Re: Good nutrition for kidneys

I am allergic to all over the counter pain meds except Tylenol...and have
Osteoartheritis in my knees. My right knee has become very painful in the
last three weeks...can't even sleep. The only medicine I can take are
narcotics...Not my favorite type of drug. Tylenol doesn't touch the pain.
I can no longer take Ace Inhibitors because of a Serum reaction to it. I
think I could probably take one type but my Dr doesn't want to take any
chances. ARB Inhibitors give me shortness of breath...which my Dr says can
be a sign of an Allergy. It seems just in the past ten years I have become
more allergic to meds. I used to take high doses of Ibuprofen(in the 80's)
for back pain...I had no problems...Now I get all stuffy and find it
difficult to take deep breaths. I have become paranoid about trying new
drugs...:) So far my Kidneys are in good working order and I try very hard
to keep my numbers down:)
jacquie

"Jenny" <lottadata@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Dennis R wrote:

High sustained doses of acetaminophen (Tylenol) tend to strain and damage
the liver,

I read recently (Sorry, I don't have the reference anymore) that that the
lifetime load of Tylenol directly affects the functioning of the kidneys,
too. Though the liver damage connection is better known. I saw a study on
this last year and it depressed the hell out of me because Tylenol is the
only painkiller I can take.


Since I already have kidney
disease, I have to limit myself to taking just enough to take the edge
off the pain for fear of causing further kidney damage. In my case,
living with some pain after an injury is better than going back to
dialysis.

I can well understand that!

I suffered permanent hearing damage and tinnitus from a normal dose of an
NSAID and now can't take any of them for fear of worsening the tinnitus.
Since I have ruptured discs pain is an ongoing issue for me too, but I
only take a pill when the pain is intolerable, which fortunately isn't
that often. Luckily for me, only one 325 mg of Tylenol works very well for
me for nerve pain. I just have my fingers crossed I don't develop
arthritis (which both my parents had) because I can't take aspirin either.

The kidneys also play a major role in regulating blood pressure. The
blood vessels in the kidney tend to constrict and work harder in the
presence of higher blood pressures, which is a bad idea if they are
already under stress and not working properly. That is why many
endocrinologists and others who treat diabetics are aggressively
prescribing ACE or ARB inhibitors to prevent or reduce kidney damage in
diabetics even if the patient's blood pressure seems to be "okay". Mine
actually "forced" my kidney transplant doctors to put me back on an ACE
by sending them a formal letter for the record asking that since I
suffered from both kidney disease AND diabetes, what possible reasoning
were they using?


Very good advice! Blood pressure control does seem to be extremely
important in keeping the kidneys happy.

Glad to hear that you were able to get the kidney and that it works.


--Jenny

http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes Diabetes Info

http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/newlydiagnosed.htm Get Your Blood
Sugar Under Control


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