The Cause And Proper Treatment Of Hemorrhaging!

The Diagnosis

To diagnose skin bleeding, doctors usually run physical tests on the bruises or lesions. Doctors also tend to look back on a person’s medical history, inquiring about potential causes of the skin bleeding, all symptoms, including symptoms that could appear unrelated, medication use, like blood-thinning drugs and NSAIDs, injuries or surgery in the past, family medical history, herbal supplement intake or natural medications.

If Causes Are Unclear

When a doctor sees that there are frequent bruising, the need to clarify whether it is caused by physical abuse and violence happens. When doctors are unable to specify causes, they might suspect a hidden medical condition or even opt for diagnostic tests like complete blood count test, platelet count test, coagulation test, urine analysis, bone marrow biopsy, X-ray, and ultrasound.

Treatment And Home Remedies

One good way to get instant healing is by applying an ice pack to the affected area for 10-15 minutes. Skin bleeding and bruising do not have a specific treatment or remedy but there are various ways to reduce them. Some home remedies are applying an ice pack to the area for 10–15 minutes quickly and then continuing this many times daily. Make sure to wrap the ice in cloth or plastic to avoid frostbite.

Some Other Home Remedies

Some other helpful ways to reduce bruises would be keeping the injured areas elevated. Applying pressure to the bruised area, avoiding the injuries from exposure to hot showers, hot tubs, or saunas for 2 days after getting injured helps too. Another helpful remedy is applying a heated compress to the bleeding area for 20 minutes multiple times every day. Once the swelling has died down, massaging the affected area helps a lot too.

Other Things To Avoid Or Apply

Also having lots of whole fruits and vegetables that are rich in antioxidants, such as vitamins A, C, D, and E helps while staying away from smoking or using tobacco products is advised. Avoiding alcohol and vigorous exercise for 24 hours, applying herbal gels and creams like arnica or vitamin K8  helps the bruises heal. Consuming 200–400 milligrams (mg) of bromelain three times a day. Serious cases of hematomas would, however, require surgical removal.

When To See A Doctor

When you get a minor bleeding into the skin or bruising, it should not worry you too much. They mostly heal up pretty quickly. If in case a bruise occurs for no particular reason and remains for more than 2 weeks, doctors must be consulted. People using blood-thinning medications who go through frequent or severe bleeding or bruising must also get immediate medical attention.