Is it normal to bruise very easily?

[Anonymous]

I find my self with random bruises when I haven't done anything traumatic to cause them. I also find I get them if my boyfriend just grabs me a little harder than usual. Although I don't get hickies very easily. At the moment I've developed a red sore mark on the back of my knee which will probably be a bruise tomorrow and I have no idea what I did.

Would me being iron deficient cause it? I have supplements but I forget to take them so take 3 when I remember (they recommend 1-3 a day)

[Anonymous]

It's more normal on areas of your skin that don't have a lot of fat. For example, I have about 5 bruises right now on my shins, because there is literally like no fat at all there, so any time I bump them, they get bruised. Also, whenever I take a blood-thinner like Advil, I bruise super easily. Are you taking any medications that have blood-thinning as a side effect? I don't think being iron deficient has anything to do with it. Maybe you just naturally don't clot very well or are thin and this is why. If you had a serious problem, I mean you would have bruises everywhere and you would know you'd need to go to the doctor.

[Asker]

I'm not thin, I bruise on my arms, legs, and hip area. I avoid taking any medicine unless I really have to.

[Opinion Owner]

Well, if you think it's serious enough (it's hard to tell without a picture of the affected areas on you), you could go to an doctor to get blood work done in order to rule out other diseases that might cause bruising like type 2 diabetes, leukemia, or hemophilia.

[Cmasterson]

Yeah I bruise really easily as well! I'm constantly wondering how I got them etc.

[Anonymous]

People who have diabetes are known to bruise easily, u should get checked out

[Asker]

What type?

[Opinion Owner]

Type 2