Bronchiectasis and ibuprofen

[Nancy217]

Been taking ibuprofen for a few days because of toothache. My throat feels rough and scratchy today. Could this be caused by the ibuprofen tablets?

[peege]

I doubt it, sounds like a sore throat but have a look at the side effects on the leaflet though and have an antiseptic gargle just in case.

[Happygrandad in reply to peege]

Nobody with lung problems should use NSAID's .

[peege in reply to Happygrandad]

I'm afraid I do happygrandad having never taken them due to 2 lung diseases and dodgy stomach. Been taking them now for 6 months on & off for chronic sciatica. Definitely wouldn't recommend them to anyone else with dodgy lungs though

[CDPO16]

I think that it's unlikely too. Hope your throat and your tooth soon improve.

[garshe]

I know others disagree or have never been given this information. I was told by a Doctor never take any tablets that end in FEN. Ie. Nurofen Ibuprofen etc. Only take Paracetamol..if you have COPD. My husband takes nurofen as he has never been told this. I never take it only Paracetamol. Dont know the reason for this and I am not saying it is correct, just quoting what my doctor said. Hope you feel better soon xxSheila 👍💕

[House1 in reply to garshe]

Yes I was told only take paracetamol

[garshe in reply to House1]

Great as thought I was going mad as no one else seems to have been told this lol .xxSheila 👍👍🙌💕

[Alberta56 in reply to garshe]

Me too. xxx

[garshe in reply to Alberta56]

Great as thought I had dreamt it lol.🤣🤣🤣🙌👍💕Sheila

[Fern369 in reply to garshe]

Ibuprofen tablets always gave me a sore throat and pains in my stomach eventually I don’t touch it now.

[garshe in reply to Fern369]

I never take them either on Doctors advice x💕🙌👍xxSheila

[Lutontown]

I used to take Ibuprofen every day to help my spinal stenosis (arthritis of the spine) until I found NSAID's can be a cause of mouth ulcers, which I also suffer from. If you look up causes of mouth ulcers on line, you will find what these can be. It includes an ingredient found in most toothpastes; SLS (Sodium Lauryl Sulphate). I now look for toothpastes without that inclusion. So, don't know if sore throat and mouth ulcers are related??

[HungryHufflepuff in reply to Lutontown]

I just checked, and my toothpaste states it’s SLS free. Until now I had no idea what SLS is but I’m glad it’s free of it 👍

[Patk1 in reply to Lutontown]

Sls is also a main ingredient in liquid soaps,shower gels,shampoos etc tooIts very drying to skin and hair

[HungryHufflepuff]

Shortly after I first moved here 8 years ago I had toothache. I found ibuprofen in the supermarket! Only 50p! I thought it couldn’t be proper medicine if you can buy it in a supermarket so I took it and became quite unwell. By chance a few days later I had an appointment and the nurse was concerned about my deterioration and at some point I said about buying ibuprofen and she said I should stop taking it and not take it again. She said it doesn’t affect everyone but can affect people with respiratory problems.

[Nancy217 in reply to HungryHufflepuff]

Thank you all so much for your help and advice . I think I’ll probably cut down on the ibuprofen at least.

[Shrimpy-13-22-25]

Hi Nancy, could you contact your pharmacist and ask their opinion? Hope you’re well soon

[watergazer]

🤔I doubt it. Drink plenty of fluids Maybe your toothache is spreading x

[Dizzart]

I must admit I only use paracetamol but rarely but when I do have a sore throat I eat a low dose aspirin but let it linger in my throat as it works as a topical relief, I love the taste a bit like strong sherbet from childhood days 👍🏻👍🏻