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Does Aleve Help Cure Kidney Disease?

Posted on Fri, 19 May 2017

Question: Does Aleve work well with kidney disease? YYYY@YYYY

Answered by Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome,

If you have decreased kidney function, then Aleve, or any other NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) should not be used.

If you do not have decreased kidney function with your kidney disease, then using Aleve occasionally may be ok.

I am attaching a link for information about pain medications from the National Kidney Foundation:
https://www.yyyyyy.org/atoz/content/yyyyyyyy_analgesics

You cannot just click on this link to open it. You will have to copy the link and paste it into your address bar.

If that doesn't work for you to be able to see the article, please let me know and I will copy the text of it for you.

Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
I'm sorry that has limited your options for pain medications. Please do talk with your kidney/renal doctor about pain medications that they recommend as there may be other options for you. But I recommend not trying anything new until you clear it with the renal specialist.

Best regards,
Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh, MD

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh (25 hours later)

Thank you for your help - I am in dialysis, so will not take the Aleve again. Too bad because it worked better than the asprin or Tylenol ! Thank you....