Nollywood actress Ufuoma McDermott has revealed the cause of her prolonged kidney disease.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that thespian, during a recent interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo, said the prolonged use of painkillers due to constant migraines and headaches caused her kidney disease.
According to the 43-year-old, she had used painkillers to manage the constant pain in a bid to avoid wearing glasses due to concerns about her appearance.
The actress, who noted that she was unaware of t he long-term consequences, said she found out about the cause after she and her brother were both diagnosed with kidney disease.
She said, “I really wish everyone would understand the importance of health. My brother was diagnosed late on stage 4 of kidney disease and he goes straight into dialysis and has complications. I was diagnosed earlier.
“So I have lived on medication for almost 12 years now. When my brother got diagnosed, I ran to my cardiologist. My parents were scared, thinking if this was genetic. We had to trace the kidney disease and we learned it was from drug abuse.
“I grew up with migraines, headaches, and eye aches, and I never wore my glasses because they made me look like a geek. I would take painkillers for my migraine. I took strong painkillers and not the ordinary painkillers because I wanted the pain to go away.”