Low Platelet Count?? - Blood and Blood Vessel Message Board

Harry · 05-15-2003, 04:26 PM

I know platelets have to do with blood clot time. If your platelet count is less than the range of 140 to 440 what do you eat to increase the platelet count???

Thanks---Harry

SnowyLynne63 · 05-15-2003, 04:38 PM

When I was first DX with ITP,my platelet count was 49,000.I could not walk without passing out.Liver is a good source to eat.I had to eat it 3 times a week.But this was before I eventually had to have my Spleen taken out.You can live withour a spleen,but it can wreak havoc with the immune sytem.....Go see a Hematologist............

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Lynne

Harry · 05-26-2003, 09:33 AM

Thanks for the responses. My count was 135 with normal being 150. I had half of my colon removed last year and had anemia for about 6 months. I took iron and a liver supplement. My RBC--5.1, hemoglobin--15.8, WBC and hematocrit is all in the normal range.

My doctor thinks the reading is really a low normal but I have started taking a liguid liver extract again.

Thanks---Harry