The drug JDS failed for has shown up in tainted supplements & medications, including in painkiller

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So what, exactly, is hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ)? HCTZ is a thiazide-class diuretic, most commonly prescribed as a first-line treatment of high blood pressure (hypertension). It is banned by WADA because of its potential use as a masking agent, as are basically all other diuretics.

While there are different classes of diuretic with different mechanisms of action, the end result tends to be more or less the same; the person taking them will expel more fluid via urination than usual. In theory this means the urine that is produced will be more diluted, which could make detection of banned substances in that urine more difficult, especially for substances with detection/decision thresholds.

Hydrochlorothiazide is known to show up, unlabelled, in supplements, as most recently happened to UFC athlete Guido Cannetti, who had his suspension reduced when USADA testing on both opened and sealed batches of a supplement showed they contained banned substances, including HCTZ, which were not present on the label.

Hydrochlorothiazide has also been shown to turn up in medications like non-steroidal anti-inflammatories which are completely legal and purchased in pharmacies. Even if companies follow the industry standard 10 parts-per-million allowed contamination, that’s still enough to cause a false positive for hydrochlorothiazide.

What this means is, it’s possible for an athlete to buy some ibuprofen over the counter from a pharmacy, and for that ibuprofen to, legally, contain a tiny amount of leftover hydrochlorothiazide. An amount not enough to have any physical effects, but still enough to show up on a drug test.

We don’t know what kind of levels of hydrochlorothiazide JDS’ test came back with yet, but it’s worth noting that contamination of both supplements and unbanned medications with HCTZ are not exactly unheard of.

Source: https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2017/8/...ydrochlorothiazide-peds-usada-banned-steroids
 
Yeah, just like Brock was on asthma inhalers and Andy on Thai viagra.

I have a bridge to sell in case you're interested.
 
USADA needs to get their shit straight before they 1) start ruining peoples reputations 2) have fights called off (affecting people's financials) and 3) last butt not least, pissing us (the fans) the fuck off
 
Gotta save the pain killers for AFTER the fight.
 
USADA needs to get their shit straight before they 1) start ruining peoples reputations 2) have fights called off (affecting people's financials) and 3) last butt not least, pissing us (the fans) the fuck off

They have to report violations. Thems the rules.
 
doesn't matter now, he's been marked. He's dirty and always has been as far as Sherdog is concerned now.
 
What kind of credibility does USADA have when they let this guy fight?
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I love how JDS passed USADA tests over and over an now i'm supposed to believe he used a PED now.

I'll let the idiots assume he's dirty.
 
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Where does one locate tainted supplements at? Seems to be a more economic alternative for us non pros in the pajama grappling circuit. Im gonna cut weight and take peds for a local blue belt tournament.
 
As good as cheating, all athletes should only be allowed to stick to supplements on the informed choice/informed sport tested list, if they pop and have used anything else there's no way of proving whether they knew the supplement was tainted in the first place.
 
As good as cheating, all athletes should only be allowed to stick to supplements on the informed choice/informed sport tested list, if they pop and have used anything else there's no way of proving whether they knew the supplement was tainted in the first place.

Ageed, seems like these tainted supplements can be use as a scapegoat, really defeats the purpose of testing imo
 
Should not matter if it is a tainted supplement...The fighters are responsible for what they put in their bodies..Ignorance should not be an excuse.
 
Yeah, just like Brock was on asthma inhalers and Andy on Thai viagra.

I have a bridge to sell in case you're interested.
About 3/4 of Sherdog believe they own the Brooklyn bridge.
 
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