What causes distended stomach?
Abdominal swelling, or distention, is more often caused by overeating than by a serious illness. This problem also can be caused by: Air swallowing (a nervous habit) Buildup of fluid in the abdomen (this can be a sign of a serious medical problem)
What cancers cause high red blood cell count?
Polycythemia vera (pol-e-sy-THEE-me-uh VEER-uh) is a type of blood cancer. It causes your bone marrow to make too many red blood cells.
Can stomach virus cause elevated WBC?
Gastroenteritis, or stomach flu, is an inflammation of the digestive tract and may be the cause of a high white blood cell count since they increase with almost any type of infection or inflammation.
Should I worry about high eosinophils?
The eosinophil count measures the amount of eosinophils in your blood. The key is for eosinophils to do their job and then go away. But if you have too many eosinophils in your body for a long time, doctors call this eosinophilia. It can cause chronic inflammation, which could damage tissues.
How high is too high RBC?
A high red blood cell count is generally considered to be anything above 6.1 million red blood cells for men, 5.4 million for women, and 5.5 for children. Additional tests will help your doctor determine the cause of your high red blood cell count and next steps in your care.
Is it bad if your red blood cells are high?
An RBC count that is higher than normal can be a sign of many health problems, including: Dehydration. Lung diseases. Heart diseases.
How can you tell if gastroenteritis is viral or bacterial?
How is bacterial gastroenteritis diagnosed? Your healthcare provider will do an exam and ask about your health history. Your healthcare provider will likely ask for a stool sample to find the source of your illness and whether it’s bacterial or viral. You may need blood tests to find out how severe the illness is.
What are the symptoms of viral gastroenteritis?
Symptoms of viral gastroenteritis are nausea, vomiting, and watery diarrhea. Dehydration is the most serious complication of this illness. This illness should run its course in a few days but may need medical attention of diarrhea or vomiting persists or if there are signs of dehydration.
What happens if your eosinophils are high?
Eosinophilia (e-o-sin-o-FILL-e-uh) is a higher than normal level of eosinophils. Eosinophils are a type of disease-fighting white blood cell. This condition most often indicates a parasitic infection, an allergic reaction or cancer.
What is the symptoms of high eosinophils?
Eosinophilic esophagitis may cause difficulty swallowing, chest and/or abdominal pain, vomiting or food getting stuck in the esophagus. Diagnosis requires a biopsy of the esophagus. Many of the parasite infections are diagnosed by taking stool samples and testing them.
What are the side effects of high RBC and low MCV?
I have been complaining of weakness (legs and arms), headaches, dizziness, fatigue, night sweats, stomach pains, kidney pains (also kidney stones), red blotches on face (periodically) for the past 5 yrs and progressively feeling worse. I move often, and have to see new Dr’s.
What does high RBC and low MCH mean?
I have kept record of 2 yrs worth of blood test results and noticed that in all of the test I have a high RBC, Low MCV and MCH. Does anyone have any suggestions of what this means, if anything at all? I just dont think it’s depression. I just turned 38, I’m 5′ 1″, 105lbs.
What’s the difference between low MCV and high MCH?
Mcv is low not high. high mcv & mch for few years. 2 yrs of low rbc. new cbc has folate (folic acid) & calc. defic., low bun. 2 mnths ago found soft clavicle lymph “mass”. esophag spsm? Lots of info: Here.
What causes low WBC count and low MCV?
There are a few other causes of a low MCV that will not be corrected by iron. Your WBC count is normal. The increased amounts of lymphocytes and monocytes likely indicates that you had recently been exposed to a virus and your body was fighting it off.
I have been complaining of weakness (legs and arms), headaches, dizziness, fatigue, night sweats, stomach pains, kidney pains (also kidney stones), red blotches on face (periodically) for the past 5 yrs and progressively feeling worse. I move often, and have to see new Dr’s.
I have kept record of 2 yrs worth of blood test results and noticed that in all of the test I have a high RBC, Low MCV and MCH. Does anyone have any suggestions of what this means, if anything at all? I just dont think it’s depression. I just turned 38, I’m 5′ 1″, 105lbs.
Mcv is low not high. high mcv & mch for few years. 2 yrs of low rbc. new cbc has folate (folic acid) & calc. defic., low bun. 2 mnths ago found soft clavicle lymph “mass”. esophag spsm? Lots of info: Here.
There are a few other causes of a low MCV that will not be corrected by iron. Your WBC count is normal. The increased amounts of lymphocytes and monocytes likely indicates that you had recently been exposed to a virus and your body was fighting it off.