Subject: RE: Bermuda Triangle for TAN...Sharkie - 2008-05-23 11:17 AM jdwright56 - 2008-05-23 9:14 AM - 2008-05-23 11:06 AM jdwright56 - 2008-05-23 9:04 AM elektra - 2008-05-23 10:56 AM Can someone hand me some Advil? Oh, and put some vodka in my coffee, m'kay? NO ADVIL - Especially no Advil with alcohol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good morning TAN. explain.... NSAIDS are extremely dangerous to the internal organs that they are processed through, especially when taken regularly. This effect is multiplied times 10 if you combine them within 12 hours of drinking alcohol. basically, it turns it to poison. So, Ibuprofen type medications will injure the kidneys and Acetomine ph Tylenol types will injure the liver (that is the organ that processes it and runs it through the body. When I was a ballplayer, I took 4 doses of 800 mg of Ibuprofen (prescribed to me) each day for 2 years. The doc's tell me that it is not why I developed kidney disease, but it is why I developed it at such a young age, and why they thought that it would kill me before I got an organ. If you look at 200 mg of Advil x 10 - that is 2000 mg (in essence) at one shot. Athletes that take ibuprofen after every workout - or even worse, for pre-workout, risk kidney failure at an acute level during their workouts (ther are several stories - legitamixed - of athletes who had a sore knee taking Ibuprofen and going out an running a 10K - collapsing and ending up with kidney failure. Bod JuJU!! does that mean I have to give up my 1600mg of Motrin a day to get me thru the back pain??? even if i don't drink?? I would really suggest that you see a doc about getting something that is not as dangerous to your internal tissue. There are several non-narcotic (if that is a concern) pain relievers that do very well and get processed in the liver. The liver, unless you drink fairly regularly and heavily - has less work to do than the kidneys and in as such, can take a little more presssure. Celebrex is a good choice, though it is a joint medication and I don't know that your pain is muscular or joint related. A terrific idea - if it works for you is Celadrin. It is a topical, all natural, non-smelly cream product that works well on sore muscles and joints. It is a natural anti-inflammatory, which is all that the NSAIDs are. NSAIDs work on headaches because they actually constrict blood flow and that is what ceases that familiar "pounding", but it is also what is dangerous to the organs - blood flow is good. The problem with the topicals is that you have to get it to the right part of your body, so if it is deep muscle tissue in your back - it probably won't work. If it is misalignment or degenrative bone problems - it would probably do well. See a doc though. Those levels of NSAIDs are not recommended for the healthiest of individuals - drinkers or not. |