Causes Of Acute Nephritis

Taking Too Many Anti-Inflammatories And Pain Relievers

Anti-inflammatory medications and pain relievers are effective at treating pain and reducing fevers, but excessive use can cause the development of acute nephritis. Most of these medications should not be used for longer than ten days to treat pain, and more than three days to treat a fever. Every medication ingested will pass through the kidneys as they filter toxins, wastes, and excess fluids from the blood. These medications cause the kidneys to have to work harder to clear the drugs and their byproducts from the blood. When the kidneys carry this burden of being overworked for a long time, the kidney tissues can incur damage. The damage done to the filters in the kidneys can produce inflammation that the immune system and healing mechanisms work tirelessly to repair. As kidney function reduces over time from the excessive use of anti-inflammatory medications and pain relievers, the organ becomes less capable of upholding a burdensome workload and is more vulnerable to inflammation and acute nephritis.