What would cause a person's hemoglobin to go up?

Answer 1

High hemoglobin can have many causes. Hemoglobin is the protein in red blood cells that transports oxygen from your lungs to your other body tissues. Normal values for hemoglobin are 13.8 to 17.2 grams per deciliter (gm/dL) for males, and 12.1 to 15.1 gm/dL for females.

High hemoglobin is usually due to an increased number or abnormality of red blood cells. Causes Include:
* Living at a high altitude
* Smoking
* Congenital heart disease
* Failure of the right side of your heart (cor pulmonale)
* Scarring and thickening of the lung tissue (pulmonary fibrosis)
* A rare bone marrow disorder (polycythemia vera)
* Dehydration, such as from severe diarrhea or excessive sweating
* Kidney disease
* Exposure to carbon monoxide
* Anabolic steroid use

Answer 2

Dehydration is the primary cause of high hemoglobin levels and it develops from vomiting, diarrhea, or heat stroke, and in massive fluid loss following extensive burns. Increased hemoglobin levels also develop in persons who live at altitudes higher than 14,000 feet due to the secondary polycythemia produced to compensate for less atmospheric oxygen. Iron is essential to the formation and function of hemoglobin, as well as many other compounds. Serum iron assay and total iron-binding capacity levels are of diagnostic usefulness but they may not accurately reflect the state of other iron compartments, such as myoglobin iron. Iron overload may not alter serum levels until relatively late, but in general, serum iron increases and total iron binding capacity remains the same to increase the saturation. Chloramphenical and ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES can cause false positive (high) test results; Iron supplements can cause false positive (high) serum iron values but false negative (low) total iron binding capacity. Thus iron levels particularly from the medications previously mentioned play a role in the hemoglobin levels. You would have to eat a tremendous amount of iron-rich food for it to play a significant role. The overuse of iron supplements is more likely the culprit. I'm an RN who has taught Nursing for over 20 years so this medical information comes from my professional education, training, and clinical experience. I capitalized "oral contraceptives" since most people are unaware of their influence on select lab tests. Good luck to you.

Answer 3

Dehydration.

Answer 4

lots of iron, green leafy vegetables, dehydration and smoking! Its called polycythemia if its really high look this up on the internet.

Answer 5

Stress or fatty foods.

Answer 6

diet rich in iron
like dates, apple, jaggery, nuts

Answer 7

iron rich foods?