Should I ring GP for nosebleeds?

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Throughout the years DD has had nosebleeds but nothing concerning. Maybe once or twice a year.

However, during the past month we had 7 incidents. One really bad in the night where she was covered and her mouth was full of blood too(i presume because we were unaware and it went on for while without pressure). The others at school or at home, without any particular cause like an injury or picking her nose,blowing it,sneezing etc. She just had another one now, we were just in bed chatting. They do stop fairly quickly and it's not a massive amount of blood , but the frequency is not "normal " for her.

Should I try and get a GP appointment or is it just one of those things? She's 11.

She said also getting clots. Not just bloody snot but actual clots.

Yes, it needs seeing to. It could be something as minor as a staph infection (I seem to be prone to them) and need some antibiotic cream, or perhaps she needs something to be cauterised.

No I don’t think she needs to see a GP. I wouldn’t worry about the presence of clots - most nosebleeds do have clots ( it’s just old blood)

If you have had a nosebleed the area is prone to bleeding again until it has fully settled.
ban her from nose picking, and blowing her nose hard.

If she gets a nose bleed she needs to punch the soft area under the bridge of her nose for 15 mins continuously and then leave it alone.

Honestly if it has only been a month or so , it will probably settle down of its own accord. If it has continued for more than 2 months , more than twice weekly I would see your GP.

Make sure the home is not too dry - some aircon can promote dry mucous membranes.

Could be hormones, I remember I had loads when I was about 15.
But the fact it's the last month could it be the heating drying her nose out?

I wouldn't be overly concerned but maybe worth mentioning to the GP (if you can get hold of one!!).

I would not be at all worried about this unless there are other worrying signs.
The skin lining on her nose has probably got temporarily damaged making her more prone to nosebleeds. It just needs to heal.
The NHS website has advice about when to seek advice for a nosebleed.

By far the commonest cause in children is nose-picking, which isn't necessarily conscious. Having a dry nose makes it worse, and can create a cycle of dryness-irritation-picking-bleeding.

Try a dab of Vaseline on either side of her septum, just inside the nostril. If that hasn't worked within a couple of weeks, or if the bleeds get worse in the meantime, or she develops new symptoms, such as unexplained bruising, see your GP.

It's nothing to worry about but my DD had this and the GP prescribed a cream to put inside her nose and it stopped them. She still gets about one a months but previously she was getting one every few days and fainted a few times due to blood loss. The GP said they don't really know what causes it but the cream helps - I think it is antibiotic.

I also got them as a child, as did my mother and grandmother, so seems to be some weird genetic thing. We also all have really low blood pressure and faint easily.