Any ideas how to increase white blood cell count?

Has anyone had success with any particular herb or supplement that could be helpful to increase white cell count? Mine is really low. Thx.

Evanston - how low?


A couple years ago, mine was low, too. I can't remember the exact number - but I think it was low 2's.

My regular GP said not to worry unless it gets close to 1.

It just came back up on it's own.

Now it’s 3.2. It was 2.8 not that long ago. The range according to the lab I got test done is 4.0-10.0.

It was already below 4 before I went to St George for hyperthermia so I doubt it’s from that treatment. But i was supposed to start ivig Friday and the neurologist said I can’t grt it until all my values are in the normal range..... as of that’s an easy thing to do with all this “stuff” going on.

Mine is usually high 3’s. I’m not concerned with those numbers.
My LLND said it may not go into range until I’m in remission and off treatment.

Hopefully yours will come up soon, Evanston.

Thank you!! I added both echinacea and astragalus yesterday. I also started taking Myco Immune by Thorne. I get my blood checked again Friday so we will see.

Evanston1 said...
Thank you!! I added both echinacea and astragalus yesterday. I also started taking Myco Immune by Thorne. I get my blood checked again Friday so we will see.

I too would love to know how these work for you! I recently changed up what I was doing, and I'm now concentrating on helping my body do nearly all the work on getting these infections into remission. So, I'm using a mushroom mix similar to what you are using (LOVE those mushrooms!!), and use astragalus and a few other things. So far so good for me! I'm also tackling some of my more stubborn issues, like gut function (using Cistus), and keeping my liver and kidneys function at top speeds (lol). I'm honestly feeling like I'm making some good progress now - but at first I felt like poo!

Hi Evanston...

You are probably taking most, if not all these already. But, I found this on a search...

/naturalon.com/top-10-natural-ways-increase-white-blood-cell-count-immune-system/10/

one needs to be very careful with stuff that's primary function is immunomodulation. you can get yourself in trouble by screwing around with this so go low and slow.

My daughter is doing AMAZING post germany!! Like amazing, amazing! Playing basketball again, eating, reading books.... totally back to the kid she once was. I’m sssooo grateful and I pray thisnsticks!! NOTHING has worked for her in 1.5 years of treatment except this. So I’m so incredibly happy she is doing SSOO well!!

I, on the other hand, am not doing as well. I got my labs back yesterday and now my white count is even lower.... 2.3! I’m trying not to panic. I’ve been in contact with the doctors in Germany and they said it could be from the hyperthermia “waking up” Epstein Barr. So I’m going to do high dose vitamin c IV and see if that helps. The doctor said they’ve seen this before and it can take a couple of months before the dust settles in my body after the hyperthermia. I’m still functional.... thank goodness. But my low white count is really freaking me out.

I went to see a hematologist today because of my low white counts. His hunch is that the white counts are low due to a combination of having been on rifampin and infection. He suspects they will come back up in time. I also spoke with one of the doctors from Germany and he said low white counts sometimes can happen after treatment but they will climb back up within a couple of months.

The doctor today did a peripheral blood smear and he said that the cells looks good. He doesn’t think the issue is with my bone marrow.... which is always the concerns when cell counts are off.

I’ll try not to worry about it too much. But I stopped all herbs and supplements for now and will stay off for a week to see if that helps. Thanks everyone!

Thanks Girlie. My white count was 2.3 and my neutrophils were at .9. Thats really quite low so I was totally freaking out. Especially because I have three kids were are always bringing home nasty germs from school.

But I am sending all my positive energy into my bone marrow to produce more white blood cells

Increasing methylation will increase WBC production. I see it as one of several scenarios. The virus activation mentioned above is very plausible and will lower WBC count. Another possibility is the down regulation of immune response due to an unfavorable combination of pathogens. Babesia is a common culprit but anytime there is too much oxidative stress for an extended period of time, down regulation can occur.

Like Trav said, increasing immune response is like poking a hornet's nest. If the pathogens are still there, increasing WBC's will only increase oxidative stress and cause more issues. In the second scenario above, the WBC reduction is to help the body.