This is just SHOCKING!
One of Brazil’s most famous volleyball players, Murilo, has reportedly been tested positive for doping according to an article released by Globo.
The two time Olympic silver medalist was tested positive for the diuretic called “furosemide“.
Diuretics are products that help to eliminate fluid from the body. They cause a loss of water by partially paralyzing water reabsorption, i.e. the rate of urination is elevated. Powerful diuretics can increase the flow of urine to about 6 liters per day.
Diuretics include substances such as: acetazolamide, amiloride, bumetanide, canrenone, chlorthalidone, etacrynic acid, furosemide, indapamide, metolazone, spironolactone, triamterene and thiazides such as bendroflumethiazide, chlorothiazide, hydrochlorothiazide and other substances with a similar chemical structure or similar biological effects.
They are prohibited in and out of competition except for drosperinone which is legal. Diuretics and other masking agents are the fifth in frequency of use drug class by 6.7% of all adverse analytical findings worldwide. The most frequently used substances are furosemide and hydrochlorothiazide by about 30% of all diuretic occurrences.
Masking agents are compounds that are taken with the purpose of hiding or “masking” the presence of specific illegal drugs that are screened for doping testing. Masking agents have the potential to impair or conceal the banned substance in the urine. Diuretics can be regarded as “masking” agents due to the dilution of the urine, which results in lower levels of the banned substance being excreted from the body.
Competitive athletes sometimes attempt to dilute their urine by taking furosemid, a drug commonly used in medicine for treatment of hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases. The reason of the misuse of diuretics in sports is to regulate body mass (box, weight lifting, etc.) and to shape muscle profile (body building). Body dehydration, disturbances in ion equilibrium in the organism and specific action of diuretic drugs cause a set of biomedical side effects in the human body.
After the positive result of his “Sample A”, Murilo has requested for a “Sample B”. If the second test comes out positive, Murilo may face suspension to be determined later on.
The 36 year old has not released any statement.
Stay tuned.