A recent news release contained three cases of previously healthy males who had acknowledged use of various dietary supplements claiming to contain steroid-like substances.
These various accounts followed last week’s news of FDA posting a list of recalled dietary supplements either suspected or proven to contain steroid and steroid-like substances.
FDA gave an advisory to the public to discontinue use of any Xtreme products manufactured by American Cellular Laboratories; S-DROL, another dietary supplement which contained desoxymethyltestosterone and any supplements containing steroids or steroid-like substances.
Another dietary supplement known as Madol, was described by a bodybuilding website as potent, synthetic and an obvious anabolic steroid.
One case involved a 21-year old male found to use an over-the-counter supplement Superdrol. He presented with nausea, vomiting, anorexia, jaundice and severe itching.
The second case was that of a 30-year old businessman who have also admitted to using a bodybuilding supplement that contained dehydroepiandrosterone. He also took omeprazole and some herbal supplements such as chondroitin sulfate, glucosamine, glutanine and creatine. His symptoms included jaundice and intense itching.
Finally, a 38-year old male had symptoms of jaundice, intense itching, fatigue, nausea, lack of energy and weight loss. He was admitted to the hospital due to renal failure.
Dietary supplements containing anabolic steroids are already well-documented, however, specialists have yet to establish the health consequences that go with using these supplements.
From L.A. Times:
The body-building world is not for the weak of body. And body-building supplements might not be for the faint of heart. Three new case reports highlight what can happen.
In a report published in the August issue of Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, doctors at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit recount the medical ordeal of otherwise healthy men (described as “unwitting victims”) who consumed dietary supplements laced (perhaps more than laced) with steroids. Topping the list are nausea, anorexia, jaundice, extreme itching and kidney failure. Then, when the light bulb goes off, the cessation of such supplements and hospitalization.
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