ELEVATED White blood cells?

[GreenEyes42]

Elevated White Blod Cell count? UC sufferer here, almost everytime I have bloodwork the white cell count is slightly elevated, even when healthy....just wondering if that is anyone else's experience? Thanks!

[Shoeysmum]

According to google this is what a raised white blood cell count means:

"A high white blood cell count may indicate that the immune system is working to destroy an infection."

[GreenEyes42 in reply to Shoeysmum]

It is also a marker of inflammation. Which is what UC is, so the question was if any one else has this experience. Just curious.

[Valbaty54 in reply to GreenEyes42]

My white cell count was persistently high for a couple of years after diagnosis. I was even referred to Haematology to have it investigated, but it did come down gradually with a new drug combination and is ok now. It is a sign of inflammation in UC, as you say.

[GreenEyes42 in reply to Valbaty54]

Mine has been elevated JUST a notch or two above normal range the past few years. But not in a flare, with a clear colonoscopy last April. Most doctors don't even mention it. Thanks for responding.

[KEG1]

Hello, that was my experience when I was first diagnosed with Crohn's and it stayed that way for many years. What does your gastroenterologist say about it?