As a kid, I bruised all the time, very easily. Nowadays, I don’t bruise at all, with some exceptions.
I broke my toe about a week ago, as in literally snapped the bone in half and ended up with one piece almost a centimeter out of alignment. And yet, no bruise. Not even the slightest sign of one.
Now, the exception is if I’ve been drinking. I broke that same toe 2 years ago while I was drunk and it basically turned black.
I don’t know why I would bruise normally when drinking, but never bruise at all when sober. Is it possible I am bruising and it’s just not visible for whatever reason?
The skin becomes flushed for a different reason. It’s a sort of allergic reaction to the metabolism of alcohol that results in toxic acetaldehyde. Usually we have aldehyde dehydrogenase to rid the body of acetaldehyde but some people are lacking normal amounts of enzyme.