Recently small cuts bleed a lot. My dentist asked me if I was on a blood thinner because of the amount of blood. Should I be concerned?

Stuck With Books

Are you taking any medicine ? If not ,then do people in your family have same problem? Get yourself checked by a physician.

Tavy

Did you take Ibroprufen or Aspirin? these will thin the blood. You could talk to your Doctor about it.

choko_canyon

Not necessarily, but you might want to mention it to your doctor at your next physical.

Marie K

yes, are you regularly taking more than one aspirin a day or other NSAIDS? https://www.medicinenet.com/nonsteroidal_antiinflammatory_drugs/article.htm#what_are_the_side_effects_of_nsaids

formerly_bob

You should at least be curious about the situation. It would be good idea to make an appointment with your primary care doc and arrange a blood test before the visit so the doc can discuss the results with you. Its important to know why your blood is not clotting properly because its usually a symptom of some other problem.

Jackie M

Speak to your doctor as you could be low in B and K vitamins

Debbie

Possibly