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Posted 3/26/2018 2:09 AM (GMT 0)
Hey all! I just wanted to know what is the general result of your blood tests. Specifically for WBC. Do you have anything that's out of the limits? For me it's eosinophils and monocytes.
Posted 3/26/2018 12:48 PM (GMT 0)
When our UC flares, anything related to White Blood Cells (WBCs) goes through the roof within our blood tests and that's common and normal findings for us (including eosinophils and monocytes). Whatever causes flareups results in a very strong immune system response. WBCs are the immune system's attack-dog, and they are produced in very large quantities during flares. WBCs directly cause inflammation within our bodies, with UC that is within our large intestine. Inflammation causes the symptoms we all know and loathe.

Some of our medications directly target the increased WBCs during flares, like immunomodulators (azathioprine/imuran and 6mp) work by reducing our WBC counts.
Posted 3/26/2018 2:23 PM (GMT 0)

iPoop said...
When our UC flares, anything related to White Blood Cells (WBCs) goes through the roof within our blood tests and that's common and normal findings for us (including eosinophils and monocytes). Whatever causes flareups results in a very strong immune system response. WBCs are the immune system's attack-dog, and they are produced in very large quantities during flares. WBCs directly cause inflammation within our bodies, with UC that is within our large intestine. Inflammation causes the symptoms we all know and loathe.

Some of our medications directly target the increased WBCs during flares, like immunomodulators (azathioprine/imuran and 6mp) work by reducing our WBC counts.

So you don't think that it makes sense?

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/22855293/
Posted 3/26/2018 2:24 PM (GMT 0)
My eosinophils are around 800 most of the time.
Posted 3/26/2018 2:48 PM (GMT 0)
Are you flaring now: Y/N?

Perfectly normal to flare and have high WBC, eosinophils and monocytes, et al.

If you're in remission (not flaring) with high wbc, eosinophils and monocytes, et al then there's something else going on, like what's described in your link. I'd try to not let your health anxiety run wild with outliers, and unlikely to occur things...
Posted 3/26/2018 3:20 PM (GMT 0)
My blood results were typically normal even while flaring. On pred, I always had high WBC though. A few times I dealt with anemia from bleeding.
Posted 3/26/2018 7:09 PM (GMT 0)

iPoop said...
Are you flaring now: Y/N?

Perfectly normal to flare and have high WBC, eosinophils and monocytes, et al.

If you're in remission (not flaring) with high wbc, eosinophils and monocytes, et al then there's something else going on, like what's described in your link. I'd try to not let your health anxiety run wild with outliers, and unlikely to occur things...

I was having random diarrheas. Nothing after I started a new diet with probiotics. I have rhinitis. Acts randomly too. My eosinophils tend to be under control when I eat less. I tested again today, during the new diet. Let's wait and see.
Posted 3/29/2018 2:44 AM (GMT 0)
After I started a diet, cutting all flours, dairy and refined sugar, I had no more diarrheas and I got my blood test results. And they are amazing. CPR went down from 0,18 to 0,04. Glycose went from 98 to 85. Cholesterol, from 225 to 205. Eosinophils fell from 760 to 475 (but they reached a 1000). Monocites from 1100 to 550. Besides I lost around 2 kg in a week. I'm curious to get a new colonocospy and see the biopsies. Overall, it's a great result. I'd recommend this diet to everyone. Just remember not to cut all carbs. Eat rice, potatoes and what we call here "mandioquinha". Just mash. It's tasty and healthy. I think the word for it in english is brazilian arrowroot. See if you can find it there. It's really tasty, not like mashed potatoes. I've been eating it mashed with chicken or fish. Sometimes with an omelet. And put some other vegetable. If you want to stay low carb to make a better test, don't use rice. It's working for my intestines and blood. I hope it can work for more people. I know it's hard, but it's totally worth it. You'll be hungry after this meal. Grab some fruits, cut them and eat. I'm also trying homeopathy. I don't know if it had any effect though. But I don't think the effect was due to homeopathy, since I started it like a week ago.

After so long having diarrheas I forgot what it is to have a normal stool. So can anyone tell me what is a normal one? Now it varies from a little dry, full uncut piece to soft separated pieces. I don't know if this soft is normal. It's definitely not liquid. It's just soft and nor firm. Is it normal?

Edit: I had some abnormal (no diarrhea, but almost, with some abdominal pain) stool today and what I did different was eating some dairy for 2 days.

Post Edited (marcell) : 3/28/2018 9:46:50 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 3/29/2018 3:43 AM (GMT 0)
there is only normal for you - and your poop will vary depending on your current diet -

try not to get poopdiculous - i.e., just let em drop and go about your business -
Posted 3/29/2018 3:54 AM (GMT 0)

TroubledTurds said...
there is only normal for you - and your poop will vary depending on your current diet -

try not to get poopdiculous - i.e., just let em drop and go about your business -

You have pancolitis for 16 years? Long journey. Worries about cancer?
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