antiinflammatorys, are any safe?

I currently have pain in my wrist which I've had in the past, I believe an antiinflammatory would help ease the pain but I can't take ibuprofen as it triggers my asthma. Are there any other over the counter antiinflammatorys around which are safe for asthmatics? Would ibuprofen gel be safe to use?

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you're probably best asking a doctor or pharmicist (or maybe AUK nurses?)

I *think* i've heard that if ibuprofen sets you off then chances are all the drugs in the same group Non-Steroid Anti-Inflammatory Drugs will have the same effect

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Grrr, I thought this might be the case

Will try ringing a pharmacist and see what they say, thank you

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sorry butterfly i know it's probably not what you wanted to hear (hug) xx

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Hi Butterfly, in your situation, I wouldnt risk it. Personally speaking, aspirin and ibuprofen have caused me to have significant asthma attacks, and I have never been able to get any doctor anywhere to agree to non steroidal anti inflammatories - even when in hospital, and including gels. Even when I was admitted for renal colic (stuck kidney stones) they wouldnt give me diclofenac suppositories which is the only drug which really works for renal colic. I had to be given buckets of fairly ineffective morphine instead

Sorry if thats not much help..

Lynda x

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Thank you for your replies. I haven't got in touch with a pharmacist yet, will try tomorrow, but like you've said, its likely the answer is no! Its better safe than sorry I suppose. In the mean time I've been using a wheat cushion, not even bothered with paracetamol as it does nothing for the pain, and co-codamol doesn't work on me! Humf!! Mind you, I like to think of pain as a defense mechanism to avoid further injury,so no using my wrist for a bit... be nice to know what's causing it tho.

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I have constant lower back pain, & have recently developed asthma; my doctor thinks from overuse of anti-inflammatories. Although I can't take NSAID tablets anymore, I am still allowed to use diclofenac or ibuprofen gel, & it doesn't seem to make my asthma symptoms worse. I'd still ask your doctor though.

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I went to GP and he would have given me a Diclofenac gel, but he said that as I had asthma he'd give me an alternative, had pepper extract or something in it.

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I suffer from a disorder of the jaw joint and my cons for that says that he can not give me any NSAIDs due to my asthma (including gels). However, I recently saw another cons (one of the top ones in the country) and he said that the gels were probably safe to use as very little enters the bloocstream. I haven't tried them though as I don't think it is worth the risk so I just take other painkillers and use heat therapy.