OT: Regular, longterm aspirin, Tylenol use can damage kidneys

February 13, 2002

This is not TCM, but the word needs to get out on this. Longterm, daily use

of aspirin, Tylenol, and other NSAIDs (Non-Steroid, AntiInflammatory Drugs)

- both OTC and prescription - can damage the kidneys. This is a particular

problem in professional sports, and the article goes into some detail about

problems in the NBA among basketball players.

This warning does NOT apply to occasional use of aspirin and other NSAIDs -

like having to take aspirin once in a while or even having to take it daily

for a week or two. It refers to daily, week after week after week use of

NSAIDs.

There are alternatives to NSAIDs. I had a bad reaction to a prescription

NSAID I took for bursitis in the hips. As it turned out in my case, castor

oil packs on the hips not only made the pain go away, it did it without side

effects and it did it better than the prescription NSAID. It also was

longer-lasting than the NSAID. I had to take the NSAID daily; two straight

days of using the castor oil packs overnight resulted in no pain for months.

Castor oil packs (flannel soaked in warm castor oil and placed over the area

with a heating pad on the pack) are anti-inflammatory. They also help

improve lymph flow. They will not work on all cases of bursitis or

inflammatory pain, but when they do work, they work surprisingly well. They

are, however, messy.

Pain is a symptom that something is wrong. The reason for the pain needs to

be identified and corrected instead of merely covered up with pain

relievers. Sometimes pain is protective in nature - like keeping someone off

a sprained ankle until the sprain heals. If the person is one of those very

rare people who do not feel pain, continuing to walk on the foot after the

sprain can result in more serious and permanent damage being done.

I hope this link works. The article is on Dr. Mercola's website.

Victoria

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