Or middle back pain? Maybe lower bacaj pain? Bloated Abdomen? Going to the GYN Friday
Could taking tylenol 500 mg once or twice a day cause liver, kidney damage or lower back pain?
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- 26 Jul 2012 by auntof3sjb
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- tylenol, tylenol caplet, pain, back pain, medication, kidney, liver
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Tee675926 Jul 2012
Everyone is different in the way their body responds to tylenol. They say if you're on it for a great length of time that liver damage is possible. Its best to consult a doctor or even a pharmacist is better able to give you the answer you're seeking. I've never heard of it causing a bloated stomach. Be sure to talk to your GYN about your taking tylenol. Perhaps there is something else causing your symptoms. I'm not a nurse or anything. I'd be afraid to tell you tylenol 2x day would not be harmful. Be sure to speak with your doctor or even a pharmacist might be able to answer your question. I hope you find the answers you're seeking. I'm sorry I can't be more helpful.
In peace,
Tee
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AquariusA...26 Jul 2012
I have taken a tylenol a day for years and I never thought about it being harmful but I do have a lower back problem and never associated it with the tylenol. I take it for arthritic pains. I am interested in knowing if it is a problem in causing the lower back pain. I think it does depend on the person's own body and what we can endure. Why not try to go off of it for a while to see if the back pain goes away? I will be doing that before asking the doctor or pharmacist since I know I am extra sensitive to medications and doctors don't always think of a person individually. We should pretty much know our own bodies. Thank you for bringing this up as I will start taking one every other day until I wean myself off of it to see if it helps my back pain.
AquariusAnne
bumblebee9026 Jul 2012
Hey friend. I take pain medication that has it in it every day, and have had no problems, but like the others, am no doctor, and you should seek their opinion. I do have bloating issues. Not sure where are what they come from or what that's all about. I take all the reccomended stuff for bloating and constipation, but I still have issues sometimes. Don't you hate it??? I dislike anything that makes me uncomfortable or feel pain at all. lol. I've been jabbed, picked, poked, and stuck on so much you would think I would get a little used to it. No. Well, hon I hope you have a good day, and let me know how your dr.s appointment goes Friday. K? Take care and feel better. Your friend Ruthie
Anonymous 26 Jul 2012
The FDA standard has been lowered to no more than 2000mg a day of tylenol. My doctor has me on oxycodone without any tylenol because of the amount I have to take for my pain problems. I do also take one in the AM & one at bedtime because it seems to help the oxy work better or faster, but I do notice it upsets my tummy. In my case it's probably more the inactive ingredients than the actual tylenol. If you have allergies it can cause you problems too. I am allergic to corn so corn starch as a binder in meds causes me problems. Some people are allergic to glychol which is in most meds too. Maybe this could be the problem? Haven't heard of it causing back pain. Do you have back pain normally? If it is increasing it I would suggest not taking it. Just my thoughts... Mary
Anonymous 26 Jul 2012
As an after thought, can you take aspirin? It is one of the best pain relievers known to man. it has recently been studied in I believe Sweden or Finland that it has been proven taken over a ten year period, has reduced cancer of the colon & other types of cancer. maybe we all need to consider the good effects of aspirin. It's another tho' that makes my tummy burn... Mary
auntof3sjb
26 Jul 2012
I do take Advils and that seems to help.
bumblebee90
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endlessPred26 Jul 2012
Yes it can cause liver damage. Especially if your liver is stressed to start with or you have taken acetaminophen (Tylenol) for long periods of time. People who drink a lot are in real jeopardy. Or people like me on steroids long term.
Aspirin and other NSAIDs work well. However, they can cause stomach problems and bleeding in some people. Any of these are fine short term. Long term had better be discussed with a doctor.
auntof3sjb
26 Jul 2012
I don't think my liver is stressed to start outh with. Who knows? I have taken Extra strength tylenols caplets for a long period of time and maybe that's what's causing the burning in my abdomen. I am so tired of being sick, bloated, and just tried of being tired. And pissing every 5 mintues, it seems like. It is ANNOYING as hell! I just want to sleep better! God is putting me thru this for a reason. I don't know why. I keep saying, I miss my father terribly." Maybe this is God's way of telling me to go join my father, because I awlays say my father would have helped me and protected me. No, I'm not gonna kill myself or try to. I wouldn't put my mother thru that.
endlessPred
26 Jul 2012
Well ,my friend, considering suicide even as a remark is serious. Time for you to see a psychiatrist to help you get a handle on this. You are depressed. Of, course, this is too much to handle.Your family needs you and I am sure you don't want to harm them with such a selfish act. Daddy isn't here and I seriously doubt he is looking down and telling you to suffer or end the suffering. He wants your happiness. He would want you to find a way and not chicken out. He was tough, right? Just like the rest of the family. It is why we are on this planet. To be happy. I sure would like you to be happy as well. The list is long. Perhaps you had better start writing down everyone's name.
27 Jul 2012
To auntof3sjb,
You should try taking Benefiber along with the Miralax. I used to have bloated abdomen, then a doctor told me to take them with a LOT of water. Now no more bloating. I have to take Miralax every other day since my stroke, maybe from all my medications. If you're having trouble making it to the bathroom after taking the recommended dose on the bottle of Miralax which should only be taken if you're having trouble with bowel movements, then you should know that physical therapy can help to strengthen your colon muscles.
And you wouldn't know until very late in the game if your liver is being destroyed by the tylenol or acetominophen.
Except that I thought that the maximum dose recommended was lowered from 4,000 mg a day to 3,000 mg. a day--not the 2,000 mg stated earlier. I just saw an NIH posting dated 2011 which gave 4,000 mg as the maximum dose. Could they really have decreased it in half in one year? Correct me if I'm wrong.
auntof3sjb
27 Jul 2012
Thanks. :) I am not having trouble makingi t to the bathroom. :) I don't know about the decrease.
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If you are constipated, Take Mirolax. Take as directed by a nurse ( like I did) or a doctor and run for the hills when it kicks in! Because it kicks in LIKE crazy! Stay near a bathroom!
well, right now I'm taking Metamucil. I have to be careful or I'll live in the hills honey. lol. Sometimes it's either black or white. lol. Ok..what a subjuect to talk about. ha ha. Hey, it's a fact of life though. Me and another friend on here were talking the other night and got cracked up and couldn't stop laughing talking about a subject like this. lol. I guess because it's a little personal. hee hee. Well, thanks for your advice. I have to hurry up and get ready before the hubby gets home. If I'm ready when he gets here, he will take me to town for a bit. Yeah. talk to you soon. Ruthie
Hello, I came back from the OBGYN a little while ago and she said everything I told sounds like it is hormones. Did a pap smear (ugh) which wasn't THAT bad! :) And a blood test to check for hormones. Pap will be back in two weeks, the blood test a week. Gave me hormones called FEMTR. Never heard of it.
hi auntof3sjb, let us know when the hormones kick in. if you are feeling better or not. i hope hormone therapy works for you.
Tilly in philly
Hey, I'm just a junior in diagnostic med and my main field is biopsy but I've been doing this 5 years and just since this is a recent-ish post; stool that is black and foul smelling or white and cracked are both not ideal from upper GI blood or lack of bile among other possibilities. Just in case no one else says anything if those descriptions are relating to your stool sample about "living in the hills" this will require radiological/cam investigation. All the best.
I see you have been "poked and prodded". Very well. That is what I get for posting in a forum. All the best.