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13 years 10 months ago #25841 by sweethogan
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Does having a glass of wine a day lower platelets?

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13 years 10 months ago #25842 by Ann
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No it doesn't. Alcoholics can have a problem with platelets but social drinking is fine.
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13 years 10 months ago #25872 by Dean
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To my knowledge alcohol does not cause Platelets to drop, but if counts are low I would be careful. I did not consume any alcohol when first diagnosed with counts 30k>. Now with normal counts, I have went overboard a few times. I usually have 3-6 beers on the weekends with no issues. Go ahead enjoy!

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13 years 10 months ago #25885 by sweethogan
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What is a normal count? The last CBC I had, on This past Tuesday, I noticed that they raised the normal range to: 158 on the low side. It used to be 140 on the low side.

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13 years 10 months ago #25904 by Sandi
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It depends on the lab. Both of those numbers are close. I believe that in order to be diagnosed with ITP, they now use 100 and below as the platelet count standard.

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