Bruising, Losing Decent Weight

efoxkle
efoxkle Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hello!! I've been exercising and eating right (lower cals, min 1200/day and healthy choices!) for 3.5 months but I've been finding A LOT of random bruises all over my body, mostly on my sides and legs. Might this be due to fat loss (I'm down 20lbs in 3.5 months) or a nutritional deficiency, or something else? I take a women's potent multivitamin every day and am a stringent vegetarian.

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  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 19,287 Member
    Hmm could be less padding but being veg, you may need more iron than you're getting from your multi.
  • Psychgrrl
    Psychgrrl Posts: 3,177 Member
    Too much Vitamin C can also cause bruising, according to my doctor.
  • CrazyMermaid1
    CrazyMermaid1 Posts: 371 Member
    You should see your doctor
  • angelexperiment
    angelexperiment Posts: 1,917 Member
    Also vitamin deficiency particularly bs can cause bruising. As u are a ve you should be taking b12 and a good bcomplex. Also if you have whit marks on your nail bed its a zinc deficiency.
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    A doc will help you. While you wait for you appt, eat at maintenance.
  • jillebean86
    jillebean86 Posts: 79 Member
    New-onset bruising is not something to take lightly. In the context of a recent diet, it's most likely a vitamin deficiency (particularly Vitamin K, which is needed for blood clotting, and which requires a healthy amount of fat in your diet). Definitely see a doctor and get some blood work done - one vitamin deficiency often means multiple vitamin deficiencies, and it'd be wise to make sure your bruising and weight loss are not signs of something more serious, like kidney disease or cancer.
  • segacs
    segacs Posts: 4,596 Member
    See a doctor. Get your blood work done.

    Don't go raid the supplements shelf at your pharmacy willy-nilly. Definitely get it checked out by a healthcare professional.
  • oh_happy_day
    oh_happy_day Posts: 1,137 Member
    segacs wrote: »
    See a doctor. Get your blood work done.

    Don't go raid the supplements shelf at your pharmacy willy-nilly. Definitely get it checked out by a healthcare professional.

    +1
  • DaddieCat
    DaddieCat Posts: 3,643 Member
    Everyone made the recommendation I was going to... see a doctor, have some blood work done.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,860 Member
    CrazyMermaid1 wrote: »
    You should see your doctor

    This.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,147 Member
    Sounds like a doctor visit is in order. Iron deficiency perhaps.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    You should call your doctor.

    If you recently started on blood thinners, bruising is super-common with those. Just FYI.
  • efoxkle
    efoxkle Posts: 2 Member
    Thanks everyone! I think I'll be paying my doctor a visit...:)
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