SarahBear
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I was talking to someone with IBD who mentioned having small, round bruises all over their body. I often have similar bruises, although mine are almost entirely on my legs. These bruises seem to appear more frequently when I'm feeling worse, but all doctors I've mentioned it to say, "Well, maybe you just bruise easily." But I don't. There's no obvious cause for these bruises.
The person I was talking to mentioned that someone told her it looked like she had low platelets. I looked it up, and found that symptoms associated with low platelets are:
I experience most of these symptoms.
Does anyone else have any experience with low platelets, or know anything about a connection between Crohn's and thrombocytopenia? I intend to bring it up with my doctor(s) next chance I get, but at the moment, I can't justify going in just for this as it doesn't seem to be a danger to my health at the moment and it's not a new occurrence, so I thought I might as well see if anyone has any information.
Thanks!
The person I was talking to mentioned that someone told her it looked like she had low platelets. I looked it up, and found that symptoms associated with low platelets are:
- Easy / unexplained bruising
- Prolonged bleeding from cuts
- Excessive or bleeding from gums
- Excessive bleeding after a surgical or dental procedure
- Heavy menstraual periods
- Blood in urine / stool
I experience most of these symptoms.
Does anyone else have any experience with low platelets, or know anything about a connection between Crohn's and thrombocytopenia? I intend to bring it up with my doctor(s) next chance I get, but at the moment, I can't justify going in just for this as it doesn't seem to be a danger to my health at the moment and it's not a new occurrence, so I thought I might as well see if anyone has any information.
Thanks!
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