For most people (even as they grow older), the likelihood of easy bruising being more than just a normal body reaction to collisions with other objects is very rare; but sometimes the bruising may be an indication of a more serious problem.
If you think your easy bruising may be caused by something other than your simply bumping into something, then you need try to learn everything you can about bruising, and compare that information with your personal circumstances. A few online searches of the internet can be a great place to start your education, and then see how your research matches your concerns. Don’t go overboard with your conclusions, but keep your mind open and make a clear evaluation.
Most research will show you that the tendency to experience a condition in which you are easy to bruise, is more often than not an inherited syndrome. One such condition is something known as Von Willebrand’s disease. Normally handed down through the family gene trail, Von Willebrand’s turns into Lupus disease, a condition whereby your body comes under attack from its own auto-immune system, and one of the tell-tale signs is raised bruising. Women are actually 5 times more prone than men to suffer from Lupus disease, particularly those with an African heritage.
Another disease that has bruising as a symptom is Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. There are actually 10 different variations of Ehlers, and as well as bruising, other symptoms include the super elasticity of the skin, and a tendency for your joints to become easily dislocated. The condition is hereditary, being passed down through the genes, and it effects approximately one in every five thousand births.
Hemophilia, another disease that is inherited through the genes running in the family and is probably the best known of the diseases that has bruising easily as a symptom. Should you be unfamiliar with the nature of hemophilia, it is a disease that prevents your blood from clotting, so when a hemophiliac breaks the blood vessels that cause bruising, they continue to bleed, making the actual bruise itself a very dark and angry looking object. With today’s modern medical technology, babies that have hemophilia are diagnosed at birth.
Sufferers of diabetes can have bruises that last much longer than what would be considered normal. Diabetes can be passed from one generation to the next, but it can also be contracted in other ways as well. A diabetic’s bruises can last much longer because their blood sugar levels can get extremely high. Similar to a hemophiliac, larger and dramatically dark bruises are typical for a diabetic.
Easy bruising is a primary symptom of scurvy, a disease that plagued sailors in the days of long distance sailing ships. Scurvy is caused by a severe vitamin C deficiency. Your body requires vitamin C to promote its immune system, and to stimulate collagen production. Your body’s ability to heal itself is greatly reduced by scurvy, which makes any bruising likely to be large and dark in appearance.
If your studies into why you have the tendency to bruise easily are not fully satisfactory, you should talk to your family physician, and get his opinion as to the causes. It’s unlikely that you’re going to be diagnosed with any serious disease with only easy bruising as a symptom, but knowing your actual situation can put your mind at ease.
Knowing that your bruising is no more than your body’s natural reaction to bumping into things is comforting, but perhaps you should also consider taking a natural supplement such as Bruises Be Banned, which not only helps to prevent bruising, but also facilitates their quicker healing.
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