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What Causes Slow Blood Flow While Blood In Drawn?

Posted on Wed, 30 Apr 2014

Question: my 16 year old son had is blood drawn and it was very slow coming through the tube and the nurse tried another vein and it was still very slow his veins were very big what does that mean she said he just needs to drink more water

Answered by Dr. Dr. Ivan Romich (1 hour later)

Brief Answer: Hi and welcome to HCM Detailed Answer: Thanks for the query. It doesnt mean anything since we coomonly see that sometimes it is difficult to take blood samples even in compeltely healthy people. Rarely it can be seen in patient with polycitemia and other myleoproloferative diseases,but if his blood finding(hematocrit and hemoglobin,RBC,wbc) were fine then these disorders are ruled out. Nurse probably meant that he shuold drink to make blood "thinner",but this is not necessary. he should drink as usual. Just measure his BP form time to time and have blood tests once a year. Wish you good health. Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Ivan Romich (42 minutes later)

my 16 year old always goes to the bathroom 10 minutes after he eats dinner and he frequently uses the bathroom sometimes he says his guts hurt and then he uses the bathroom and he is fine ..is that normal? he stays in there for several minutes and he tells me only a little came out. is this normal to use the bathroom so quickly after he eats a meal or not?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Ivan Romich (38 hours later)

Brief Answer: hi Detailed Answer: This is not usual,but also it isnt indicating anything serious. It can be seen in puberty and in people under emotional stress. Most commonly this is caused by IBD, but gastritis and food allergies can be considered as well. He should eat smaller meals but more frequently (6-7)times per day and take more liquids. Also,his diet should include high fibre food,fruit,vegetables and boiled food. There are certain medicines which can help but it should not be used in early phase. He should try with dietary changes first.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar