Comment on Why don't I bruise?
cafeinux@infosec.pub 5 months ago
I’m not a medic at all, but would guess that since alcohol tends to liquefy blood, it could explain why you bruise when you’ve been drinking. It’s also the reason why it’s better to not drink alcohol the day before getting a tattoo, as you’ll bleed more.
Now, with the inverse reasoning, maybe you don’t bruise because your blood is “too thick”, whatever that could mean? Maybe ask a physician ?
____@infosec.pub 5 months ago
Also not a medic, but always understood alcohol to be a blood thinner. Not the cause of it’s direct negative effects afaik but would seem to explain difference in bruising while drunk vs sober.
flooppoolf@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I’m about to be one of the aforementioned. Almost done with the clinical rotation part. You guys are pretty much on point. Also when you’re drunk you’re much more likely to have hit yourself harder and sloppier than initially thought. More damage might result in a messy wound vs an anticipated accident.
Sombyr@lemmy.zip 5 months ago
It’s nice to know my arteries are good considering my doctors hate my veins. Getting blood drawn often takes 3 or 4 attempts and when I need an IV they break out the ultrasound.
And the drunk bit does make sense. When I broke my toe while drunk, I didn’t even know it was broken and just kept walking on it, so maybe that’s why it bruised when I normally don’t.
flooppoolf@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Hahahahaha that is a super pertinent piece of information right there. You kept walking on a broken bone. Owowowowow. I hope everything is all good now!