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Based on your question, I understand that you are worried about increased leucocyte count in your lab report.

For your information, increased leucocyte count alone may indicate ongoing inflammation or infection in the body, it can reversible most of the time but still advised to do regular health check-up visits. Healthcare personnel can deduce probable type of causal trigger or organism by looking at detailed blood profile (type of leucocyte increased such as monocyte, neutrophil, eosinophil and whether the increase with abnormal red blood count or platelet count or abnormalities in other column profile of lab report). Relation between GERD and increased leucocyte count is uncertain as described in your scenario.

Here is the list of probable cause when found increased leucocyte count. Please interpret it based on overall lab report results with help of doctor to seek the most appropriate treatment as soon as possible.

• infection
• immunosuppression
• medications, such as corticosteroids
• a bone marrow or immune disorder
• certain types of cancer, such as acute or chronic lymphocytic leukemia
• inflammation
• injury or surgery
• emotional stress or trauma
• genetic or hereditary conditions
• labor
• pregnancy
• smoking
• obesity
• allergic reactions
• excessive exercise

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