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Drinking tonic water for the last week -12 oz a day, doctor told me that's the reason i have low platelets. is it really truth?
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It may well be: It's easy to find out. This is quite a common situation. See how your platelets are in a few weeks.
Answered 1/20/2015
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True: For the unlucky few, even the small amount of quinine in tonic water can cause thrombocytopenia (doctors call this rare occurrence a "gin and tonic purpura").
Answered 1/20/2015
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