Marlis - NSAIDs and GI problems

[Guest guest]

Good work losing another pound, Marlis!

Has your rheumy ever prescribed a drug such as misoprostol to try to

help protect your stomach along with your NSAID?

Here is a good article on preventing GI complications as a result of

NSAID use, and it also includes a table listing the relative

gastrointestinal toxicities of NSAIDs:

http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2001/05_01/graumlich.htm

Good luck at your appointment tomorrow.

Marlis Re: [ ] Re: ~Weight Club Day #1

> Keep on drinking the water, I'm sure its the key to success. Down 1

> pound this week, for a total of 15.4.

>

> I've got an appointment with my rheumy tomorrow, to get meds changed

> again, I wish I could find an anti-infammatory that works for me and

> is easy on my stomach. Aaagghh!! Any ideas, I've tried several.

>

> Keep on drinking the H20.

>

> Marlis

[Guest guest]

Thanks ,

I'll check out this site regarding NSAID's.

My rheumy thinks I'm doing great, even tho I still see and feel

swelling in my hands and feet. My blood tests have been coming back

great and showing lower numbers. According to him that is a great

improvement but I don't feel it yet. We discussed my BP medication

and will probably change it when I meet with my regular MD in 2

weeks. Something with a diruetic (sp?) to help with the swelling so

that I can start walking again. Both of my feet hurt alot, before I

was dx with RA, I saw a podiatrist and he said I had a Morton's

Neuroma in my right foot, but now both feet hurt, so I'm sure it was

RA all the time and not a neuroma.

RA is new for me, I've only been on medications for 7 months, but I

started having stiffness about 14 months ago.

Congrats to all the losers out there.

Keep drinking H20

Marlis

> Good work losing another pound, Marlis!

>

> Has your rheumy ever prescribed a drug such as misoprostol to try to

> help protect your stomach along with your NSAID?

>

> Here is a good article on preventing GI complications as a result of

> NSAID use, and it also includes a table listing the relative

> gastrointestinal toxicities of NSAIDs:

>

> http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2001/05_01/graumlich.htm

>

> Good luck at your appointment tomorrow.

>

>

>

>

> Marlis Re: [ ] Re: ~Weight Club Day #1

>

>

> > Keep on drinking the water, I'm sure its the key to success.

Down 1

> > pound this week, for a total of 15.4.

> >

> > I've got an appointment with my rheumy tomorrow, to get meds

changed

> > again, I wish I could find an anti-infammatory that works for me

and

> > is easy on my stomach. Aaagghh!! Any ideas, I've tried several.

> >

> > Keep on drinking the H20.

> >

> > Marlis