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Q: Can long term usage of high doses of ibuprofen damage the ki
asked by: DoctorQuestion on August 7th, 2007
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


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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD
replied on September 12th, 2007
Kidney Conditions Answer A3254
Long term usage of high doses of ibuprofen can damage the kidneys. You can consult a nephrologist about your condition.




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