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Bruises On Legs, Gets Darker When Drinking, Back Pain. What Is Going On?

i am a cronic alcholic and i just hit the piticulary hard and during that i got loads of tiny bruses on my legs, as i kept drinking they got darker and more appeared around my body,, now that i been through the most terrefying dts of my life (evan with the aid of benzos and other downers), im dry and i have a throbbing pain in my bottom back left, what is going on
Mon, 24 Jun 2013
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Hi there. Thanks for your question.
At the outset, I would like to compliment you for stopping alcohol and staying dry. Based on the description that you have provided, in the background of chronic Alcohol use, one of the possibilities for dark patches is low levels of Vitamin K. This can happen as a result of Alcohol related problems to the liver.
I suggest that you see a physician (or your GP) and get yourself tested including your liver function tests.
Hope that was helpful.
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Bruises On Legs, Gets Darker When Drinking, Back Pain. What Is Going On?

Hi there. Thanks for your question. At the outset, I would like to compliment you for stopping alcohol and staying dry. Based on the description that you have provided, in the background of chronic Alcohol use, one of the possibilities for dark patches is low levels of Vitamin K. This can happen as a result of Alcohol related problems to the liver. I suggest that you see a physician (or your GP) and get yourself tested including your liver function tests. Hope that was helpful.