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Bad Bruising After gluten-free

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I have never bruised easily, but now I look as if I get beaten regularly. I am dreading summer b/c I am not going to want to wear shorts. Usually the bruises are on my legs. At night if I don't put a pillow between my knees they will bruise. My husband a couple of months ago squeezed my thigh and I had a perfect handprint on it the next day and it didn't hurt at all when he did it. Yesterday I was moving my treadmill and it momentarily landed on my foot. It hurt a little, but today it looks so bruised it looks like something is broken. This has me stumped b/c it didn't happen until I went gluten-free and my D has all but completely stopped and I had malabsorption before, but not now. I am taking a lot of vitamins, etc. What gives and should I be concerned? Or just wear long pants this summer? :P

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I have never bruised easily, but now I look as if I get beaten regularly. I am dreading summer b/c I am not going to want to wear shorts. Usually the bruises are on my legs. At night if I don't put a pillow between my knees they will bruise. My husband a couple of months ago squeezed my thigh and I had a perfect handprint on it the next day and it didn't hurt at all when he did it. Yesterday I was moving my treadmill and it momentarily landed on my foot. It hurt a little, but today it looks so bruised it looks like something is broken. This has me stumped b/c it didn't happen until I went gluten-free and my D has all but completely stopped and I had malabsorption before, but not now. I am taking a lot of vitamins, etc. What gives and should I be concerned? Or just wear long pants this summer? :P

Bruising is a sign that your not getting enough vit. C. Try increasing you intake. I bet your gums bleed when you brush your teeth. Another good one is CoQ 10. That really helped me with the gum bleeding. It helps increase the intregrety of the vessel walls. But the C is the biggest issue.

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My gums USED to bleed, but no longer after gluten-free. I am taking extra vit C...have been for a couple of months but not seeing improvement. hmmmmmm.................

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My gums USED to bleed, but no longer after gluten-free. I am taking extra vit C...have been for a couple of months but not seeing improvement. hmmmmmm.................

Vit K deficiency also results in bruising. Have you been on any antibiotics? That can cause a problem with vit. K loss. I think foods high in K are cabbage and broccoli, and canola oil. What else comes to mind is maybe being on aspirin therapy? That can cause your blood to get too thin.

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I used to bruise easily when I was anemic. My arms, especially, always looked terrible. I could get a bruise by just resting my arm on the wooden kitchen table. Even iron suppliments didn't help--the only thing that got rid of the bruising was when the anemia finally cleared up with the gluten-free diet. Have you been tested for anemia?

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