Help! Will You Show Me How I Can Prevent Bruising Easily Altogether?
Everyone has had a bruise at some time or other and most people know that a bruise is simply broken capillaries leaking blood under the skin. But, most people do not realize that there are three different kinds of bruises. You can bruise your bone, your muscles and your skin. Bruising your skin is the least painful. You can prevent bruising easily altogether by following simple safety precautions.
Most of the time bruising is caused by injury. You can run into a counter, get hit during a sports game, when you are doing home repairs and fall off the ladder or by simply tripping. To prevent bruising in your day-to-day life, take the proper precautions for the activity you are doing. In sports, wear protective equipment, such as a helmet, knee pads or elbow pads. Wear your seat belt when driving or riding in a car. Watch where you are walking to avoid tripping and be careful on icy patches during the winter.
But some people tend to bruise more easily than others. Bruising seems to happen spontaneously even when they take care. Why is this? Your risk of bruising goes up if you smoke, have a bleeding disorder, such as hemophilia, are anemic, are overweight or if you have leukemia.
Certain medications also make people more prone to bruising. If you are taking a blood-thinning medication, such as Coumadin, anti-histamines, penicillin, anti-depressants or cortisone this could be your answer as to why you are bruising so easily. Talk to your doctor. He or she can change your medication if bruising is intolerable. Other causes of easy bruising include getting older, being deficient in B12, folic acid, and, very rarely, being deficient in vitamin K.
All in all, no matter what kinds of safety precautions or lifestyle changes you make, you cannot prevent easy bruising altogether. You will inevitably run into the dining room table or stub your toe on the cement. Still, in addition to being safe, you can do other things to lessen your likelihood of bruising quite so easily.
First and foremost is to stop smoking. Next, get your weight down to a healthy level. Switch over-the-counter pain relief medications from aspirin, ibuprofen and other NSAIDs to Tylenol. NSAIDs and aspirin thin your blood.
You have heard that eating leafy, dark green vegetables, broccoli and alfalfa are good for you. Eating these vegetables will increase your vitamin K levels. Berries and citrus fruits are rich in bioflavinoids (anti-oxidants) and will help support your body's connective tissue. Eating foods with a high zinc level, such as soy and wheat germ, and eating plenty of carrots, potatoes and yams which are high in lipoic acid, will help your capillaries heal faster. Adding garlic and onion to your diet will help counter inflammation. A good multi-vitamin is definitely worth considering.
In spite of your efforts, you will end up with a bruise at some point in your life. Arnica cream applied to the bruise will help with healing. Homeopathic or herbal capsules of Arnica can be purchased at your local health food store. Never, ever attempt to drain blood from the bruise. You will aggravate it and possibly cause an infection.
It is virtually impossible to prevent bruising easily altogether. However, you can see that there are plenty of things you can do to decrease your risk and to improve your ability to heal more quickly. Be sure to see your physician if your bruise does not go away, hurts or if you find that you spontaneously bruise. - 17269
Most of the time bruising is caused by injury. You can run into a counter, get hit during a sports game, when you are doing home repairs and fall off the ladder or by simply tripping. To prevent bruising in your day-to-day life, take the proper precautions for the activity you are doing. In sports, wear protective equipment, such as a helmet, knee pads or elbow pads. Wear your seat belt when driving or riding in a car. Watch where you are walking to avoid tripping and be careful on icy patches during the winter.
But some people tend to bruise more easily than others. Bruising seems to happen spontaneously even when they take care. Why is this? Your risk of bruising goes up if you smoke, have a bleeding disorder, such as hemophilia, are anemic, are overweight or if you have leukemia.
Certain medications also make people more prone to bruising. If you are taking a blood-thinning medication, such as Coumadin, anti-histamines, penicillin, anti-depressants or cortisone this could be your answer as to why you are bruising so easily. Talk to your doctor. He or she can change your medication if bruising is intolerable. Other causes of easy bruising include getting older, being deficient in B12, folic acid, and, very rarely, being deficient in vitamin K.
All in all, no matter what kinds of safety precautions or lifestyle changes you make, you cannot prevent easy bruising altogether. You will inevitably run into the dining room table or stub your toe on the cement. Still, in addition to being safe, you can do other things to lessen your likelihood of bruising quite so easily.
First and foremost is to stop smoking. Next, get your weight down to a healthy level. Switch over-the-counter pain relief medications from aspirin, ibuprofen and other NSAIDs to Tylenol. NSAIDs and aspirin thin your blood.
You have heard that eating leafy, dark green vegetables, broccoli and alfalfa are good for you. Eating these vegetables will increase your vitamin K levels. Berries and citrus fruits are rich in bioflavinoids (anti-oxidants) and will help support your body's connective tissue. Eating foods with a high zinc level, such as soy and wheat germ, and eating plenty of carrots, potatoes and yams which are high in lipoic acid, will help your capillaries heal faster. Adding garlic and onion to your diet will help counter inflammation. A good multi-vitamin is definitely worth considering.
In spite of your efforts, you will end up with a bruise at some point in your life. Arnica cream applied to the bruise will help with healing. Homeopathic or herbal capsules of Arnica can be purchased at your local health food store. Never, ever attempt to drain blood from the bruise. You will aggravate it and possibly cause an infection.
It is virtually impossible to prevent bruising easily altogether. However, you can see that there are plenty of things you can do to decrease your risk and to improve your ability to heal more quickly. Be sure to see your physician if your bruise does not go away, hurts or if you find that you spontaneously bruise. - 17269
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