Can I Take Paracetamol for Colds and Muscle Pain with IgA Nephropathy

Question: I was diagnosed with IgA Nephropathy. I am not feeling well today like having colds and muscle pain. What kind of medicines can I take? Can I take Paracetamol?...Thanks.

Answer: IgA Nephropathy (Berger’s Disease) is the most common glomerulonephritis, and glomerulonephritis is the leading cause of kidney failure. If you want to keep kidney failure away, you should protect your kidneys very well.

Colds, muscle pain and IgA Nephropathy

Compared with healthy people, IgA Nephropathy patients’ immune system is weak so that virus and bacteria can invade into body easily, leading to colds and some other infections. Besides, the use of immunosuppressants can also weaken your immune system further so as to increase your risk of infections. Muscle pain may be a clinical manifestation of infections.

Paracetamol for IgA Nephropathy

Paracetamol is a pain reliever and a fever reducer available over-the-counter without prescription. Therefore, it can be used to relieve the body malaise caused by infections. But it has no effect on the underlying inflammation. And it has many side effects if used improperly, such as low fever with nausea, stomach pain, loss of appetite, dark urine, etc. Thus if you want to use paracetamol for infections, you had better talk with your doctor.

Immunotherapy is a combination of western medicine and Chinese medicine. It can help you strengthen your immune system so as to reduce infections. It can also decompose immune complexes deposited in the kidneys to eliminate kidney inflammation. Moreover, it can set up a good blood environment for kidney self-healing. After a period of treatment, your kidney function can be promoted to certain extent and then you can lead a normal life with IgA Nephropathy.

Can I take paracetamol for colds and muscle pain with IgA Nephropathy? You had better consult a doctor to make sure in case that it has renal toxicity. For more information, please leave a message below or send emails to igacure@gmail.com. 

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