Before a nutrient level blood test, how essential is it to .
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 2:20 pm
... stop all supplements several days before your bloods are drawn?
After showing anemia - low red cell count, low white cell count, low haemoglobin, in October and December of last year (when on the Wahls diet 100% strictly- i now eat gluten-free grains), i am due to have new bloods drawn next week for:
Bone profile
Full blood count
Ferritin
Haematinic screen (b12/folate)
Liver function test serum
Thyroid function test serum
Urea electrolyte serum
Vitamin D 25OH (vit d serum)
Zinc serum
Copper serum
also my copper levels were slightly low out of range in October , so since November have been taking 2x 2mg copper supplements daily - i also take 50mg zinc picolinate daily too
My other daily supplements are: Calcium 250mg, Magnesium 375mg, Fish oil 2000mg, Vit B50, C 1000mg, D3 10,000IU, Dried kelp 300mg, Selenium 200mcg
Before my last tests i stopped all my above supplements for 5 days before bloods were drawn, but im not sure if i should do this again, as its not a true representation of my diet, as i take supplements daily, strictly
Especially as living in the UK i rarely get daily sunlight, so would need the vit d3, just not sure if my recent increase from 1x5000mg daily, to 2x 5000mg daily is necessary, its just my last 25OH D3 test last year (where i stopped D3 supp 5 days before bloodtest) showed me in the range just in the middle (Serum Vitamin D result= 122 / nmol/L / range = 50 - 200 )
so im going to see how 2x 5000IU affects my levels, hopefully i will be closer to 200 nmol/L
So does anyone feel it would be a problem or not recommended to continue on all my supplements, i just won't take them on the day of bloods being drawn
After showing anemia - low red cell count, low white cell count, low haemoglobin, in October and December of last year (when on the Wahls diet 100% strictly- i now eat gluten-free grains), i am due to have new bloods drawn next week for:
Bone profile
Full blood count
Ferritin
Haematinic screen (b12/folate)
Liver function test serum
Thyroid function test serum
Urea electrolyte serum
Vitamin D 25OH (vit d serum)
Zinc serum
Copper serum
also my copper levels were slightly low out of range in October , so since November have been taking 2x 2mg copper supplements daily - i also take 50mg zinc picolinate daily too
My other daily supplements are: Calcium 250mg, Magnesium 375mg, Fish oil 2000mg, Vit B50, C 1000mg, D3 10,000IU, Dried kelp 300mg, Selenium 200mcg
Before my last tests i stopped all my above supplements for 5 days before bloods were drawn, but im not sure if i should do this again, as its not a true representation of my diet, as i take supplements daily, strictly
Especially as living in the UK i rarely get daily sunlight, so would need the vit d3, just not sure if my recent increase from 1x5000mg daily, to 2x 5000mg daily is necessary, its just my last 25OH D3 test last year (where i stopped D3 supp 5 days before bloodtest) showed me in the range just in the middle (Serum Vitamin D result= 122 / nmol/L / range = 50 - 200 )
so im going to see how 2x 5000IU affects my levels, hopefully i will be closer to 200 nmol/L
So does anyone feel it would be a problem or not recommended to continue on all my supplements, i just won't take them on the day of bloods being drawn