Lowering platelet level with food

I'm about to try cranberry juice. Unsweetened cranberry juice has been used to lower platelet count. I discussed this with my hematologist and he says to go ahead and try it. My purpose is to replace Hydroxyurea, which is destroying some of my red blood cells, making me anemic.

@loribmt In my case, I don't have the JAK2 mutation. My mutation is the CALR Exon 9, and yes, this is what is driving my high platelet count, but there are foods that can change platelet count by either elevating it or reducing it. I've experienced some of those that raise platelet count and some of them (all dairy, green leafy vegetables, basically most of the foods recommended by doctors and nutritionists for a "balanced diet"). Ground beef, which has been a staple of my paleo diet since 2007, neither raises nor reduces my platelet count. It was my paleo diet that eliminated my Type 2 Diabetes within 5 months of starting the diet. I have had four doctors who tell me I have kidney disease, citing the protein load on my kidneys. Despite the presence of protein in my clear, light yellow urine, and an eGFR that the fourth doctor says is "wavering" between 3A and 3B, I still don't have a single symptom of kidney disease since it was first diagnosed in 2009. I don't need dialysis, either, and I feel fine. But, getting back to food and platelet count, I have read that unsweetened cranberry juice does lower platelet count and I'll be starting my experiment with that in June. Meanwhile, I will also be trying ginger (the chewable form) and ginger oil (for the rashes) in June. I didn't mention that, in 2024, doctor number four congratulated me on the fact that my eGFR had dropped from 3A to 2, where it had begun in 2009. No explanation, though, for how that happened. At the end of 2023, I quit eating fruit because of the sugar content and this resulted in my weight dropping from the mid 160s to the low 150s by this time.

A side note, here, but is anyone experiencing interference with their brower when searching for information on using ginger to control platelet count? I did a search for that topic and my browser was immediately redirected to an ad for a VPN, then to something about TikTok and I never was able to see any pages on ginger and platelet count. Not to sound to "conspiratorial," but I have read that hackers are now using AI to highjack browsers.

@garyr443
I also read quinine in tonic water lowers platlets. My new mocktail with lime!

Yes! I have been seeing references to quinine, especially in articles written for people with thrombocytopenia. It's one of the things they avoid, since their condition is the opposite of thrombocythemia. I have had very little luck in finding articles written for people with thrombocythemia, but these articles for the opposite condition are all over the internet. It doesn't matter what I'm searching for, I keep getting articles on raising platelet count, instead of lowering it. To these people with a low platelet count, raising platelet count is a good thing. So, since that's what I keep finding in my searches, I began reading those articles to see what foods to avoid and which foods to eat. I just have to do the opposite of whatever they recommend.

@susi1950 One thing I just thought of: I have discovered that a particular website (wellkr .com) will hijack your browser, so DON'T go there for anything!

@susi1950 Well, darn! I just read that people with kidney disease should not consume quinine. Oh, well, between the cranberry juice and the ginger, I think I've got the platelet lowering covered anyway.