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Posted 12/12/2009 3:10 AM (GMT 0)
Maybe it doesnt matter, but just curious if one of these is better for you than the other. Just curious if any of these types of products has caused anyone any problems? I have a sore throat and usually take a couple advil, just want to make sure thats ok I suppose.
Posted 12/12/2009 3:25 AM (GMT 0)
I only take Tylenol.
Posted 12/12/2009 3:26 AM (GMT 0)

Generally NSAIDS are not recommended as they can cause bleeding of ulcers, etc. 

Mayo clinic site says this....

  • Pain relievers. For mild pain, your doctor may recommend acetaminophen (Tylenol, others). Don't use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, others) or naproxen (Aleve). These are likely to make your symptoms worse.

    • I take extra strength Tylenol every day with no problems!

    ElaineNY

    Posted 12/12/2009 3:28 AM (GMT 0)
    Interesting. I wonder what I can take then. I used to have a strange reaction to tylenol (would cause my sinuses to drain all night)
    Posted 12/12/2009 3:30 AM (GMT 0)
    about 20 years ago I took Advil a couple of days in a row for a backache and it caused a horrible flare! I came to find out that it can cause bleeding even in people who don't have UC. I've stuck with Tylenol since.
    Posted 12/12/2009 4:02 AM (GMT 0)
    Yep, tylenol is all I take.
    Posted 12/12/2009 4:55 AM (GMT 0)
    Tylenol gives me rebound headaches; so I try not to take it unless I'm really in a lot of pain. I've taken Sudafed for sinus headaches. Sudafed works great. Does anyone know if it is considered okay to take?
    Posted 12/12/2009 9:04 AM (GMT 0)
    Sudafed is fine to take unless one has high blood pressure and it's contraindicated in one's health condition, etc.

    I take the PE form of Sudafed, not the 12 hour one.


    Regarding pain reliever, I use Tylenol and aspirin. The doc OK'd the aspirin but has drawn the line at Advil or ilk.

    Advil worked well when I had periods since it's an antiprostaglandin med.

    If you have headaches that won't budge and are possibly migrane, the advil will probably work better but take them few and far between.

    quincy
    Posted 12/12/2009 2:39 PM (GMT 0)
         I take Tylenol but sparingly as it can cause liver damage and I recently read about Remicade possibly causing liver damage, so don't want to push my luck. 

         I have high blood pressure but controlled with medication.  For cough and cold my doctor told me to take Coricidin HBP, decongestant free cold relief for people with high blood pressure.  Haven't had to take it for awhile though.  I try to stay away from people with colds and wash my hands very often throughout the day.  Lately I even avoided church as our Catholic Church still shakes hands and they don't provide hand sanitizers.  Plus, the last Mass I attended must have had a hundred sick people in there coughing and sneezing....why do they do this????  Guess they don't have enough sense or just don't care if they infect others.

    Posted 12/12/2009 4:15 PM (GMT 0)
    Both my kids doctors have approved occasional use of ibuprofen and neither has had problems with it. My daughter's doctor actually prefers it over tylenol because it is not as hard on the liver.
    Posted 12/12/2009 6:54 PM (GMT 0)
    It's just hard on the kidneys if it's overused....but there's a limit with everything.
    Posted 12/12/2009 7:27 PM (GMT 0)
    Acetaminophen-type pain relievers work very poorly for me. I loved Ibuprofen propr to my UC diagnosis and wish I could still take it. I have not taken it since my diagnosis in March, though. Sometimes I'll get terrible headaches and acetaminophen won't do anything aside from curve the pain a bit while the Ibuprofen would always destroy it immediately. Plus, you can take Ibuprofen when you've been drinking which made it ideal for headaches after a few mixed drinks.
    Posted 12/12/2009 8:12 PM (GMT 0)
    I take Tylenol when needed, or any generic form of acetaminophen. My PCP has told me in the past that for fevers, Advil or Motrin generally work better than acetaminophen. He knows all about my UC, & said that occasional use of ibuprofen would be alright. But, I still stick with acetaminophen! Funny, because in my 20's I was a heavy drinker, & basically every morning would have a hangover. SO took at least 2 Advils daily, usually more, to get thru the day. At 32, pop! Welcome UC...... I had lessened my Advil doses prior to that, but man, I took a LOT of advil!
    Posted 12/13/2009 12:07 PM (GMT 0)
    Ideally, no one with Uc should use Nsaids. However, some can tolerate them, some can use them randomly and some can't use them at all (I fall in the latter category unfortunately). If you can take Advil or Motrin with no ill effects then do so conservatively and just keep an eye on your body and/or symptoms should you have any. I use Tylonel Arthritis. It has a higher mg count which seems to work better for me then regular Tylonel.
    Posted 12/13/2009 6:22 PM (GMT 0)

    Christine1946 said...
    </b> Remicade possibly causing liver damage, so don't want to push my luck.
    I have high blood pressure but controlled with medication. For cough and cold my doctor told me to take Coricidin HBP, decongestant free cold relief for people with high blood pressure. Haven't had to take it for awhile though. I try to stay away from people with colds and wash my hands very often throughout the day. Lately I even avoided church as our Catholic Church still shakes hands and they don't provide hand sanitizers. Plus, the last Mass I attended must have had a hundred sick people in there coughing and sneezing....why do they do this???? Guess they don't have enough sense or just don't care if they infect others.

    Yah. I went to urgent care a few weeks ago for an ear infection. I got there before the center opened and got a cold because someone who also got there early kept coughing. He didn't even cover his mouth. The receptionists were giving out masks to those who had colds, but by the time they put them on, they had already coughed a few times. To top it off, one of the receptionists kept coughing, and she was not wearing a mask. I heard her tell the other receptionist that it was okay that she wasn't wearing a mask, because she was coughing in her sleeve. The other receptionist didn't look too happy.

    It seems to be an American custom not to wear masks. No one wants to be the sole person doing it. When I was living in Taiwan, people wear masks all the time if they had a cold or were being careful not to get a cold for some specific reason. Personally, I think the Asian masks looked better than the American ones. You can buy them at Asian markets.

    In the yoga teaching training class I just attended, if anyone was coming down with a cold, he/she wore a mask and did not partake in partner yoga. Our teacher says that when we do something, we give permission to others to do the same thing. Wear a mask to church and you will give permission to others who feel weird to be the only one wearing a mask, and talk to your church about the issues of shaking hands when the swine flu is going around. They need to be more sensitive to others' health.
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