{"id":122,"date":"2026-09-04T20:08:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T20:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandma-s-cooking-secret.erudipedia.co.uk\/?p=122"},"modified":"2026-09-04T20:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T20:08:10","slug":"taking-this-could-be-affecting-your-kidneys-consult-your-doctor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandma-s-cooking-secret.erudipedia.co.uk\/?p=122","title":{"rendered":"Taking this could be affecting your kidneys, consult your doctor!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Drugs such as gentamicin or amikacin, although effective against serious infections, can lead to nephrotoxicity, affecting the nephrons that refine blood and produce urine. Their use requires strict medical supervision.<\/p>\n<p>5. Lithium for bipolar disorder<\/p>\n<p>Long-term lithium treatment can cause kidney failure and nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. Therefore, users should undergo regular monitoring with nephrologists and psychiatrists.<\/p>\n<p>6. Diuretics<\/p>\n<p>Although they help treat hypertension and fluid retention, diuretics increase the workload of the kidneys, which can cause dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, and kidney failure over time.<\/p>\n<p>7. Bl00d pressure medications<\/p>\n<p>Some renin-angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitors can affect kidney function over time. Despite these findings, they should not be discontinued without medical advice, as they are essential for controlling hypertension.<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p>Excessive consumption of NSAIDs boosts fluid retention, increases bl00d pressure, and can spark chronic kidney disease. Symptoms include bloating, fatigue, nausea, and decreased urination.<\/p>\n<p>4. Aminoglycoside antibioticsDrugs such as gentamicin or amikacin, although effective against serious infections, can lead to nephrotoxicity, affecting the nephrons that refine blood and produce urine. Their use requires strict medical supervision.<\/p>\n<p>5. Lithium for bipolar disorder<br \/>\nLong-term lithium treatment can cause kidney failure and nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. Therefore, users should undergo regular monitoring with nephrologists and psychiatrists.<\/p>\n<p>6. Diuretics<br \/>\nAlthough they help treat hypertension and fluid retention, diuretics increase the workload of the kidneys, which can cause dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, and kidney failure over time.<\/p>\n<p>7. Bl00d pressure medications<br \/>\nSome renin-angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitors can affect kidney function over time. Despite these findings, they should not be discontinued without medical advice, as they are essential for controlling hypertension.<\/p>\n<div class=\"justread-ad justread-ad--ad-before-nav\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"justread-ad justread-ad--ad-before-nav\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drugs such as gentamicin or amikacin, although effective against serious infections, can lead to nephrotoxicity, affecting the nephrons that refine&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":123,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandma-s-cooking-secret.erudipedia.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandma-s-cooking-secret.erudipedia.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandma-s-cooking-secret.erudipedia.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandma-s-cooking-secret.erudipedia.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandma-s-cooking-secret.erudipedia.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=122"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grandma-s-cooking-secret.erudipedia.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":124,"href":"https:\/\/grandma-s-cooking-secret.erudipedia.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122\/revisions\/124"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandma-s-cooking-secret.erudipedia.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandma-s-cooking-secret.erudipedia.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandma-s-cooking-secret.erudipedia.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandma-s-cooking-secret.erudipedia.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}