Ibroprofen

[Flowerpot108]

With diet and levo I've managed to get to a place where I don't feel like I have hashis, bar the hair that hasn't grown back yet. Unfortunately I do sometimes still have a down swing like I do right now. Aches and pains, fatigue and swollen glands as if I have a cold. I've started to learn that these are the signs of a flare up going on. Like my body thinks theres an infection. Brought bloods forward to Friday. Think I might have caused it by binge eating some crisps when I was feeling emotional, and eating too many legumes and beans recently with not enough meat or fish. I've also been drinking a lot of diet pop to try and come off sugary things. I've since got back on the healthy eating train and I'm drinking lemon water and lemon and ginger water instead of sugar free squash and pop. In the meantime do you think its OK to have ibroprofen for the aches and pains? Or will it stop my vitamins that I take being absorbed?

I think that taking a lot will from what I've read, but I very rarely take them.

Has anyone taken it and been alright?

[Poppy56]

Hello flowerpot, ibuprofen is an Non steroidal anti inflammatory that inhibits both cox1 and cox2 enzymes. They delay tissue repair (lots of evidence that they delay or stall). Those enzymes are also present in the kidneys so it’s suggested that they can affect this organs normal function. Also can cause issues with stomach.

Can research the above on google.

If general aches and pains you could try paracetamol if you want to take medication (as long as ok with those) Or maybe could try heat packs and gentle movement, warm bath maybe depending on how you feel (no temperature/fever already with feeling unwell).

Hope you start feeling better soon.

[Flowerpot108 in reply to Poppy56]

Ah OK that's good to know! I'll get some paracetamol.