2007-04-10 07:08:46 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Arnica gel gets rid of bruises quickly but for best results you should put it on as quickly as possible after the initial contact.
Arnica is also very helpful for sore muscles.
2007-04-10 07:19:23 · answer #1 · answered by lunarluau 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
EGADS! I hope the poster who said easy bruising means low iron would check his facts before "speaking"...easy bruising DOES NOT necessarilty mean low iron...I have a blood disorder called Hereditary Hemchromatosis (too much iron, a disorder that is so common that the incidence rate is higher than once thought, and testing should be part of a regular CBC but is not...it's that common) that has almost IDENTICAL symptoms as aenemia...and I bruise like a banana!!! Diabetes can also cause excessive bruising...as can plain ol' thin skin.....
I used to put toothpaste on bruises...time is really the only healer...
2007-04-10 07:23:49 · answer #2 · answered by Toots 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ways to alleviate a subcutaneous hematoma...There are three types of bruises:
Subcutaneous -- beneath the skin,
Intramuscular -- within the belly of the underlying muscle
Periosteal -- bone bruise
For a "skin" bruise, there really isn't anything you can really do to rid yourself of one faster. You can do something about the swelling, but not as much the discolouration.
2007-04-10 07:15:26 · answer #3 · answered by Smith 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bruises are blood vessels that have busted under the skin and the blood goes underneath the skin and it turns black and brown when it starts to deterriorate.
The body must reabsorb the blood and that takes time. There is no "home remedy" that will make this process faster. You can try creams to hide the bruise, but, thats about it.
I wish you well...
Jesse
2007-04-10 07:12:45 · answer #4 · answered by x 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A bruise is a collection of blood underneath the skin. It goes away by being reabsorbed by the body. VERY GENTLE massage or other things that improve circulation to the area may help speed up the process, but nothing you apply to the skin will help much.
2007-04-10 07:10:51 · answer #5 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think rubbing the bruise not to hard on a daily basis will help reabsorb the blood and if the bruise is on the leg walking helps the circulation.
2007-04-10 07:14:50 · answer #6 · answered by sugarplum 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, I heard vinegar helps, you may want to take only Tyelnol for headaches, motrin and Ibuprofen make brusing worse.
2007-04-10 07:11:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try eating foods with high iron.. or maybe taking an iron pill, cuz if you bruise well then your lacking Iron!!
2007-04-10 07:13:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you bruise easy you have an Iron deficiency.
2007-04-10 07:11:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Arnica is really great but you shoul be patient anyway
2007-04-10 07:11:20 · answer #10 · answered by Yazjazz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