How to Decrease Lab WBC Counts

White blood cell counts, also known as WBC, are done along with red blood cell counts in a complete blood cell count, also known as a CBC. CBCs are generally taken when one is not feeling well. The WBC is a good indicator for whether there are infections or not. A high WBC could mean infection, leukemia, stress, or anemia. A low WBC could indicate radiation side effects, bone marrow deficiency, or disease of the liver or spleen.

Things You'll Need

• Complete blood count
• Doctor
• List of medications
• Health history

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Instructions

• 1

  Talk to your doctor about what could be causing your increased white blood count. Show him your health history, and the list of medications you are taking. He may put you on an antibiotic because a high WBC usually means there is an infection.

• 2

  Look at your list of medications yourself. If you are on aspirin, corticosteroids, or a form of Heparin this could make your WBC increase. You may also need to stay on these medications. Talk to your doctor about whether you should stay on them even if eliminating them could help decrease your WBC.

• 3

  Eliminate as much stress as possible. Stressful environments will increase your WBC. If you can work on your stress levels, your WBC might go slowly down if it is a factor in your increased counts.

• 4

  Stop smoking to lower your WBC. Smoking is a listed cause of raising WBCs. If smoking is creating your white blood count to raise, quitting should decrease the lab levels of WBCs in time.

• 5

  Get tested and treated for allergies. Allergies can be a cause for raised WBC.