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Should I Stop Consuming Vitamins After Getting Increased Eosinophil Count On Test?

Hi there recently my Dr. Told me my eosinophil punt was at 23%. I have been renovating my house and living here for the past 6 months during dry walling, painting, etc. she suggested I drop all of my vitamins and retest in 2 months but this seems awe fully high and it would make more sense this would be environmentally related more than vitamin? Seems like a broad stroke request (especially without a list of supplements). I feel that it should be addressed before 8 weeks. Should I be concerned?
Wed, 22 Jan 2014
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Hello and welcome to Health care Magic .


The commonest causes of elevated Eosinophil counts are Hay fever,Atopic dermatitis ,Asthma,Parasitic infestations .

Rare causes are Churg -Strauss syndrome (an inflammation of the blood vessels )and certain malignancies .

Assuming that you are not suffering from evident allergic symptoms like sneezing , itching or irritation of eyes or nose,breathlessness , cough etc that can be caused by the renovation of your house then the second most likely cause could be to check for parasitic infestations by getting your stool samples tested for ova and cysts .

Hope it helps.
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Should I Stop Consuming Vitamins After Getting Increased Eosinophil Count On Test?

Hello and welcome to Health care Magic . The commonest causes of elevated Eosinophil counts are Hay fever,Atopic dermatitis ,Asthma,Parasitic infestations . Rare causes are Churg -Strauss syndrome (an inflammation of the blood vessels )and certain malignancies . Assuming that you are not suffering from evident allergic symptoms like sneezing , itching or irritation of eyes or nose,breathlessness , cough etc that can be caused by the renovation of your house then the second most likely cause could be to check for parasitic infestations by getting your stool samples tested for ova and cysts . Hope it helps.