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    b/w results

    got b/w back it showed that my red blood count was high.question is will baby aspirin help lower this?? my numbers were 5.8 with 5.6 being high. if not is there something else that works beside blood donation???

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    I think there was some study that looked at some herb lowering RBC in people... I'll be damned if I can't give you more info but I did read about it before lol.

    Maybe someone can chime in but the study looked at 3 groups I believe and the effect of lowering RBC was greatest for those who were higher to start with, and if you were low to start with it actually raised RBC.

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    this is what I was thinking of...

    Ingestion of grapefruit lowers elevated hematocrits in human subjects.
    Robbins RC, Martin FG, Roe JM.
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    Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, IFAS, University of Florida, Gainesville.
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    This study was based on in vitro observations that naringin isolated from grapefruit induced red cell aggregation and evidence that clumped red cells are removed from the circulation by phagocytosis. The effect on hematocrits of adding grapefruit to the daily diet was determined using 36 human subjects (12 F, 24 M) over a 42-day study. The hematocrits ranged from 36.5 to 55.8% at the start and 38.8% to 49.2% at the end of the study. There was a differential effect on the hematocrit. The largest decreases occurred at the highest hematocrits and the effect decreased on the intermediate hematocrits; however, the low hematocrits increased. There was no significant difference between ingesting 1/2 or 1 grapefruit per day but a decrease in hematocrit due to ingestion of grapefruit was statistically significant at the p less than 0.01 level.

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    donating blood is the most effective way, and its part of trt to donate every 2 months.

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    i am on 2 tubes testim and i have been on trt for 6 years and this is the first time my b/c came back high. my t level is 600 at peak. i am not really good dealing with needles. that's why i am on testim. would g/f juice be the same. what a candy ass.. are my levels a concern???

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    high RBC is a concern. chances are it will not kill you by itself in the short term, so it probably wouldn't hurt to try the grapefruit route first; but talk to your doctor about it. have him/her read the study and give you a recommendation and take it from there.

    but I would urge you to not simply ignore an elevated hematocrit or hemoglobin. that would be a fool's game!

    and if you do try the grapefruit route, please please keep us up to date on your progress.

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    prolonged high RBC will puts you at risk for a heart attack or stroke. its important to donate ASAP.

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    thank you for your input. bass that puts it to rest worded like that.i will man up and donate.

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    You also have a choice of whole blood every 53 days (I think) or double red cells which is around every 100 days or so. DRBC takes about 2.5 times the amount of RBC as whole blood. Maybe that way you won't have to go as often. Also drink more water.

    HRT those low hematocrits just don't play well with others.....

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