Re: --answer-- continuous bleeding
how does one have too low calcium levels in the blood for clotting and still have bones?
http://www.faqs.org/nutrition/Ca-De/Calcium.html
from the article:
"Because bone stores of calcium can be used to maintain adequate blood calcium levels, short-term dietary deficiency of calcium generally does not result in significantly low blood calcium levels. But, over the long term, dietary deficiency eventually depletes bone stores, rendering the bones weak and prone to fracture. A low blood calcium level is more often the result of a disturbance in the body's calcium regulating mechanisms, such as insufficient PTH or vitamin D, rather than dietary deficiency. When calcium levels fall too low, nerve and muscle impairments can result. Skeletal muscles can spasm and the heart can beat abnormally—it can even cease functioning."
my first thought was, can high blood levels of calcium increase the risk of thrombosis? the article says it can cause:
"Very high levels of calcium can result in appetite loss, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, confusion, seizures, and even coma."
just a thought