Kidney damage from NSAIDS

did you take a few easy days before having blood work done? Apparently blood work during hard training is less than flattering for kidney function tests.

xactly. Not using ibuprofen is the way to go.

If you want to see how bad it can get, just google "Kenny Easley." :He ended up getting a kidney transplant, courtesy of the Seattle Seahawks. He's not the only one, either. NFL guys treat ibuprofen like candy.

How does ibuprofen mess up your kidneys? Wouldn't drinking water help?

What other factors could have led to kidney failure?

I could be mistaken, but didn't a similar thing happen to John Mortimer at Michigan, effectively cutting short his career?

The only factor I have is the NSAID use. This is a cut/paste but you get the picture. To another poster, I hadn't worked out the 5 days prior.

Kidney damage and decreased function that lasts longer than 3 months is called chronic kidney disease (CKD). Chronic kidney disease is particularly dangerous, because you may not have any symptoms until considerable, often irreparable, kidney damage has occurred. Diabetes (types 1 and 2) and high blood pressure are the most common causes of CKD. Other causes are:

• Immune system conditions such as lupus and chronic viral illnesses such as HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C

• Urinary tract infections within the kidneys themselves, called pyelonephritis, can lead to scarring as the infection heals. Multiple episodes can lead to kidney damage.

• Inflammation in the tiny filters (glomeruli) within the kidneys; this can happen after strep infection and other conditions of unknown cause.

• Polycystic kidney disease, in which fluid-filled cysts form in the kidneys over time. This is the most common form of inherited kidney disease.

• Congenital defects, present at birth, are often the result of a urinary tract obstruction or malformation that affects the kidneys; one of the most common involves a valve-like mechanism between the bladder and urethra. These defects, sometimes found while a baby is still in the womb, can often be surgically repaired by an urologist.

• Drugs and toxins, including long-term exposure to some medications and chemicals, such as NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), like ibuprofen and naproxen, and use of intravenous “street” drugs

M Runner wrote:

I could be mistaken, but didn't a similar thing happen to John Mortimer at Michigan, effectively cutting short his career?

Yes, he wound up with a glomerulonephropathy in his mid-20s that he attributed to taking NSAIDs. He was able to come all the way back after that, though, running in the Olympic Trials steeple in 2004 and running a PR of 8:24 there.

I don't believe that there is any typical dose-response pattern with NSAIDs and kidney problems. I think, as with a lot of medications, some people are just a lot more susceptible than others. I've known people who've popped Advil like vitamins over a period of many years, to no apparent ill effect.

OP good thing you caught it. You realize that you're gonna have to start monitoring your over the counter medications, you CANNOT take with

chronic kidney disease.

Look up "SAFE OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATIONS,

ACCEPTABLE ANTIBIOTICS AND MEDICATIONS TO AVOID FOR KIDNEY, AND PANCREAS TRANPLANT PATIENTS Updated February 2014", again it is a list of over the counters to avoid even with chronic kidney disease.

Your kidneys also regulate blood pressure typically people who don't treat high blood pressure, diabetes wind up on dialysis because they don't take care of themselves. Stay well hydrated with bottled water. Kidney's don't regenerate like the liver but the disease can stablaize by avoiding ibuforen, naproxen, motrin and a whole slew of over the counters. good luck.