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Voltarol
Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2005 12:49 am
by londoner
Has anyone tried this anti-inflammatory? I'm having reasonably good effects from it. Feel free to knock me back if it has terrible long-term effects. I prefer to know.
Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2005 5:30 am
by webslave
It's a simple NSAID. Cannot be taken long-term, IMO. Look out for gastric troubles. May help for a while.
Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2005 6:27 am
by CppsDad
I took a lot of Ibuprofen the prior year and a half. Now I have some gastric troubles so I try not to take it if I don't have to (plus the SP has reduced my pain so I don't have to take much). I assume my stomach lining is thinner or more irritated now from all the Ibuprofen. Does anyone know if the NSAIDs cause permanent damage? Or will my stomach recover over time?
Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2005 11:01 pm
by londoner
I don't know but would have thought that it was the body's natural inclination to heal itself over time.
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 2:20 am
by webslave
Today's news:
Painkillers Damage Intestine, U.S. Expert Says
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 70 percent of patients who took painkillers such as ibuprofen for more than three months suffered damage to their small intestines, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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