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Bruising

jkmunchkin

By jkmunchkin
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Did anyone else get a lot of unexplained bruises shortly after starting to eat gluten-free?

I've always bruised easily and would occassionally have a random bruise here or there that I wouldn't know how I got; but in the last 2 weeks I have developed about 8 bruises on my legs, none of which I know how I got. Some are really big and purple, the type of bruise you wouldn't just wake up with unless you hit something really hard. It's to the point that my sister asked me yesterday what the heck happened to my legs. I've been eating gluten-free for about a month and a half now and just wonder if it has anything to do with that.

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Bruises are a sign of a lack of vitamin K. If you have a lot of unexplained bruises, then you may not be absorbing a lot of vitamin K. The bruises will probably continue to happen until your villi heal, which could take weeks or months on the gluten-free diet.

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It can also be from vit B, as I recall my doctor mentioning. And iron. And some people bruise more easily than others - and it can vary from person to person. I ended up getting tested for von Willebrands disease, because it runs in the family, with my bruising, but hey, I'm also a klutz! If you've got good insurance, it could be sign enough to get your vitamin levels checked.

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smmeri99
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I also bruise so easily now. I also have a blood clotting disorder and I have to take baby aspirin everyday. My husband is constantly saying where did that bruise come from and oh my gosh how did ya get that one. So I was wondering if bruising and celiacs was related? anybordy think if I take a all around daily vitamin that would be helpful? I have terrible insurance and don't want to have to pay for more testing.

melissa

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I'm getting a lot of bruises too. A lot of them are pretty small and not awful looking. My Dr said I would get them easily until my villi heal. It has to do with how you're absorbing vitamins and nutrients.

I recommend a daily vitamin to everyone, not just those with Celiacs. It sort of fills in where anything is lacking in one's diet.

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