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sed rate of 43

by xlouedmons, Feb 04, 2008 07:13PM
Tags: sed rate
I had a blood test and my sed rate is 43. i know it may mean many things. but any specific disease? or narrow it down to a few
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by ndtmjt, Feb 06, 2008 11:20AM
To: louedmons
high sed rate is a sign of inflammation.  You could have recently been sick.  You could be fighting an infection and not know.  Have you had any other symptoms?  Hair loss, fatigue, fevers, abdominal pain, etc.  As high sed rate is also an indicator of an auto immune disorder.

Hope this helps

by swatts831, Oct 20, 2008 01:26PM
To: ndtmjt
I just got some blood test back and the sed rate level is 0-20 and mine was a 30! I haven't been sick but I do suffer from a lot of joint pains. My doctor and I are trying to narrow down what could be going on... My C-Reactive Protein level came back elivated too... Range is 0.0-0.33 and mine was 0.56. There is more blood test pending,,,, Any idea what this could be? I'm thinking Reiter's Syndrome, I have like 99% of the symptoms.

by Drea_09, Apr 16, 2009 02:41PM
To: ndtmjt
After thinking for a while that I had IBS, my doctor discovered a sed rate of 36. This doesn't necessarily mean anything, but I am worried. Any disease that would give you the same symptoms as IBS?

by doctornee medical, Apr 16, 2009 10:44PM
To: Drea_09
Hi
Thanks for writing to the forum!
There are many diseases that give similar symptoms as IBS. These include ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, Gluten intolerance or Celiac Disease, very high fiber diet and cancer or tuberculosis of the gut.
Hope this helps. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!


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