Digestibles: 30 Days of Gut Health Day 14 - NSAIDS and Ulcers

Digestibles: 30 Days of Gut Health Day 14 - NSAIDS and Ulcers. Follow me for more gut health facts and tips every day this month!

[MsMousepusher]

Don't forget that NSAIDS also slow down cartilage repair and so can have a profound effect on exercise levels and therefore overall health.

[KarnBlueEarring]

But so far no one has offered me an alternative either. I have chronic back pain, and I need the painmeds to function. So what the hell am I supposed to do about it?

[victoriaolson]

They dissolve your arteries, too. My husband has four stents because of NSAIDS, which he was taking for the muscle pain caused by statins. He quit those after his heart attack. They don’t do anything useful.

[FrankHoward-chicken-man]

My grandmother got ulcers from excedrine. That's what taught us

[moxygirlhey]

Ibuprofen daily ruined my stomach permanently in case anyone reads this comment, be warned. Seek the root of the issue instead of bandaid with pain meds

[juanfuerte]

I had to have my stomach cauterized following routine Advil doses.

[patrick]

My G.I. passed recently. They were good as gold. Also my stomach has been in pain. I think I need a scope. And a new doctor

[ConstantlyDamaged]

Uh, I know you're just using the localized brand name for it, but mentioning the actual drug name might be nice (at least the first time you say it). I had to google what Tylenol was.

For those not in the US, it's paracetamol.

[chloeindigo]

is this relayed to leaky gut or does it only effect the stomach?