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Can taking headake/pain relievers damage my kidney?
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Absolutely: This entity, called analgesic nephropathy, was in fact one of the most common reason for people developing kidney failure and needing dialysis. I wrote a detailed article on this. Here is a link: http://www.Kidneydoctorbradenton.Org/2013/06/how-do-some-over-counter-pain.Html.
Answered 12/1/2018
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