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Still bruising on legs and thighs saw a hermotologist everything was normal had this since december i bruise where i scratch also?

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Supplements: Some supplements such as fish oil, cur cumin, OpC-3, can affect the activity of platelets and make you bleed more easily. Also aspirin, Motrin, Aleve, (naproxen) can make bleeding more likely. Bruising under the skin is what causes bleeding. It is the trauma of scratching .

Dr Rhoads and another doctor agreed

Answered 10/23/2017

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