anti-inflammatory medications and healing/Rose

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--- Rose wrote:

> My question to the group is are any of you on pain meds

> that contain Tylenol. I try to stay under the 4000 mg's a

> day safe zone but on a couple of occasions have gone over. I

> try not to take it at all but right now I cannot take an

> anti inflammatory because they interfere with healing. I've

> had several kidney and liver function tests that come back

> normal, thank God, but still am concerned. There isn't a

> whole lot out there for pain management that isn't terribly

> habit forming.

Hi Rose

If that much Tylenol isn't relieving your pain, then a narcotic

will be a better choice.

The entire habit forming or addiction concept about chronic pain

is over stated. Yes, the body becomes used to the medication. If

for some reason you must stop taking the narcotic then it must be

done very slowly. This is true for all kinds of medications.

I was never aware that taking anti-inflammatory medications interfere

with healing. Who told you this?

They decrease your blood clotting time a bit, and you cannot take

them if you are on coumadin.

Kaylene

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> Kaylene wrote:

> I was never aware that taking anti-inflammatory medications interfere

> with healing. Who told you this?

>

> They decrease your blood clotting time a bit, and you cannot take

> them if you are on coumadin.

>

>

>

>

Kaylene,

I know I was told not to take Motrin and other anti inflammatories before

surguries as it impedes healing. Since you asked this question, I did a research

on anti inflammatories and impede healing and this article is probably a insight

of what we have been told.

’Is not a great idea. Ibuprofen - and other NSAIDs (non-steroidal

anti-inflammatory drugs) - can impede healing.

“Smoking and NSAIDs are probably the most important causes of failure in bone

healing,’’ says Dr. Malcolm , chief of the Orthopedic Trauma Service at

Massachusetts General Hospital. In fact, he said, with a patient who has had

surgery to remove bone, “we give them NSAIDs to make sure the bone doesn’t grow

back.’’

This Doctor explains the healing process and what Motrin and anti inflammatories

interfere and the FDA has added this also on the insert of side effects:

http://www.raysahelian.com/nsaid.html

I know I have been told this in the past but did not question why. I did take

Motrin regularly in the past for Menstral cramps and it was effective but had to

stop because of widespread bruising. This was because I had taken it for a long

period and don't think it would have happened if I took it short term.

Bennie