The unexpected cause of your skin is bruising

In rare cases, bruising is a sign of blood cancer, bone marrow cancer or lymphoma cancer.

The phenomenon of bruising not only happens when you bump. Here are the unexpected causes of bruising, according to Health.

Easy bruising indicates that the body is deficient in vitamin K. (Photo: Fergon).

Blood thinners

In addition to trauma, blood thinners are the number one cause of bruising due to slowing or reducing the ability of blood to coagulate. These drugs are very popular and you may be taking them without knowing it. Fish oil, alcohol, garlic also have the same effect as blood thinners.

Other drugs

Steroids lead to thinning of blood, so it is easy for people to bruise despite a slight collision. Chemotherapy causes platelet counts to help reduce blood clots, thereby increasing the risk of bruising.

Old

The older the blood vessels become more fragile. At this time, small injuries are enough to cause bleeding under the skin, forming bruises.

Besides, the aging skin lost the cushioned fat is also the reason for the bruising phenomenon. In the elderly, bruises often appear on the arms and hands, areas that are exposed to the sun.

Lack of vitamins

Easy bruising indicates that the body is lacking in vitamin K. Absorbing insufficient vitamin C can also cause bruising because vitamin C is involved in building blood vessels.

 

Through the gene, the traits related to the number of platelets or coagulation mechanisms passed from the previous generation to the next generation and make the bruises easy to bruise like parents.

 

In rare cases, bruising is a sign of blood cancer, bone marrow cancer or lymphoma cancer. At this time, patients often suffer from bleeding bleeding, fever, chills, night sweats, and bone pain.

 

The liver has the function of producing clotting factors. If this part is damaged, resulting in a protein deficiency necessary for blood clotting, you will be more likely to bleed and bruise.

Ideally, to ensure your health, you should quickly seek medical attention if you see the following symptoms:

• Bruising and swollen bruises.
• Bruises last for two weeks or more without changing.
• Many bruises combine fever, chills, weight loss or any other systemic symptoms.
• Recurrent bruising of unknown causes.