First, why is the body bruised?
1, sleeping position Many people will get bruised if they don't have good sleeping habits. For example, if their arms are always pressed under their heads or other parts, it is easy to cause bruises. If you are lazy and don't make your bed before going to bed, the quilt will be messy, and sleeping for one night will also bruise your body.
2, there are too many blood impurities, and there is something wrong with the blood. Generally, bruises are caused by collision with the body, which makes it difficult for blood to flow, but too many impurities in blood can also lead to bruises. Because there are many tiny blood vessels in the human body, these blood vessels are not spacious. If there are too many impurities in the blood, it will block up the congestion. Therefore, in life, when the body is always bruised for no reason, it is best to eat some blood-clearing food. Such as black fungus, yam, mushrooms and other detoxification foods.
3. Blood stasis and blood stasis can occur in any part of the body. If you don't know if you have blood stasis, you can know it through your tongue. Generally speaking, people who lack exercise are prone to blood stasis. If the body does not move for a long time, the qi and blood will not run smoothly, and a certain amount of blood will gather somewhere in the body, which will lead to bruises. Moreover, because the bruises formed by congestion are often relatively large, the body will suffer some unpredictable injuries. Therefore, when you find yourself with a large area of bruises, you'd better find a reliable TCM diagnosis and treatment, so as to protect your health.
4, blood disease, blood disease can also lead to bruises on the body.
(1) Vascular wall dysfunction Due to genetic factors, severe infection or lack of vitamin C, the fragility of capillaries increases, and when the skin is slightly hit or rubbed, capillaries will rupture, leading to purpura or ecchymosis under the skin.
(2) Platelets with abnormal number of platelets are called "engineers". When any part of the body bleeds due to trauma, it will stop bleeding there to avoid harm to the body. If the number of platelets is reduced or the function is low, spontaneous petechiae will appear on the skin, often accompanied by hemoptysis, bloody stool, hematuria or menorrhagia.
(3) Abnormal coagulation When suffering from hemophilia or vitamin K deficiency, the skin often has purpura, and once it bleeds, it is difficult to stop. People without a clear history of trauma may still suffer from this disease. It is recommended to go to the hospital for a routine blood test first. If there is no problem, do further inspection. Eat more fresh vegetables to supplement vitamin C in daily life. We can't rule out other reasons for capillary rupture, that is, accidental reasons, and no one knows what the reason is.
Second, what is bruise?
1. Bruises are caused by subcutaneous bleeding. The skin of human eyes is thin and loose, and it is easy to bleed and gather. At first, the bruise looks blue or purple-black, and then gradually fades to brown, green or yellow.
2. Subcutaneous congestion can also lead to bruises. Congestion is mostly caused by the rupture and bleeding of subcutaneous capillaries under the action of external force. Blood extravasation due to capillary rupture. So we can see bruises all over the skin. At this time, the subcutaneous blood caused by extravasation is a foreign body and rich in subcutaneous nerves. So the pain is obvious. After 24 hours of congestion, warm water can be used to heat the affected area. Promote local blood circulation and promote the dissipation of congestion. Generally, subcutaneous congestion will be slowly absorbed by the body, which takes about two weeks.
3. Generally, girls with relatively white and thin skin are prone to bruises. If you touch it lightly, some will be bruised. It doesn't matter if we know where their bruises are. It is caused by trauma. However, unexplained bruises are not so good. It doesn't matter if it happens occasionally, but pay attention to observation. If it happens frequently, it is recommended to test blood routine.
Iii. Precautions for body abrasions
1, local hot compress
I have to analyze the cause of the bruise first. Is it because I accidentally hit it or accidentally caught my skin? Women should also pay attention to it, which is caused by menstrual period. People with a history of allergies should also pay attention to whether they eat foreign proteins or are easy to ingest, analyze the reasons and do targeted treatment.
2. Seek medical attention in time
After eliminating the above reasons, you need to go to the hospital to see a doctor and do routine blood tests to see if platelets are normal. When platelets are low, there will be subcutaneous bleeding, which will lead to bruises on your skin.
Step 3 pay attention to your diet
After excluding pathological causes (such as thrombocytopenic purpura, leukemia, etc.). ), we should pay attention to eating foods rich in vitamin C, such as apples and kiwis. You can eat peanut porridge, which has the effect of enriching blood.
