gardenmom5 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 How to encourage clotting? DH takes baby aspirin and now a pinprick of a cut won't stop. Suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiramisu Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Vitamin K helps clotting. There are different types and I'm unfamiliar with the differences. He could eat natto (fermented soybeans), which are supposed to be high in vitamin K. However, if he hasn't had blood work lately, it might be worth checking his platelets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenneinCA Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Ice. Put the finger in a glass of ice water. My dad is on Coumadin and that is what his doctors told him to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie in VA Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I've used cayenne pepper to stop bleeding, but I'm not a medical professional! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 How to encourage clotting? DH takes baby aspirin and now a pinprick of a cut won't stop. Suggestions? Baby aspirin shouldn't have that big an effect on a small cut. Has your dh had his platelets checked recently? They might be low. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I've used cayenne pepper to stop bleeding, but I'm not a medical professional! ditto this! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted March 24, 2015 Author Share Posted March 24, 2015 I will suggest he have his platelets checked. I know they have been done in the last year, but it was still months ago. do you just apply the cayenne? he wanted me to get a styptic pen, but the drug store I went to was out. I'll try to find one elsewhere to have it on hand. or else end up ordering from amazon . . . he was able to get it stopped, but it was a huge mess from a pinprick of a shaving cut this morning. I am starting to wonder if the little "bump" of skin that he has hit a number of time is more than just a "bump of skin"? (it is very small.) I haven't looked at it closely (with a magnifying glass - my eyes are getting bad), but from a distance it doesn't look like anything but a bump. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Styptic (or stiptic) pencil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Cornstarch can be a good styptic agent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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