Don’t Stop A Prescription Early
Yes, it’s tempting to quit your prescription early once you feel better, but that’s actually a terrible idea. Stopping a prescribed medicine before your illness is completely cured is bad for your kidneys. Especially taking medications that help blood pressure or pain. They can severely damage your kidneys if used sporadically instead of regularly. Your kidneys love routine and changing medication routines too often will confuse your body.
Do Your Homework On Supplements
Yes, it’s normal to take daily vitamin supplements. However, many people don’t know how high some of the dosages actually are. Taking too much of any vitamin is bad for you – specifically to your kidneys. The supplements that are most dangerous for kidneys when taken too much are cranberry, willow bark, wormwood oil, licorice, geranium, and vitamin C. In fact, taking too much vitamin C and cranberry can drastically increase the chance of getting kidney stones. Even natural supplements like turmeric can be harmful when combined with some medicines.