Here's Medicines Can Be Damaging the KIDNEY

If you often feel dizzy, headache or back pain, you should not carelessly take the free drugs sold in the market, because some drugs can damage kidney function. Any medication?

"Do not indiscriminate taking medication, especially if you are the people who have a high risk of experiencing kidney disease. Some drugs are nephrotoxic or disrupt kidney function," said dr. Dharmeizar, SpPD-KGH from Kidney-Hypertension Division, Department of Medicine RSCM.

Here are some of nephrotoxic drugs alias damage the kidneys as delivered by dr. Dharmeizar, namely:

1. Aminoglycosides
2. NSAIDs (Non-Steroid Anti-Inflammatory)
3. Radiographic contrast agent
4. Analgesics (painkillers)
5. Some herbal stiff and rheumatic
6. Some herbal slimming


"The drugs have analgesic or pain killer direct effect on the kidneys, causing direct damage. So do not carelessly take medication pain killer," said dr. Dharmeizar.

dr. Dharmeizar also explained that should not carelessly take medication if headache or feel dizzy, too, if not necessary, should avoid the vitamin excessive drinking.

"A headache that's caused a lot of, can hurt your teeth, minus the eye increases, so do not just take the medicine but look for the cause," he explained.

And about vitamins, dr. Dharmeizar explains that vitamins should only be given to people who had just recovered from illness or because of low body immunity.

"If you eat 3 meals a day with enough carbohydrates, minerals, fiber and other nutrient content, the actual vitamin was not necessary. The content of vitamin already exist in the food," said dr. Dharmeizar.

And dr. Dharmeizar also warned, many people are misguided about the drugs that are obliged in a lifetime drinking by people with hypertension (high blood pressure) and cholesterol. According to him, the drugs used for life even safer because it is not nephrotoxic alias does not damage the kidneys.

"Many people are misguided, many patients with hypertension or high cholesterol who are afraid to take medication for fear that the drug can damage the kidneys. When in fact it's safe drugs given to kidney, even if they do not drink it that damage the kidneys is hypertension itself," explained dr. Dharmeizar.

Fruits and Vegetables Can Lower Blood Pressure

Here are some fruits and vegetables that may lower the high blood pressure,
as reported by LIVESTRONG on Sunday (20/03/2011), among others:

1. Bit Fruits
Research conducted scientists from Barts and London Medical School and Queen Mary University of London shows drinking beet juice can lower blood pressure. This is because the Bit fruits contain nitrates that can help lower blood pressure.

Mechanism of action of what happens is inorganic nitrate levels in the bit fruits will be converted into nitric oxide gas when eaten. This gas will make blood vessels open and relaxed, so that the person's blood pressure to fall. However, this effect is more clearly seen in men compared with women.

2. Spinach
Folate, which is soluble B vitamin found in spinach and broccoli can also lower blood pressure. Scientists from the Policlinico in Modena, Italy, explored the effects of folate on blood pressure in menopausal women.

Participants received 15 mg folate or placebo for three weeks. The scientists reported in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition that folate group experienced significant reductions in blood pressure compared with the placebo group.

3. Citrus fruit
A study reported in the journal Hypertension April 2005 edition. Scientists from St. George's Medical School in London examined the effects of potassium citrate found in bananas and citrus fruits, and potassium chloride from supplements. Scientists found that both forms of potassium are effective in lowering blood pressure for patients with stage 1 hypertension.

4. Banana
The findings reported in the journal Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases in December 2009 to investigate the effects of magnesium supplementation in adults who are overweight.

Researchers found that participants with systolic blood pressure greater than 140 and diastolic pressures between 90 and 99 by eating magnesium 300 mg for 12 weeks, decreased blood pressure compared with placebo. Magnesium is widely available on bananas, apples, oranges and pears.