Tylenol, Advil, etc
#296073 - 01/11/07 10:59 AM
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Dave K
Reged: 01/08/07
Posts: 21
Loc: Brooklin, ON
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Could just be me.... but I have a feeling that these types of medicine are IBS triggers. Am I totally off base? I have suffered through several headaches as I was too afraid that the medicine would cause worse IBS-D then the headache itself.
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Dave IBS-D
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No, I think you're right on track. Tylenol seems to be the one most doctor-recommended as "stomach safe."
I've had IBS in varying degrees of ickiness for 20 years. The trigger for the never-ending bout that finally led me here (after almost 2 years) was a bad contact lens prescription that caused headaches that led me to take aspirin on a daily basis. Bad times for the tummy.
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IBS-C, D and nausea with acute attacks, stable on EFI for 3 years
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Advil is an NSAID (ibuprophen) and is bad for the stomach. If you have gastritis with the IBS (like me), then it would definitely be a trigger (it is for me  )
Tylenol, or paracetamol, I don't know. Supposedly it does not bother the stomach, but I think it causes problems in the intestines.
For the record, I am IBS-C... Advil causes me stomach ache. Tylenol, doesn't cause much, but I don't really take it anyway.
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They do cause some problems for some people, but ironically Advil stops my D when the Red Army comes to town. 
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I have no trouble whatsoever with tylenol. I do also take Aleve, but only when I get cramps from the red menace. Naproxen is supposed to be pretty harsh on the tummy, but so is the red menace, so I can't really tell how much of an effect the Aleve may be having. Besides, I honestly would really rather have a little diarrhea than the several hours of severe pain I would get with the cramps.
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-Carol
IBS-A
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Naproxen is an NSAID and they are all harsh on the tummy. It does help menstrual cramping though and is the only thing that sort of works for me 
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Yeah, I had some very bad experiences before Naproxen was available over the counter, because nothing else would touch the pain. I once suffered through six straight hours of very bad cramps, and one bout of such severe cramps that I literally could not walk.
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-Carol
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I know what you're talking about... Sometimes, I don't have the ability to take medicine(such as when I don't have any of it)... then, I usually faint...
Is there anything else that's effective? In most of Europe, there is a very strong pain killer, it's called Aulin (generic: Nimesulide) and is basically a very strong prescription NSAID. I can't go back that often any more, however, to restock, so I am looking for something to replace it.
So, is there anything strong and effective in the US? I mean as effective as Aulin, it helps the pain super quick and super well.
Please excuse me for highjacking the topic 
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