Ibuprofen and Aspirin Can be a Deadly Combo

re: Ibuprofen and Aspirin Can be a Deadly Combo

Hirose — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:40:16 GMT

Hepatitis C and alcohol liver disease are the most frequent cause of chronic liver diseases. Tylenol or paracetamol is the most frequent acute liver disease .These are two different illness .The second is more frequent in patients with an abnormal liver like alcoholic disease also.
But its important to say that paracetamol hepatoxicity is a rare cause of acute liver disease in other countries than USA and England.
In the development countries the most prevalent etiology is still hepatitis A virus.

Dr Hirose

re: Ibuprofen and Aspirin Can be a Deadly Combo

healthstar — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:23:30 GMT

In my opinion, it is best to stay away from all drugs, whether OTC or prescription. Drugs are toxic to our bodies. It is best to live a healthy lifestyle to prevent any type of health problems. In our home, we have taken action to live healthier, and one of the things that we have done is throw out all drugs - we don't take them anymore. We will not intoxicate our bodies anymore. I hope many of you will make the same decision.

Live healthy! Stop taking drugs.
Mirdza

re: Ibuprofen and Aspirin Still Don't Mix

enzo — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:51:11 GMT

Purely on my own gut instinct that these things were ineffective and indeed harmful, I defied my doctors, and quit taking all prescription and OTC meds over three years ago. Personally, I don't care how much scientists study those billion dollar toxins, they are harmful in any amount, and I will never again take any of that crap. Of course, being 100% pain free makes that a non-issue.

My health improved by leaps and bound almost immediately after detoxifying my system of those killer chemicals. Eight years of worsening arthritis pain and inflammation are over. I am completely over the arthritis. Turning sixty later this year, I am actually becoming healthier as I age, thanks to my phamaceutical-free existence.

Try as I might to share this experience, warning others of these poisons, people are so conditioned to pop those pills at the onset of the slightest discomfort, they opt to continue that downhill path of worsening sickness. They are seemingly afraid to do without that "crutch" pill. It seems to be more a psychological addiction than a physiological one…clearly demonstrating the power of the advertising media on peoples health choices.

re: Ibuprofen and Aspirin Still Don't Mix

Dr. David Spitz — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:57:42 GMT

I would hope that most MDs would caution about taking Ibuprofen and aspirin together. Ibuprofen decreases a good prostaglandin that protects the stomach lining. Hence, each year approximately 16,000 people die from gastrointestinal bleeding.

Combine that with aspirin's ability to also make the stomach bleed and you've got a combo for disaster.

I would hope common sense dictates, but I'm afraid because they are both OTC (over-the-counter) many folks just don't realize how potent they are.

Several studies have shown that after one month of using fish oil (omega 3 fatty acids) the same pain relief as taking ibuprofen was obtained. Omega 3's are a natural antiinflammatory.

Please try using omega 3 supplements first. And then, if needed, use one OTC or the other, not both.

re: Ibuprofen and Aspirin Still Don't Mix

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re: Ibuprofen and Aspirin Still Don't Mix

PPARGammaGirl — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 21:02:58 GMT

I was a medical writer for an international medical publishing company that also developed a software product that was supposed to make clinical decisions safer. For instance, if a patient had hypertension and asthma, the program would caution the clinician against using antihypertensives that could worsen asthma. It also cross-referenced all the patients’ drugs to detect any drug-drug interactions. The company spent over $10,000,000 – it was supposed to be a winner, and save HMOs (never mind patient adverse reactions) millions of dollars. After several years the product flopped. Why this program wasn’t embraced has probably got more to do with health politics – hmm, I wonder who killed it!

re: Ibuprofen and Aspirin Still Don't Mix

foxtroter_203 — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 19:43:28 GMT

To bad MD’s won’t recommend a daily dose of fish oil instead of a daily dose of aspirin.

re: Ibuprofen and Aspirin Still Don't Mix

Bridestein — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 19:42:08 GMT

Thanks to metabolic typing I no longer need to take ibuprofen, which we used to buy in bulk. For 30 years I used to suffer the most debilitating cramps every month. Since I started eating red meat and fat (which I almost never did in my whole life) they've receded to a minor nuisance. And my husband does not have his bursitis-type pain anymore either!
This story just gives me one more reason to be grateful to Dr. Mercola - thank you!

re: Ibuprofen and Aspirin Still Don't Mix

Josh Rubin — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 18:49:11 GMT

With the ever increasing rate of people on Rx meds, as well as seeing many different MD's that do not communicate, I use Mosby's drug reference. I use it to not only educate clients about their meds and side effects, but to also evaluate the contra-indications. I would have to say that out of all my clients that are on meds, I have not had one yet that has been on two plus meds that were not contra-indicated with one another.

This is not only a dangerous situation for the patient, but it also demonstrates that lack of understanding and knowledge MD's have on all these meds and new meds that are coming out.