Question 1

my platelet count is 140. should i be concerned? can i raise it through diet?

Accepted Answer

Rx you, not the #: A platelet count of 100, 000 in the absence of any suggestion of illness isn't a concern.  Lower levels should prompt an effort to find the cause (often a medicine) but things become dangerous if you're below 50, 000 and going to surgery or a nfl football field.  Lower values become life-threatening.  If your physician is not concerned, i'm not either.

Question 2

if crp is negative and rbc is normal but platelet count has raised from 452 to 466 in a week. is this a sign of primary thrombocytosis?

Accepted Answer

: Not necessarily. Iron deficiency is common in women and can raise platelet counts. Talk to the doctor who ordered the tests. You may take oral iron and multivitamin supplements and retest in 3-6 months.

Question 3

my mpv levels have raised and are at 12.2 my legs turn purple and temp. bruise, my chest flushes, but platelet count is normal. what could be wrong?

Accepted Answer

Go to see MD: I don't think your symptoms have anything to do with the mpv. Since you are worried, you should talk to your parents and go to see you doctor to get checked.

Question 4

could my low platelet count be due to my diet?

Accepted Answer

Probaby not: A low platelet count can be caused by a wide variety of problems - but nutritional deficiency is not a significant cause.

Question 5

what diet or food should i have if i have a blood platelet count of 542? thank you doctors of haelthtap.com

Accepted Answer

Fix the problem: What is the cause? That is the question you have to answer. If you have low iron -then your will need to fix the iron ; find out why iron is low. Once iron is normal- platelet will be normalized by itself. If you have infection, then antibiotic should be given for infection, then platelet will go down by itself. No special diet you should do to fix platelet. You need to fix the underlying problem.

Question 6

hi. i have low platelets. is there anything in my diet or lifestyle i can change to boost my platelet count or perhaps prevent it from decreasing?

Accepted Answer

Any plan starts: With a specific diagnosis. Do you know why your platelets are low? How low? Severity and cause will lead to the safest and best strategy.

Question 7

i have a 542 blood platelet count, what should i do to have a normal count? any medicines, medication, diet or exercise to take? thank u all god bless

Accepted Answer

Try this: I understand you need a normal blood count to work in your country's merchant marine. Think about taking an iron supplement empirically. This is substandard medicine and what i'd really like you to do is get evaluated by a competent physician / hematologist. But this might get your platelets down if the cause is mild iron deficiency. Get a proper workup when you can. Best wishes.

Question 8

platelet count is 135000 but rbc & hemoglbin is fine. how to improve platelet? me: male, 34 yrs, 70 kg, 163 cm, india. did gm diet 10 times, 2 yrs bac

Accepted Answer

Perhaps wait...: Have you had low platelets chronically, or just this one time. It is encouraging that you are not anemic. How is your white blood cell count. You could be slightly low with regard to platelets due to a number of causes, such as viral suppression (transiently can shut down bone marrow) or itp (antibodies to platelets). I would check your platelets again in a month if you have no symptoms.

Question 9

why would my platelet count go from 455 to 816 in six days? my dr. didn't seem to concerned about it. thanks?

Accepted Answer

: Sudden increases in total platelet count may be lab errors, but if a repeat test confirms the second value, consult a hematologist, as blood clotting can occur with abnormally high platelet counts.

Question 10

i have a platelet count of 458. should i be concerned?

Accepted Answer

Probably not: usual normal platelet, 150-450

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My platelet count is 140 Should I be concerned Can I raise it through diet

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If crp is negative and rbc is normal but platelet count has raised from 452 to 466 in a week. is this a sign of primary thrombocytosis?

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My mpv levels have raised and are at 12.2 my legs turn purple and temp. bruise, my chest flushes, but platelet count is normal. what could be wrong?

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Could my low platelet count be due to my diet?

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What diet or food should i have if i have a blood platelet count of 542? thank you doctors of haelthtap.com

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Hi. i have low platelets. is there anything in my diet or lifestyle i can change to boost my platelet count or perhaps prevent it from decreasing?

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I have a 542 blood platelet count, what should i do to have a normal count? any medicines, medication, diet or exercise to take? thank u all god bless

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Platelet count is 135000 but rbc & hemoglbin is fine. how to improve platelet? me: male, 34 yrs, 70 kg, 163 cm, india. did gm diet 10 times, 2 yrs bac

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Why would my platelet count go from 455 to 816 in six days? my dr. didn't seem to concerned about it. thanks?

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I have a platelet count of 458. should i be concerned?

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