Can long term usage of high doses of ibuprofen damage the ki Posted: 08-07-07 16:43pm
are these symptoms of my kidneys
malfunctioning from too much ibuprophen
use?
swelling in legs and feet (only sometimes,
until recently, the past few months all
the time)
lightheaded
shakey
tissue in my pee or large floating things
that look like tissue
(basically my pee sometimes looks full of
junk)
nausea off and on
breaking out in sweats without fever,
feeling lightheaded and shakey
when i drink certain things like coffee,
when a i pee it smells like coffee.
flank pain ( i know where my kidneys are,
too many kidney infects), off and on, but
sometimes everyday for a few days.
joints hurt and stiff
Long term usage of high doses of ibuprofen
can damage the kidneys. You can consult a
nephrologist about your condition.
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