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By LOUISE CARR, Associate Editor and Featured Columnist
If you bruise too easily, or a tiny cut produces a lot
more blood than you'd expect, you may have a low
platelet count. The main sign of a low platelet count is
easy or excessive bruising. You may also bleed a lot
from small cuts, and bleed from your gums or your
nose. Women may have unusually heavy periods.
Surgery or dental work will produce copious amounts
of blood.
The condition sounds scary, and it can be dangerous.
But a low platelet that's not associated by another
underlying condition is rare.
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Citrus fruits like oranges and kiwis can
help raise low platelet counts. How
often do you eat citrus fruits?
Every single day
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Research by Michael A Silverman, MD at The Johns
Hopkins University School of Medicine estimates only
66 people per million in the United States have a
lower than normal number of platelets when they
don't also have a disease associated with low platelet
count.
A low platelet count may be caused by a number of
underlying conditions and exposure to medications.
You may also suffer from a low platelet count when
you are expecting - low blood platelet count occurs in
7-8 percent of all pregnancies, according to 2011
research from the Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
How do you know if you have a low platelet count? Is a
low platelet count dangerous and what can you do to
help prevent and cure a low platelet count?
What is a Low Platelet Count?
Your platelets are non-colored blood cells, made in
the bone marrow, that help your blood to clot.
Platelets are important because they stop you losing
blood when your body is injured, by bunching
together and plugging holes in your blood vessels.
If you are diagnosed with a low platelet count, you
have thrombocytopenia, the medical term.
Thrombocytopenia means a lower than normal
amount of platelets in your blood - less than 150,000
platelets per microliter of blood (the normal count is
between 150,000 and 450,000). You can find out if
you have thrombocytopenia with a blood count, and
your doctor may also carry out a physical exam to see if
you have signs of bleeding or bruising.
What Causes a Low Platelet Count?
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A low platelet count has many possible causes. In
general, you may have a low platelet count because
you have a decreased platelet production; an increase
in platelet destruction; or an increase in splenic
sequestration - storage of platelets in the spleen. All of
these conditions cause your platelet level to drop.
Decreased platelet production is often related to a
condition that causes a problem with your bone
marrow, making your bone marrow produce fewer
platelets. These conditions include viral infections like
mumps, chickenpox, rubella, hepatitis C, Epstein-Barr
virus, and HIV; as wellas medications; chemotherapy
drugs; cancers of the bone marrow; and alcohol
abuse.
If you are deficient in vitamin B12 your bone marrow
may not be able to produce enough platelets.
Increased platelet destruction is due to a number of
medical conditions such as idiopathic
thrombocytopenic purpura, a condition where the
immune system attacks platelets. Certain medications
can cause an immune system reaction, resulting in
low platelet counts, as can bacteria in the blood and
autoimmune diseases like lupus. Your body may
destroy platelets more rapidly than usual when you
are pregnant.
Splenic sequestration happens when the spleen
enlarges and retains more than its usual amount of
platelets. An enlarged spleen can be due to advanced
liver disease or blood cancers.
Is a Low Platelet Count Dangerous?
In many cases you may not realize you have a low
platelet count as the signs are mild and you notice few
symptoms. However, a low platelet count can be
dangerous in the rare cases where you have so few
platelets that serious internal bleeding occurs. A low
platelet count can cause bleeding into the brain or
intestines, which can be fatal.
Top 10 Natural Remedies for Low Platelet Count
Treatment for seriously low platelet levels is a medical
emergency and you should see a doctor immediately if
you cannot stop the flow of blood by normal first aid
procedures. Otherwise, there are several options for
treating low platelet counts, depending on the
underlying cause of the condition. We checked
current medical literature to find out the best
remedies for a low platelet count.
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1. Cut Down on Alcohol if you have a Low Platelet
Count
You may or may not be able to drink alcohol if you
have a low platelet count. Alcohol slows down your
body's production of platelets, which is bad news if
you have a low count.
If you are a heavy drinker, over a long period of time,
alcohol can cause toxicity in the bone marrow, which
sabotages the production of platelets. A 1991 study
from Bayley Seton Hospital, Staten Island explains
that alcohol has a direct toxic effect on the production,
survival time and function of platelets. The platelet
count usually begins to rise after two to five days' away
from alcohol.
2. Take Care with Pain Medication When You Have a
Low Platelet Count
Don't automatically reach for the aspirin or ibuprofen,
or other over-the-counter pain meds, if you have a low
platelet count. Advil, Motrin and others can affect
your platelets.
However, aspirin therapy may be useful for treating
cancer patients who have a low platelet count and
experience acute coronary syndromes, according to
2007 research from the University of Texas M. D.
Anderson Cancer Center, Houston. The study showed
the risks of severe bleeding were low in comparison to
the benefits of aspirin therapy for cancer patients with
acute coronary syndrome.
3. Remedy Easy Bruising with Citrus Bioflavonoids
Low platelet count can cause you to bruise easily,
creating unsightly marks on your skin as well as pain
and discomfort.
Bioflavonoids - the plant substances that give color to
many fruits and vegetables - have shown promise in
decreasing the occurrence of easy bruising. Citrus
fruits are rich in bioflavonoids.
A 1993 study from Service de Mdecine Interne,
Hpital de Pessac, France showed the citrus
bioflavonoids diosmin and hesperidin decreased the
tendency to bruise in 96 people with fragile
capillaries.
4. Take Escin For Easy Bruising with a Low Platelet
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