Re: kidneys

["Art Silva" <art3@ix.netcom.com>]

----- Original Message -----
From: R. Bentz Kirby <bocelts@usit.net>
To: Celtics Mail List <celtics@igloo.igtc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 6:22 PM
Subject: kidneys


> Are there any doctors on the list?  If so, is it significant that both
> Sean Elliott and now Alonzo Mourning have kidney problems?  I read that
> the problems might be linked to pain killers.  That seems like a lot of
> players with kidney problems when we really hadn't heard of kindney
> problems with pro atheletes before.  Could it be related to some kind of
> steroid etc.?

I'm not a doctor but I too heard it could be related to anti-inflammatory
medicine. I've also heard creatine might lead to kidney problems. The
creatine being a more recent addition to pro athletes regimen might be the
cause of the recent kidney problems.

Art