4. Pay attention to personal safety
Pay attention to personal safety. Pay attention to avoid some man-made injuries in daily life, prevent yourself from falling or rubbing, cut your nails frequently, avoid local bleeding caused by scratching your skin with your fingers, and avoid some man-made injuries, such as tooth extraction.
5, local hot compress
You can apply hot compress locally where there is bruise, and apply hot compress after 24 hours to promote the dissipation of bruise. Note that if it is allergic purpura, do not apply hot compress to avoid aggravating local bleeding.
Step 6 keep your skin clean
Pay attention to keep your skin clean, take a bath regularly, use shower gel or soap with little irritation when scrubbing, and don't use force when gently rubbing.
7, pay attention to enhance physical fitness
Attention should be paid to taking an active part in exercise to enhance physical fitness and make the body better. In general, drugs that may reduce the number of platelets or inhibit their function, such as aspirin or any drugs containing aspirin, should be avoided.
Four, the treatment of body abrasions
1, you must understand that ordinary bruises can be handled by yourself. For serious bruises that hurt deep skin or do not disappear for a long time, we must not use various methods to remove blood stasis. In the face of serious injury, any remedy is just a cloud. It is necessary to go to the hospital for congestion surgery in time to prevent muscle necrosis, with serious consequences.
2. Within 24 hours after injury, before the formation of congestion, you can use an ice pack for cold compress (if there is no ice pack, you can wrap it with a towel or directly compress it) to reduce the bleeding after microvascular rupture and reduce the degree of congestion. This is well-known common sense, so I won't go into details.
3, timely use of fire therapy after injury can quickly eliminate blood stasis and reduce the formation of blood stasis. Buy a bottle of medical disinfectant alcohol, then put a cotton ball with tweezers and dip it in alcohol. It is best not to drip alcohol automatically. Light the cotton ball and roll back and forth on the injured part. After the cotton ball goes out, dip it in alcohol and roll it repeatedly 15 minutes or more. In the later recovery process, do fire therapy two or three times a day, and the speed of removing blood stasis is good.
4. The high temperature of alcohol burning is on the external flame. Don't panic when operating, as long as the external flame can't completely burn the skin.
5. For dense and serious punctate congestion or massive congestion, the method of bloodletting and blood stasis can be adopted. Pierce the cortex with sterilized glass, etc. To squeeze out the blood stasis, or use cupping to suck out the blood stasis after puncture. It should be noted that after puncture and bloodletting, the wound must be disinfected to maintain hygiene and prevent infection. This method is effective and fast in removing blood stasis, but there is no medical common sense and knowledge, so it is not recommended to use this method to remove blood stasis
6, hot compress of pepper wine can quickly dispel blood stasis. Find some peppers, dried or fresh peppers, and then find some strong liquor. Put the peppers into the bottle, add a little wine without peppers, cover the bottle tightly, and take a hot bath for more than half an hour. Be careful that the water temperature is not too high, about 70 degrees Celsius, to prevent the glass bottle from cracking. After the pepper wine is soaked, pour a little on a towel or absorbent paper every time you use it, and apply it to the bruise. Apply 15 minutes or more each time, preferably half an hour, and apply several times a day if you have nothing to do. Zanthoxylum bungeanum wine can be brewed a little more at a time and used many times. When I first made it, it was hot. When using it again in the future, it will be hot if you have patience, but it will be fine if you have no patience.
7. Boiled eggs are also highly respected by people, but they are often more suitable for minor abrasions and have poor effects on severe abrasions. The specific method is: cook the whole egg, peel it, then roll it back and forth at the bruised place when it is hot, and then heat it with boiling water when it is cold, and roll it repeatedly for at least 15 minutes each time, and do it at least twice a day.
8. In some places, health centers or nursing homes provide blood-sucking therapy and other programs. Blood-sucking animals such as leeches are used to suck blood and dredge the human body. This method is effective in removing blood stasis, fast and needs a little courage.
9, some bruises that hurt the meat layer, light external use can not be effective quickly, you can take Sanqi tablets, Yunnan Baiyao and other drugs that promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis at the same time.
In addition to bruises caused by trauma, there are also some unexplained bruises, which often appear and disappear for no reason. Treating trauma to remove blood stasis may have a good effect, or it may have no effect at all. This place may disappear and that place may emerge. These bruises may be caused by local microvascular thrombosis, so it is best to seek medical advice to confirm the cause, so as not to delay the diagnosis and treatment of the root cause.
Bian Xiao reminds you that if you have bruises, don't ignore them. You must treat the cause and take the above measures.