Donald Trump health: Real reason behind mysterious hand bruises | World | News
Donald Trump has revealed the real cause of severe bruising on his hands as fears about the US President’s health grow. The 79-year-old actress has bruises on her hands in recent weeks and has been covering them with concealer.
Careful observers recently claimed that he was trying to hide his right hand by placing it over his left. Mr. Trump has faced several questions about his health, including about seemingly falling asleep during White House events, which he has emphatically denied. He was quick to deny any speculation surrounding his possible health scares, insisting that he “accomplished” cognitive tests and impressed doctors during CT scans. Now, for the first time, the US President has revealed what causes his hands to bruise so frequently.
We conducted an extensive interview with. Wall Street Journal (WSJ)Mr. Trump blamed the heavy bruising on the high dose of aspirin he took on doctors’ advice.
“They say aspirin thins the blood, so I don’t want thick blood flowing into my heart,” he said.
Mr. Trump’s doctor, Sean Barbabella, said the President takes aspirin to “prevent heart disease” and that the 79-year-old Trump takes 325 milligrams of aspirin a day.
Mr. Trump continued: “They prefer me to get the little one. I get the big one, but I’ve been doing that for years and what it does is cause bruising.”
In July, Mr. Trump underwent medical checkups at Walter Reed, after his doctor reported mild swelling in his lower legs.
Doctors diagnosed him with chronic venous insufficiency after vein scans, according to a medical note.
This condition, which is common among older adults, occurs when the valves in the leg veins do not work properly, restricting the return of blood to the heart.
Mr. Barbabella told the Wall Street Journal that the President suffers from “superficial chronic venous insufficiency,” which involves small veins throughout the body.
