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Bruising easily
Bruising easily is a symptom in which a person gets bruises on the skin with minimal trauma or no trauma remembered at all. Easy bruising is usually due to fragile small blood vessels in the skin, or to blood thinners that make it harder for blood to clot.
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A 39-year old asked:
What can you do to prevent from bruising easily ?
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A 40-year old asked:
Is bruising easily due to a blood disorder?
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A 42-year old female asked:
I'm getting sick a lot and bruising easily. I'm also tired a lot with headaches. What could be the cause?
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A 27-year old female asked:
I have been bruising easily. Today my husband pinched my nose as a joke. I now have a purple bruise on the tip of my nose under where he pinched. Why?
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A 32-year old asked:
Are there other causes for bruising easily, other than anemia?
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A 46-year old asked:
Does von willebrand's disease involve bruising easily?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Why am I bruising easily? I have bruised easily all my life.i'm not anemic and iron levels are good. Is there a reason for it?
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A 23-year old female asked:
No appetite, frequent infections, can't seem to take satisfying breath, bruising easily.... No tiredness or body pains.... Leukemia?
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A 36-year old asked:
Can taking one baby aspirin daily thin the blood too much so that you end up bruising easily?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Bruising easily, multiple bruises, and they r lasting a while. I have a pineal mass in my brain(just an FYI). Any ideas of what could be wrong?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Last period 11weeks ago not pregnant aching bruising easily tired and moody I have copper coil also im also forgetfull please help what can it be?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Can hypothyroidism lead to bruising easily and dry skin and dry scabs that won't heal I have 2 small ones on arm my mom & aunt have hypothyroidism?
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A 35-year old female asked:
The last 7 mo, I have lost 60 lbs unintentionally, have bone & joint pain, an elevated white blood count, and have been bruising easily. Leukemia?
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A 40-year old female asked:
My iron levels keep falling low despite taking iron supplements since having baby 7 months ago. Not breast feeding anymore, eat healthy and trying to exercise but makes me feel so tired. I'm bruising easily and have dark circles under eyes which is unusua
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A 25-year old female asked:
Help..bruising easily headaches nausea memory loss diarrhea weight loss overall ill feeling fatigue..cbc metabolic panel and head ct normal not preg?
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A 48-year old asked:
Have been bruising very easily lately. How common is leukemia in adults?
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A 44-year old asked:
How can i stop bruising so easily?
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A 17-year old female asked:
I'm 17 and I am worried that I might have leukaemia, I have fainted twice in the last two weeks I am bruising,bleeding easily, I'm tired,lost apatite?
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A 34-year old asked:
Ive been bruising very easily lately and dont know what from? Any ideas?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Veiny legs at 29,bruising very easily in legs.legs can often seize up when walking uphill-iI have flatish feet?
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A 35-year old female asked:
I've noticed I've been bruising very easily and badly over the last couple of weeks. I'm breastfeeding been for 11 + months. Vitamin deficiency?
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A 30-year old asked:
What would be considered bruising oe bleeding easily?
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A 22-year old female asked:
What does it mean to have a low mpv (7.1) but a normal platelet count? (256). My doctor says its normal, but I do have bruising & my bones hurt easily
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A 17-year old female asked:
Can Lupus cause easy, severe (AKA: multiple and very large) bruising?
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A 38-year old asked:
What causes easy skin bruising: can alcohol drinking increase skin bruising?
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A 40-year old asked:
What causes easy bruising?
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A member asked:
Is it normal for someone to have easy bruising?
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A member asked:
Could it be something bad if I have easy bruising?
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A member asked:
How come I have easy bruising, but nobody else in the family has it?
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A 35-year old asked:
What can cause really easy bruising?
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