Hi!
Bruises that don't go away after two weeks and are getting more painfull, swollen or you can't move the joint, need medical attention.
Bruising depends on three main things: how tough a person's skin tissue is( people with thin arms and legs don't have enough fat to cushion and protect superficial blood vessels from damage), certain diseases or conditions and taking certain medications(antidepressants, aspirin, painkillers, anti inflammatory drugs,steroids, antibiotics)
There are many disease and conditions that are causing bruising.
Any bleeding/clotting disorder with deficiency in one of many clotting factors can lead to easily bruising(Thrombocitopenia purpura- decreased
platelets blood count)
Vitamin K deficiency due to Celiac disease(vit k requires the presence of fat in order to be utilized by the body and people who have problems with fat absorption or use medication that impair fat absorption are prone to get bruises-vit K is a blood clotting factor) Do you have nosebleeds?
The liver plays a major role in producing blood clotting factors and some conditions that are affecting liver functioning can cause bruising.
Hypothyroidism is one of the condition where the patient gets bruise easily.
Bone cancer and leukemia are causing bruise, too.
If your doctor is thinking you may have leukemia I wanna know if you are experiencing other symptoms related to leukemia, such as weakness, paleness, fever and flu-like symptoms, enlarged lymph nodes, pain in joints and bones, weight loss and night sweats.
Before you get your results, I can suggest you to do something to make you bruises smaller, less painful and healing faster.
You can use topical vitamin K cream and its effects will be greater if you combine it with arnica topical cream. Also, you can take vitamin C(it's strengthening the blood vessel's wall) and probiotics that are helping with vitamin K deficiency.
Best wishes!
Marija

Hi, I'm 16 years old and have recently started bruising and losing weight. I lost about 8 or 9lbs over the past month or so, but I feel fine. I was going through a break up with my boyfriend and figure I was just depressed and wasn't eating as much. Then frequent bruises started occuring on my shins. I have about seven on each shin, they are no bigger then the size of my thumb and some of them are painful, but not raised. I have one or two the size of a pea. My legs are very vainy which I thought may have something to do with my easy bruising. Seeing as how I havent been eating as much as normal, I thought maybe it had to do with an iron deficiency. They all go away after about two weeks or so, but then new ones will occur. Help!

Can you have a regular blood count test?
Have you start to take birth control pills?

Hi
My name is leila and I am 36 this year. Lately I have noticed I am bruising very easily. If I sleep on my side and my knees are touching I wake with a bruise where the pressure of the 2 kneecaps have been resting on each other during the night. I minor bump or knock on the leg or arms leave brusing then there are the ones I just dont recall how I could have got them. I had a regular naturopath befor moving 10 months ago from QLD to VIC as I dont believe in pharmacutical treatment. I eat realativley healthy with a consistent diet of fish, legumes, veges fruit, cheese, unhomogonised milk, lamb,pork, etc. I take daily a multi vitamin, single does fish oil, and 1500mg glucosamine. I study 3 days a week and work 3 days in a pet store. I drink approx 2 bottles red wine and smoke 1 packet of cigarettes a week. I walk twice a week for 1/2 hour and every 3 week go hiking for 4-6 hours. I have had test done for thyroids liver etc all was good.
Why would this brusing be occuring so frequently and easily? I am beginning to wonder perhaps if it could be attributed to some kind of nerves dissorder??
I would so appreciate any knowledge you could share with me.

When have you been checked for your thyroid gland last time?
Have you been done regular blood check up recently?

This can't cure the underlining cause but this product called BruiseMD can definitely help lessen the bruising that occurs for you. I take the tablets because I get injured a lot playing soccer and it works great for me. I'd say my bruises heal twice as fast as they did before I found it. BruiseMD is also made of natural ingredients so it is non-toxic. I also take it prior to games and it seems to help reduce the number of bruises I get (I'm not kidding).

Red wine increases bruising as does Vitamin E, aspirin and ibuprofen. Stop taking these things (switch to white wine) and think about supplementing with rutin and maybe a round of homeopathic arnica for starters.

Aged 40,I keep coming up with bruises on my arms for no apparent reason, I have raised lymph nodes in my arms and neck which are very painful and have strarted having requent headaches and feet swelling ad stiffness infeet and handswhen I wake, I was diagnosed with cfs/fibromyalgia about three years ago, but these are symptoms, can you help?

I have been getting bruises for about 6 months that take about a month to go away and new ones keep coming.I went to the doctor and said my cbc was normal and I needed to take a multivitamin.I was also dehydrated.I still have joint pains and have lost maybe a total of 15-20 lbs since the begging of this year without trying.I dont know if i should go back.