Re: ulcers from NSAIDS

[Guest guest]

Hi Pat,

I have taken many different NSAIS for several years. As soon as one

causes me too much stomach discomfort my rheum switches me to

another. The one I am taking now is Lodine which my GI recommended.

It helps me OA pain. Also have always taken stomach protection drugs

since I have been on NSAIDs. My current one is Protonix and I think

it is a proton pump inhibitor. Tried many other different stomach

meds in the past also.

Debbie L

>

> I have begun to have symptoms of stomach ulcers and I suspect this

is from taking 800mg of

> ibuprofen every 4-6 hours for months. Celebrex does not give me the

same pain relief as the

> ibuprofen and I am concerned about the recent warnings about cox-2

inhibitor drugs. I have

> read some about taking gastroprotection drugs and continuing to

take NSAIDS. Has this

> worked for some of you? Do you take a proton pump inhibitor or

something else?

>

> This is my first morning without ibuprofen and I am miserable!

>

> Thanks for any advice!

> Pat

>

[Guest guest]

Debbie,

Thanks! I have a rheum appt. on Wed. and I will ask her about this.

Pat

> >

> > I have begun to have symptoms of stomach ulcers and I suspect this

> is from taking 800mg of

> > ibuprofen every 4-6 hours for months. Celebrex does not give me the

> same pain relief as the

> > ibuprofen and I am concerned about the recent warnings about cox-2

> inhibitor drugs. I have

> > read some about taking gastroprotection drugs and continuing to

> take NSAIDS. Has this

> > worked for some of you? Do you take a proton pump inhibitor or

> something else?

> >

> > This is my first morning without ibuprofen and I am miserable!

> >

> > Thanks for any advice!

> > Pat

> >

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