Increased bruising

AnnaLeeMI · 2017-04-16 21:27:17 UTC

Has anyone experienced increased bruising on this WOE? I have always been an easy bruiser, but now I seem to be covered in bruises constantly. Maybe it’s the increased energy that causes my clumsy ass to move around more and bump into more things. I’ve had a CBC and my platelets are fine. Not on any blood thinners.

devhammer · 2017-04-17 01:48:13 UTC

Do you take fish oil by chance? That also acts as a blood thinner, so it could lead to increased bruising.

AnnaLeeMI · 2017-04-17 01:56:26 UTC

No. I do not.

For supplements I take a women’s multi, Vit D, Magnesium, Vit E, and CoQ10.

Stephanie · 2017-04-17 03:02:33 UTC

I noticed this too for several months but then went away. I still bruise as easily as I did prior to keto but they heal faster now

richard · 2017-04-17 04:53:27 UTC

Jules went through a few weeks where she was noticing more bruises than usual (she bruises easy at the best of times). Not sure what was causing that, although we were eating a lot of Native spinach around that time, so maybe Vitamin K was a factor. She doesn’t take fish oil. I do and I rarely bruise. So this is one strange symptom that I am yet to find a satisfactory explanation for.

acrunchyfrog · 2017-04-17 05:13:44 UTC

Have you taken any aspirin lately? Or things that might contain it?

yogipete · 2017-04-17 12:00:16 UTC

I experienced some bruising when I first introduced more flaxseed into my diet. I cut it down and it went away. Chia can have the same effect. There’s plenty of foods it could be. Check out this list.

http://blog.candylipz.com/foods-beverages-increase-bruising/

AnnaLeeMI · 2017-04-17 12:21:54 UTC

Nope, no aspirin.

Brunon_Kowalski · 2017-11-05 00:10:12 UTC

I bruise easily when I’m on keto. Last time my wrist vein just snapped when I waved rapidly! I did some research and I found this:

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Bruising and the ketogenic diet: evidence for diet-induced changes in platelet function.

E Berry-Kravis, G Booth, A Taylor and LA Valentino, Annals of neurology, Jan 2001

Excessive bruising is a symptom noted by parents of some children treated with the ketogenic diet for epilepsy control, although this side effect is not reported in the literature. We evaluated our cohort of current and past diet-treated patients for symptoms of bruising or bleeding through chart review and prospective screening at clinic follow-up visits. A significant increase in bruising or other minor bleeding was reported and/or observed in 16 of 51 patients (31.4%). There were no differences in sex distribution or number of anticonvulsants used between patients with bruising/bleeding and those without this symptom, although the group with bruising/bleeding was significantly younger. No specific anticonvulsant was associated with bruising/bleeding. Six patients with diet-induced bruising/bleeding underwent an investigation for bleeding diathesis. Five of these patients had prolonged bleeding times and all had diminished responsiveness to various platelet aggregating agents, with no evidence of a release defect. The abnormalities all normalized in the 1 patient tested after ceasing the diet. No patients had serious hemorrhage. One patient had mild von Willebrand disease, which had been asymptomatic before diet initiation. Some patients were Stimate responsive, suggesting a treatment for more severe bouts of symptoms. These data suggest that a ketogenic diet-related bleeding tendency occurs in about one third of treated patients owing to preexisting factors defining susceptibility in combination with diet-induced depression of platelet responsiveness, possibly related to changes in platelet membrane lipid composition and/or concentration and resultant effects on function of membrane-embedded proteins. Patients on the diet undergoing anticoagulation or surgery should be evaluated carefully for symptoms of bleeding tendency.

This is serious and can be preaty dengerous, especialy for guys like me who do combat sports.

AnnieBobAnnie · 2018-05-13 03:02:37 UTC

I have used the search function to find this topic of increased bruising. I am four months into keto, lost some kegs and generally happy with my progress. But the bruising that I have is quite marked. I can’t work out whether I just don’t have as much sub q fat to buffer the bumps or whether I should be concerned

Kaja11 · 2018-12-22 17:43:52 UTC

Wow, read that list- i usually eat something from atleast 3/5 of those groups daily if not more. I more or less actually get small cuts though, especially my knuckles. I’m assuming it’s for the same reason. I haven’t been eating thst stuff as much these past 2 weeks and I’ve noticed a difference.