Crp and Hashimotos

[JAMuir]

Hi, I’m interested in what would be considered a normal level of crp - c reactive protein level in people who have Hashimotos. Figure it would be much higher then the normal range. My doctor refuses to test my levels but I want to know what my inflammation level is. I have been hospitalised in the past with a level of 300 and feel that it is irresponsible of them to not check it. Now looking for a private test. Constantly searching for ways to feel and sleep better. Anyone out there have any idea? Thanks.

[humanbean]

Ideally CRP (measured in mg/L) would be under 1 for anyone who is healthy, and also for those with chronic illnesses if they could get inflammation under control.

But in the case of someone with one or more autoimmune conditions or other chronic diseases reaching the ideal might be very difficult.

For every CRP test I have records for the reference range has been "less than 5", and my own result has never been over the range.

But I have noticed some people recently reporting that their CRP reference range is "less than 10" which I'm not impressed with.

The NHS moves the goalposts when they want to save money. And allowing a reference range to be double what it was just reeks of a money-saving exercise.

Incidentally, one of the problems that we all have on here is that when a test result is out of range, at what point is this something that requires a doctor to take notice? Obviously this will depend on what is being measured.

Anyone who has read lots of posts on here will know what is fairly minor, and what makes a real difference in thyroid terms, but for many other test results I wouldn't know at what point something constitutes a problem that requires the services of a doctor (people I tend to avoid like the plague usually).

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[JAMuir in reply to humanbean]

Thanks human bean. Yes, the doctor told me that 10 is the new norm even though the doctor in the hospital said 3.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

CRP is included in all private test kit bundles

[asidist]

i am told that allergies (even seasonal pollen allergies) also raise CRP so for people with multiple allergies and/or autoimmune issues doctors often are often resistant to test CRP as they say the cause can’t be pinpointed so the test won’t tell them anything useful. seems to me if you can alter one or more possible causal factors and do CRP tests immediately before and after it could be very useful for actually helping to pinpoint how much that is a contributing factor, but I didnt have success convincing my doctors of that