The appearance of a bruise on the skin after a blow or injury may be painful, but it is certainly a common thing. However, sometimes bruises appear without any reason, at the slightest touch. Why?
Random bruising is usually nothing to worry about. They can be caused by certain health conditions, genetics, and even diet. Watching for other unusual symptoms can help you determine if there's an underlying cause for your bruises at the slightest touch and if it's time to see a doctor.
Bruising at the slightest touch: important facts
This tendency, he writes Healthline, can be a genetic characteristic of one family. Hereditary disorders, such as von Willebrand disease, can affect your blood's ability to clot and can contribute to bruising easily, the magazine reports. Beauty and health.
Women bruise more easily than men. Researchers have discovered that each gender organizes fat and blood vessels in the body differently. Blood vessels are stronger in men, so they are less susceptible to bruising in general.
Elderly people also get bruises more easily. The structure of the skin and fatty tissue that protects your blood vessels weakens over time. This means that now, in mature years, you can get bruises after minor injuries.
If you're experiencing random bruising, the cause is probably on this list:
1. Intense exercise
Intense exercises can create bruises in the area of the muscles that are inflamed. When you strain a muscle, you injure the muscle tissue deep under the skin. This can lead to rupture of blood vessels and leakage of blood into the surrounding area. If for some reason you bleed more than normal, the blood will collect under the skin and cause a bruise.
2. Medicines
Certain medications make you more susceptible to bruising. Anticoagulants (blood thinners) and over-the-counter (OTC) pain relievers such as aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen affect your blood's ability to clot.
3. Lack of nutrients
Vitamins perform many important functions in your body. They help form red blood cells, help maintain mineral levels and lower cholesterol. However, a deficiency of certain vitamins can lead to symptoms such as bruising at the slightest touch.
Vitamin C: This nutrient supports your immune system and helps heal wounds. If you don't get enough vitamin C, your skin can start to bruise easily.
Iron: You can also start to bruise easily if you don't get enough iron. This is because your body needs iron to keep your blood cells healthy. If your blood cells are not healthy, your body will not be able to get the oxygen it needs to function. This can make your skin more prone to bruising.
Vitamin K: Although rare in healthy adults, vitamin K deficiency can slow the rate at which blood clots.
4. Diabetes
Diabetes is a metabolic condition that affects the body's ability to produce or use insulin. Although diabetes itself does not cause bruising, it can slow healing time and make bruising last longer than usual. If you have symptoms of diabetes along with bruising, you should talk to your doctor. They can make a diagnosis, if necessary, and advise you on next steps.
5. Von Vilebrandova bolest
Von Willebrand disease is a genetic disorder that affects the ability of your blood to clot. People with von Willebrand disease are born with the condition, but may not develop symptoms until later in life. This bleeding disorder is a lifelong condition. When blood does not clot as it should, bleeding can be heavier or longer than normal. Whenever this blood gets trapped below the surface of the skin, a bruise will form. You should talk to your doctor if you suspect that your symptoms are due to Willebrand's disease.
6. Thrombophilia
Thrombophilia means that your blood has an increased tendency to clot. This condition occurs when your body produces too many or too few clotting chemicals. Thrombophilia usually has no symptoms until a blood clot develops. If you develop a blood clot, your doctor will likely test you for thrombophilia and may prescribe blood-thinning drugs (anticoagulants). People who take blood thinners bruise more easily.
In addition to these common causes, there are at least eight other causes of random bruising that are quite rare, including chemotherapy, hemophilia, Hodgkins…
When is it time to sound the alarm?
If you didn't have this problem before, and now you often get bruises for no apparent reason, you should start monitoring and listening to your body. The same applies to those who have always been prone to bruises at the slightest touch, but now they have become more frequent, larger or look different. Here are a few things you should pay attention to:
- Persistent significant bruising (five or more bruises over 1 cm in diameter) without any known trauma
- Personal or family history of abnormal bleeding after surgery or trauma
- You have a bruise that increases in size over time
- Bleeding that cannot be easily stopped
- Severe pain or tenderness
- Severe or prolonged nosebleeds
- Heavy night sweats (which soak through your clothes)
- Unusually heavy periods or large blood clots in the menstrual flow
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