DEAR DR. GOTT:
I enjoy your column and want to respond to the person with bruise-looking blotches. I, too, had the condition. I went to a health food store where I was told to take 1000 mg vitamin C complex or grape seed capsules. I take the complex twice daily and have not had a problem since, unless I fall or hit something hard.
DEAR READER:
Spontaneous bruising, a common consequence of aging and vitamin C deficiency, should be medically evaluated with appropriate blood tests to check clotting factors. This is a relatively inexpensive procedure and, in some patients, will show a clotting deficiency. While your bruising responded to vitamin C, I recommend you speak with your primary care physician for his opinion.
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