<p>If these are natural nose bleeds; i.e. not related to medicines and such; then try taking oranges; RINES AND ALL; and putting them in a blender and making it a liquid. Have her drink it. It is very tart/sour. It has to have the rines in it too. It’s a mega dose of vitamin C, It also has Pectin; a carbohydrate. Pectin today is used as a gelling agent in jelly products and as a stabilizer in dairy products. It’s also great for the intestines.</p>
<p>Now I’m not a doctor, but growing up, my sister had nose bleeds all the time. We lived in New Jersey, so dry air, even in the winter with the heater on, was never a problem. My dad, mom, grandmother, etc… all swore by it. I do know that by the time my sister finished the glass, her nose had stopped bleeding. For a while she would drink 1 ever couple of days and it would be a long time in between nose bleeds. As she grew older, the nose bleeds became less frequent. She definitely hated the taste. She loved orange juice, but you have to put the entire rine in with it. Best thing was to take 2 oranges, cut them in quarters, put all 8 quarters in the blender and go to town. Like I said, it is about the tartest/sourest taste you will ever try. But because it’s liquid, it will absorb into your body almost immediately as compared to taking vitamin “C” tablets. Plus the vitamin pills don’t supply the pectin.</p>
<p>Anyway, that’s my suggestion. It worked for my sister for many years. There’s always the internet to verify.</p>
<p>My husband has suddenly started to have problems with nosebleeds because he has to take a drug that interferes with blood coagulation as part of treatment for another medical problem.</p>
<p>He had one nosebleed so prolonged that he ended up in an emergency room, where they used several clever techniques he had never heard of to stop it (but don’t tell your daughter that one of the techniques involved having a balloon stuffed up his nose for four days; that’s sort of icky, especially since there was a visible string dangling from the end of the balloon). He was then referred to an ear-nose-throat specialist, who gave him a lot of good advice on how to prevent nosebleeds or to treat mild ones on his own, most of which was information he had never known.</p>
<p>So there is much that your daughter can learn from a well-informed doctor. And if she does have some underlying condition that predisposes her to nosebleeds, it’s especially important for her to know about the art of nosebleed control, as well as knowing about the underlying problem (because, basically, anyone who has any sort of underlying medical peculiarity needs to tell every doctor they ever see about it so that they will get the most appropriate treatment).</p>
<p>(Parenthetically, the most important we have learned from my husband’s experience is that if you take Plavix, which is the anti-platelet drug given to people who have had coronary artery stents put in, you must never, NEVER, under any circumstances, no matter how bad of a cold you have, blow your nose. Trust me on this. The level of inconvenience – not to mention the number of ruined shirts and pillowcases – that can result from the nosebleeds caused by blowing your nose while on Plavix is truly astounding.)</p>
<p>My S gets nosebleeds sometimes, some so bad the sheets on his bed were soaked with blood. (Exactly what one wants to see in the middle of the night when walking into a hollering kid’s room…!) He has allergies. He takes Claritin for the allergies, but it dries out his nasal passages too much, resulting in the nosebleeds. I took to splitting the Claritins in half and giving him half the dose, putting a humidifier in his room, giving him nasal spray, and yes, his doctor recommended the Vaseline up the nose, too. All of these helped. He still on rare occasions will get a nosebleed, but they are not like they used to be. Pinching the nose and leaning forward works to stop them.</p>
<p>Allergies are causing me to have slight nosebleeds now. Once I started taking Nasonex, my nose returned to normal.</p>
<p>Basically, check for irritants (dryness, allergies, etc.) and if that is not the case I would see a doctor, especially given the amount of blood…</p>
<p>My D has always had nosebleeds. She is now17 and they still occur with absolutely no warning. Our pharmacist and doctor recommended using a spray of Afrin (4 way was said to be most effective) to instantly stop the bleeding once it occurs. I’m not a huge fan of medications, but it does work and is much less time consuming than pinching and waiting while she’s in the clinic missing classes.</p>
<p>My boys have both had nosebleeds, both at home and when away at college. They had them more frequently when I was using the woodstove a lot, even with pans of water on top, so I know that the dry air was a cause. They both said it seemed to help if they drank a lot of water to keep their bodies well hydrated.</p>
<p>Once again, a lot of useful suggestions, reminds me of dealing with same problem for son, we had him seen by an ENT specialist, ultimately had cauterizations to stop the problems, better than having nosebleeds in the dry school air, messes… So, please, see a doctor instead of continuing to temporize- if there is a big fat artery (or more) being traumatized periodically it can be fixed, easily and forever - much nicer than having to take all sorts of other measures. Knowing the diagnosis also is reassuring, just in case it is something else needing professional care.</p>
<p>In the absence of vascular problems in the nose, blowing your nose while on Plavix should not be so messy. The average person on Plavix does not have massive bleeds. No fun, the problem, or the treatment, with the packing, ballon, etc. </p>
<p>In the orange remedy above, taking rind in some form adds bioflavenoids, which are described as part of the vitamin C complex. Vit C as well as the bioflavenoids reportedly reduce capillary fragility. Another way to increase bioflavenoid intake is to eat a little of the white of the orange along with the pulp. As children, we were encouraged to scrape a little of the white off the rind with our teeth. </p>
<p>But yes, an physician opinion may be worth quite a bit in terms of getting to the root of the problem.</p>
<p>We had to deal with this last year. After a visit with son’s regular doctor and ruling out the nosebleeds as a side effect of anything major, we took him to an Ear, nose, throat doctor (found one within our insurance coverage) who found that he had a large group of blood vessels very close to the surface. An easy “in office” procedure of cauterizing the area inside the nasal cavity solved the problem. It consisted of numbing the area inside the nose with a spray, applying with pressure a solution (which burns/cauterizes the area) from a long q-tip type stick, and 2 follow-up visits to make sure proper healing takes place. It was easy and effective. He hasn’t had a problem since and it’s been one year.</p>