficiencies of clotting factors.

In the second - considered to be the most common congenital hemorrhagic diathesis - bruises are caused by the lack of von Willebrand factor in the blood, which is responsible for the clumping of blood platelets and protection of coagulation factor VIII.

Bruises and vitamin deficiency

The tendency to bruise is quite common in people with a deficiency of vitamin C, which strengthens the walls of capillary blood vessels, making them more resistant to breaking, and thus to oozing blood into the tissues.

Vitamin C deficiencies can be successfully supplemented with an appropriate diet. A lot of vitamin C is contained in red pepper, kale, red cabbage, black currants,strawberries, oranges.

The condition of the dishes is also influenced by vitamin K, which you can find in broccoli, turnips, spinach, lettuce, cabbage, avocado and peaches. The tightness of the vessels is improved by vitamin PP, and we will provide it to the body by eating yeast, meat, fish, legumes and whole grain bread, vegetables, fruit and milk.

Routine also has a beneficial effect on the vessels, as it acts against exudation and seals blood vessels. Buckwheat and chokeberry fruit contain the most routine.

Bruises and swellings and liver disease

Spontaneous bruising and bleeding not caused by any trauma may signal liver diseases - primary biliary cirrhosis is manifested, among others, by tendency to bruise all over the body, especially on the lower limbs, which are additionally swollen.

Other symptoms of this disease include jaundice, ascites, bleeding gums, and nosebleeds.

Susceptibility to bruising and kidney disease

Bruises also appear with kidney failure. They are accompanied by symptoms such as:

  • weakness
  • fatigue
  • hypertension
  • insomnia
  • lack of appetite
  • hiccup
  • nausea
  • vomiting
  • weight loss
  • headaches
  • itchy skin
  • pale skin and pimples.
Important

Bleeding and bruising - one of the symptoms of leukemia

Acute leukemia can be manifested by frequent bleeding and easy bruising without harming the body (as a result of a shortage of platelets - thrombocytes - and a reduction in red blood cells - erythrocytes), as well as looking pale and persistent fatigue (as a result of anemia).

The article uses excerpts from the article by Anna Jarosz from the monthly "Zdrowie".

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