| Recently I was chatting with a new young
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| | both maintain that there is no
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| friend who has a passion for running. It
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| | established link between the kidney
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| turns out he also played high school
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| | condition afflicting Mourning and Elliot,
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| basketball and happened to ask me what I
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| | called focal segmental sclerosis, and use
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| knew about ibuprofen. It seems it was
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| | of anti-inflammatory drugs, players
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| common practice for his teammates to pop
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| | around the league remain unconvinced.
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| 800 mg before games and who knows how
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| | Since it is sold as an over-the-counter
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| much after.
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| | drug without a prescription, ibuprofen is
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| The practice of taking over-the-counter
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| | generally thought of as safe. However,
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| anti-inflammatories is not uncommon among
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| | when taken under extreme conditions that
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| high school athletes. One survey found 75
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| | may promote dehydration, in excess, or
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| percent of high school football players
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| | for long periods of time, it can cause
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| used them to some extent.
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| | health problems.
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| Since it was approved by the FDA as an
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| | NSAIDs work by inhibiting prostaglandin,
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| over-the-counter drug in 1984, ibuprofen
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| | a hormone that plays a role in sensing
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| has been thought of as a harmless yet
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| | pain, controlling fever and inflammation.
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| effective way to relieve pain related to
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| | It also regulates blood flow to the
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| such maladies as arthritis, joint pain,
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| | kidneys. During exercise, it becomes
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| toothache, headache, sports injury,
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| | vitally important that the kidneys
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| fever, or general muscle pain due to
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| | receive adequate blood and oxygen in
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| overuse. In the military, ibuprofen has
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| | order to continue normal function. As
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| been standard issue for years in first-
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| | dehydration levels rise, such as during
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| aid kits and used extensively by soldiers
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| | exercise, ibuprofen becomes more
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| hoping to ward off the inevitable muscle
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| | concentrated, potentially reaching toxic
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| soreness following a long march or hump,
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| | levels.
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| hence the nickname grunt candy.
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| | Some general rules on taking ibuprofen
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| Ibuprofen can be your friend and is
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| | are:
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| considered safe and effective if taken
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| | 1. Do not take ibuprofen before, during,
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| for a few days at a time or as prescribed
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| | or shortly after lengthy endurance
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| by your doctor. When using
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| | exercise, especially when there is
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| over-the-counter ibuprofen, take exactly
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| | potential for dehydration.
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| as recommended on the container. The
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| | 2. Take ibuprofen with a full glass of
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| maximum dose for is no more than 1200 mg
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| | water or milk, ideally with meals to
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| in one 24 hour period, taking one or two
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| | avoid stomach irritation.
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| 200 mg tablets every 4-6 hours.
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| | 3. Do not combine ibuprofen with alcohol.
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| Professional athletes, once notorious for
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| | 4. Do not take in combination with other
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| popping ibuprofen and other pain killers
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| | medicines, supplements, or herbal
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| like candy, nowadays are wary since two
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| | products without first consulting with
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| of their own, Sean Elliot of the San
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| | your physician or pharmacist.
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| Antonio Spurs and Alonzo Mourning of the
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| | 5. Avoid if you have a history of any
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| Miami Heat, underwent kidney transplants.
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| | reaction or allergy from another
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| Mourning is convinced that his kidneys
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| | anti-inflammatory medication.
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| were damaged by years of taking
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| | 6. Discontinue use immediately if you
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| non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
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| | notice any of the following symptoms:
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| (NSAIDS) such as ibuprofen. Another
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| | urine that is cloudy or bloody, pain or
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| athlete, former Seattle Seahawk football
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| | burning in the stomach, diarrhea or black
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| player Kenny Easley, thinks he lost a
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| | tarry stools, severe nausea, indigestion
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| kidney because he once took up to 32
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| | or heartburn, vomiting blood.
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| ibuprofen tablets a day for several
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| | 7. Do not use if you are pregnant or
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| months.
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| | breast-feeding.
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| The National Kidney Foundation estimates
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| | 8. Talk to your doctor first if you have
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| that 10 percent of kidney failures are
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| | high blood pressure, liver or kidney
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| due to substantial overuse of NSAIDS.
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| | disease, heart failure, ulcers or other
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| While doctors and the Kidney Foundation
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| | stomach problems.
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