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Is There Any Correlation Between Alcohol Use And Significant Increase In Hemoglobin Levels?

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Posted on Fri, 28 Aug 2015
Question: Can alcohol causes my HB go high?
Can smoking cause my HB go high if so, what should I do?
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Answered by Dr. Chintan Solanki (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
smoking can cause Hb to go high not alcohol

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Thanks for writing to us.

Most of the studies suggest that alcohol use is not associated with significant increase in Hb level rather it heavy alcohol use can cause anaemia and low Hb later on.

Smoking causes reduces oxygenation of blood due to lung damage. To compensate need of oxygen Hb level increases. It means higher the rate of cigarette smoking (more cigarettes per day) more lung problems and more Hb than that of the general population. This may lead to false negative finding and anaemia may be missed to be diagnosed in persons with smoking.

Only option to stop such problem is to quit smoking.

Hope I have answered your query, I will be happy to help further.

Regards,
Dr.Chintan Solanki.
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Is There Any Correlation Between Alcohol Use And Significant Increase In Hemoglobin Levels?

Brief Answer: smoking can cause Hb to go high not alcohol Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for writing to us. Most of the studies suggest that alcohol use is not associated with significant increase in Hb level rather it heavy alcohol use can cause anaemia and low Hb later on. Smoking causes reduces oxygenation of blood due to lung damage. To compensate need of oxygen Hb level increases. It means higher the rate of cigarette smoking (more cigarettes per day) more lung problems and more Hb than that of the general population. This may lead to false negative finding and anaemia may be missed to be diagnosed in persons with smoking. Only option to stop such problem is to quit smoking. Hope I have answered your query, I will be happy to help further. Regards, Dr.Chintan Solanki.