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cultivatingboredom

USA
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Posted - 17 Dec 2009 :  8:03:24 PM  Show Profile Send cultivatingboredom a Private Message
So my newest experiment has been with vegetarianism. I decided to go vegetarian about a month and a half ago, and have had my platelets stabilize in the fifties. Now whether this is from the new diet or just a coincidence, I have no idea. Has anyone else tried this out at all?

Dx: May 2009 w/ counts of 5k
December 2009:55k

EKlein

USA
1283 Posts
Posted - 17 Dec 2009 :  9:47:55 PM  Show Profile Send EKlein a Private Message
I was almost entirely vegetarian at the time of my diagnosis in 2005. Now, due to various digestive issues, I eat poultry and seafood a few times/week. Neither diet seems to affect my platelets in any way - except this - I was having pretty severe gut issues and clearing them up with diet seems to coincide with sustained normal platelet counts (and also Rituxan) - so hard to say the cause, but I think the gut inflammation was exacerbating my immune problems.

Diagnosed May 2005, lowest count 8K. 4/11/08: 34K
4/22/08: 43K (2nd Rituxan)
10/01/09: 246K
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Ann

United Kingdom
2632 Posts
Posted - 18 Dec 2009 :  01:20:35 AM  Show Profile
I've been vegetarian for umpteen years.. since I left home at 18 and I'm now 55 and unfortunately it didn't stop me from getting ITP nearly four years ago.

Good luck with the counts, maybe you are coming out of it and had an acute case.. here's hoping.
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pj2007

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Posted - 08 Feb 2010 :  6:09:10 PM  Show Profile Send pj2007 a Private Message
Hi I have been a vegetarian since 30 years and I don't drink and smoke but was still diagnosed with ITP.


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So my newest experiment has been with vegetarianism. I decided to go vegetarian about a month and a half ago, and have had my platelets stabilize in the fifties. Now whether this is from the new diet or just a coincidence, I have no idea. Has anyone else tried this out at all?

Dx: May 2009 w/ counts of 5k
December 2009:55k
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