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Blue blotches on skin after shower
Hi, over the past couple of months when I am in and getting out of the shower I have noticed blue blotches all over my legs like bruises. Minutes after I'm dry they dissapear. I'm getting worried about what this could be.. meninga cockle.
My mum has varicose veins and I'm wondering if I could have it, I am only 14 years of age and I'm male.
Because I am young I don't know if this is normal and I don't know what to do or if I should be worrying about it. Please reply with your thoughts and comments, thanks.
My mum has varicose veins and I'm wondering if I could have it, I am only 14 years of age and I'm male.
Because I am young I don't know if this is normal and I don't know what to do or if I should be worrying about it. Please reply with your thoughts and comments, thanks.
I have the same thing, accept my legs randomly turn this blue-purple color. It especially happens when I am sitting, or laying down. I am 13 and have had this all my life. At first I just though it was because I am albino, and my skin looked basically translucent as a baby. But, it's been going on for quite some time, and my mother won't take me to see a doctor. A lot of times, I also get this feeling where it feels like my feet are super heavy, and my feet fall asleep extremely quick. I don't know what to do, HELP!
I'm assuming the splotches go away eventually after your shower? If so, it sounds like you're describing a normal situation.
Whenever a person takes a warm or hot shower, the skin's blood vessels dilate from the heat. This causes two noticeable effects. First, dilated vessels within the skin become much more visible. Second, when blood vessels dilate, there's less pressure inside them. Less pressure means it's harder for the heart to pump that blood all the way up from the feet to the chest.
So when you see those blotchy patches on the lower extremities after a shower, you're usually just seeing areas of dilated blood vessels. This is not a dangerous situation, like a blood clot or anything. It's a normal phenomenon that occurs to a lot of people when they take a hot shower. It is especially noticeable in fair-skinned people because the blood vessels are much easier to see.
I’m 13 by the way....
Whenever a person takes a warm or hot shower, the skin's blood vessels dilate from the heat. This causes two noticeable effects. First, dilated vessels within the skin become much more visible. Second, when blood vessels dilate, there's less pressure inside them. Less pressure means it's harder for the heart to pump that blood all the way up from the feet to the chest.
So when you see those blotchy patches on the lower extremities after a shower, you're usually just seeing areas of dilated blood vessels. This is not a dangerous situation, like a blood clot or anything. It's a normal phenomenon that occurs to a lot of people when they take a hot shower. It is especially noticeable in fair-skinned people because the blood vessels are much easier to see.
I’m 13 by the way....
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Hi I am 14 and wondering how you have all this knowledge. Do you any tips for me?
I have the same issue. My legs turn blue in the shower. They are also a little more susceptable to going asleep when crossed. I recently went to the doctor. No it is not normal for your legs to turn blue. I have to go in for a MRA to see the blood flow throughout my body. If you have this problem you should also go see a doctor.
Okay.
my theory is that normally when you breath in, oxygen gets transferred in your air sacs( aveoli ) and that goes in your red blood cells, and they transport the oxygen into the rest of your body, when you take a shower, you don't breath in clear oxygen, in fact, more steam than oxygen.
So, you are getting less oxygen to your legs, and it is almost like what your mom has, except the cause of her legs being spider veined is because a decrease circulation to her legs, part of the aging process. Your condition is not a big deal. normal actually, the blue legs is what Doctors call Peripheral Cyanosis. As you might know, oxygen turns blood red, but with no oxygen the blood stays the same color, blue. there for it is peripheral cyanosis. Don't panic, everyone has this issue when taking showers, you wont die or anything. Peripheral Cyanosis is only a big deal when something is causing you to not be able to breath, like respiratory distress, Anaphylaxic shock. No oxygen mean cerebral hypoxia, where the brain gets no oxygen, then you would die of Anoxic Encephalopathy. But like i said, you worry, has no purpose(:
believe it or not, im only 16(:
my theory is that normally when you breath in, oxygen gets transferred in your air sacs( aveoli ) and that goes in your red blood cells, and they transport the oxygen into the rest of your body, when you take a shower, you don't breath in clear oxygen, in fact, more steam than oxygen.
So, you are getting less oxygen to your legs, and it is almost like what your mom has, except the cause of her legs being spider veined is because a decrease circulation to her legs, part of the aging process. Your condition is not a big deal. normal actually, the blue legs is what Doctors call Peripheral Cyanosis. As you might know, oxygen turns blood red, but with no oxygen the blood stays the same color, blue. there for it is peripheral cyanosis. Don't panic, everyone has this issue when taking showers, you wont die or anything. Peripheral Cyanosis is only a big deal when something is causing you to not be able to breath, like respiratory distress, Anaphylaxic shock. No oxygen mean cerebral hypoxia, where the brain gets no oxygen, then you would die of Anoxic Encephalopathy. But like i said, you worry, has no purpose(:
believe it or not, im only 16(:
I have the same problem, but I'm sorry to say I do not know what causes it. I'm only 19 myself but have been experiencing it for years. It only appears after showers and disappears shortly after. However, I do not think it is Meningococcal.
http://www.idph.state.il.us/public/hb/hbmenin.htm
There's a website for you about Meningococcal disease. I'm not a doctor though, so if you are still concerned call up your physician.
As for the blotches... the hot water of the shower may be the cause, but please don't take my word for it because I can't say for sure.
Your original post is pretty old, so if you've learned anything about the blotches since then it would be wonderful if you shared. I've been worrying about it a lot more recently but can't find anything on the internet, and I'm not sure if I wanna go to the doctor yet or not.
http://www.idph.state.il.us/public/hb/hbmenin.htm
There's a website for you about Meningococcal disease. I'm not a doctor though, so if you are still concerned call up your physician.
As for the blotches... the hot water of the shower may be the cause, but please don't take my word for it because I can't say for sure.
Your original post is pretty old, so if you've learned anything about the blotches since then it would be wonderful if you shared. I've been worrying about it a lot more recently but can't find anything on the internet, and I'm not sure if I wanna go to the doctor yet or not.
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