A 43-year-old member asked:
how can it be that my blood has high sedimentation rate?
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Dr. Abby Caplin answered
40 years experience Integrative Medicine
Inflammation: The sed rate is sort of a generic test for inflammation. Many different things in the body can cause an elevated sed rate. Your doctor should be evaluating the cause. It doesn't necessarily mean anything serious.
Answered on Jan 11, 2015
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