ibuprofen

was wondering what people know about asthma allergies and ibrufen. i always try to avoid it but have never taking a severe attack with it - at worse a tiny bit of wheezing etc.

do all asthmatics have an alergy to ibrufen?

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In short - no.

There is a lot of hype around the whole aspirin/NSAID & asthma issue, even amongst medics. In reality, only about 10% of asthmatics will have sensitivity to aspirin and NSAIDs (ibuprofen is an NSAID, a Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug). ""Sensitivity"" can mean anything from mild asthma symptoms to a severe attack.

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thanks for that Cathbear. I know i'm not aloud to take Asprin and thats 100% but I wasn't sure if Ibuprofen was the same scenaria.

cheers

Lauren

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Have never taken aspirin, but have no side effects at all with ibuprofen.

Maz

xx

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I have no side effects with ibuprofen but I was nervous the first time I tried it.

Jen

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I've never had a problem with either aspirin or any NSAID.

Sometimes though I do get drs telling me they can't give me a prescription-only NSAID because it might make my asthma worse. Even when I tell them I've taken them before, many times, with no problem, drs who don't know me still sometimes insist they are best avoided in asthmatics! There seems to be this perception, as CathBear suggests, that asthma+NSAIDs is a definite no-no, which is just not the case.

Having said that, if you say you definitely cannot take aspirin laurenjayne, then you should probably avoid ibuprofen too

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One of my GPs is happy to prescribe them and one says a big no!

Though now I don't take them as both times - tried Naproxen then Diclofenac I got quite tight chested after a couple of days. The Naproxen did ease my sciatica but also really grouched on my stomach.

Kate

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I dont have any problems with ibuprofen but cannot take asprin not because of asthma it gives me belly ache xx

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i have problems with ibuprofen, but not so much with aspirin, but both my dr's tell me to stay away from both.

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I have had twice had a big reaction to diclofenic (sp) suppositories given after a C section and hysterectomy in both cases needed to be re-ventilated after administration , they give them before they wake up and then I failed to start breathing afterwards, this was before my chest got much worse last time about 12 years ago. I was advised advised to avoid at all costs all NSAIDs due to the severity of the re-action and to carry an epipen but declined it is easy to avoid taking them and the only time I am going to be too out of it to question being given them I would be in a hospital anyway. Now I wear a medic alert with it on and most hopsitals tend to err on the side of caution anyway. If I am awake and they give me a pain killer I don't know I always question it and am very careful to read the back of any paracetamol plus type things. In the last 12 years I have had no problem avoiding them.