What Foods Can I Eat To Keep My Cd4 Cells Good

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Understanding CD4 Cells and CD4 Cell Tests

The Basics CD4 Count and HIV CD4 Count and HIV Treatment CD4 Cell Test The Bottom Line The Basics Your immune system protects your body by fighting germs and infections.White blood cells are an important part of your immune system. HIV infects and destroys a type of white blood cell called aCD4 cell (sometimes called a T-cell). When the immune system loses too many CD4 cells, it becomes weak and isunable to fight off germs. At...

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what kind of foods should i eat to help arv improve my cd4 count

i found out in july that i am positive and am also 30 weeks pregnant. My cd4 count was 268 but after a week it had dropped to 236. Help me what can i eat to improve my cd4 count because a am already on arv, to help mother to child infection. what...

Response from Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A.

Program for Wellness Restoration

A drop of 268 to 236 is not really a drop...it is within the margin of error of the CD4 cell test. Besides, only trends are important since clinical decisions can not be made based on only one number.You do not say anything about your viral load. I... Read more »

Food i can eat to increase CD4

Hi Nelson, my CD4 has dropped from 350 to 232 but viral load is undetectable.Is there food i can eat to try to increase it or any vitamins i can take? please advise. thanks Cha...

Response from Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A.

Program for Wellness Restoration

CD4 cells fluctuate sometimes with no apparent reason while HIV viral load is still controlled. Some other times, their decrease may indicate high stress levels, poor lifestyle choices, and potential co-infections like sexually transmitted... Read more »

Understanding the meaing of CD4 count, cd4, etc

Dear DoctorsI desperately need help. My nephew tested pos +- 3 months ago with the foloowing blood results:CD4 count =488CD4 =37CD8 =63Viral Load =2803How bad is her condition? She is currently healthy except for some skin rash which...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your questions.Overall, I'd find that your family member is probably in pretty good health, from a HIV standpoint.Her CD4 count (and CD4%) are measures of her immune health-- these numbers are actually in the normal range, indicating... Read more »

re: low white cells low cd4% high viral load and toxo

Apparently the first hospital my sister in law was in gave us a count instead of percentage for her cd4. I spoke to the doctor and she said the CD4 count is 303 and 15% and her viral load is now 250000. It is possible that the nurse at the first...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Yes, if the diagnosis is truly toxoplasmosis then those lesions in her brain could be affecting her thinking, memory and sleep, depending on where the lesions are in her brain. That is certainly a better CD4 count and percent than what you had... Read more »

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CD4 count at 8--gained weight

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Oh my I just got cd4 count at 8--down from a whopping 35 last year--freaked out my ID Doc who didn't even look at cd8 or resistance or any of that because if you're at 8 it isn't too great!

He decided to Difllucan me again on a permanent basis. He... Read more »

MAC. & low cd-4

Posted by danni, 3 Replies

i am terrified, i just learned that i have mac. my viral load is 87,000, my cd-4; only 14. my doc. did start meds for me, but i can't get past the fear that it's too late. with my blood counts, is mac, a sure death sentence? i appreciate any... Read more »

High VL/High CD4: what to do?

Posted by Anonymous, 7 Replies

Hi from Italy.
I'm HIV+ since Feb 00 and I discovered my status in June.
Since then I have regularly checked my situation having always high VL (from 60K to 240K) and high CD4 (from 750 to 1000).
My last analysis are VL: 200K and CD4: 907.
My doctor is... Read more »

improving cd4 counts

Posted by terrrrrry2003, 2 Replies

Hi There everybody travelling on the positive train. I've been + for ten years now and been on meds for 4 years and then off them again for over three now ( with doctors approval ). As we all know, the bottom line is when the doc says " I think its... Read more »

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