"I refuse to use ibuprofen ."
The thing is like this. 48-year-old Aunt Li accidentally fell down yesterday when she went downstairs. She always felt her arm hurt. After talking to her son, she was quickly taken to the hospital for examination.
test results show that Aunt Li had a slight bone fracture in her arm . After the doctor treated the patient, he prescribed Aunt Li the drug ibuprofen to help relieve the pain. As a result, when Aunt Li heard this, she said the beginning.
Aunt Li said: "The Internet says that ibuprofen has many side effects. Not only will I become stupid if I eat too much , but I may also become addicted to . I just need to endure it. Can I not take ibuprofen?" The doctor said that the reason why Aunt Li misunderstood ibuprofen may be because she does not understand what kind of drug ibuprofen is.
What is ibuprofen?
I believe everyone is familiar with ibuprofen, but if you really want to introduce ibuprofen in detail, you may not be able to say more information except for the four words "anti-inflammatory and pain relief". So, let me introduce to you in detail the drug ibuprofen.
Ibuprofen is a common medicine and is well known to everyone as its analgesic effect , such as headache, joint pain , toothache, muscle pain, neuralgia , dysmenorrhea, and it can relieve pain by inhibiting the secretion of substances such as prostaglandin E1.
But in addition to this, ibuprofen can actually reduce the synthesis of prostaglandins by inhibiting cyclooxygenase, thereby playing an anti-inflammatory effect. Therefore, it is effective for diseases caused by inflammation such as rheumatoid arthritis.
Finally, can also regulate the center through the hypothalamus body temperature, and play a role in depyretic effects. The advantage of this antipyretic effect of is that it will only reduce the body temperature of patients with fever. If it is normal body temperature , it will not take effect.
In addition to the benefits, also has adverse reactions when taking ibuprofen . For example, there may be adverse reactions to in the digestive tract of , such as indigestion, stomachache , nausea and vomiting; adverse reactions to nervous system , headache, dizziness, tinnitus , etc.; there are also some extremely rare adverse reactions, which will occur in the patient's urinary system, cardiovascular system and other systems, renal insufficiency, leukopenia, bronchial asthma , etc.
Of course, as long as you take ibuprofen correctly under the guidance of a doctor, the chance of these adverse reactions will be greatly reduced and will basically not occur.
Due to the existence of these adverse reactions, the application of ibuprofen has also been limited. The following groups are not suitable for using ibuprofen .
includes severe liver and renal insufficiency or severe heart failure ; who have had a history of ulcers, gastrointestinal bleeding or perforation; who are allergic to aspirin or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ; pregnant women and breastfeeding women , etc., are prohibited from using it, otherwise it may aggravate the condition or lead to fetal dysplasia, and in severe cases, even endanger the patient's life.
However, among so many adverse reactions, there are no side effects such as becoming stupid and addicted as Aunt Li mentioned. The reason why these "side effects" appear is actually because there are too many rumors on the Internet and are spread too widely, so that no one can tell correctly.
Common rumors about ibuprofen, don’t believe
In fact, there are many rumors about ibuprofen. If some rumors are not stopped in time and are considered to be the truth by the patient, it may seriously endanger the patient’s life and safety. Therefore, the following are some common rumors about ibuprofen.
1. Will you become addicted to taking ibuprofen for a long time?
Long-term use of ibuprofen will not be addictive . Ibuprofen is different from some early painkillers, such as opioids. The main ingredients of this type of painkiller used in early clinical practice are morphine, codeine, etc., which are extracted from opium poppy, so it is addictive.
However, ibuprofen is different. The drug ingredients of ibuprofen are mainly ibuprofen, isobutylphenylapropionate , carboxymethyl starch sodium, magnesium stearate and other substances. Therefore, the drug ingredients are relatively safe and there is no possibility of addiction.
If you have to say that ibuprofen is addictive, it may be because the patient can no longer tolerate the pain after the disease attacks, such as dysmenorrhea in women, so it gives people the illusion that ibuprofen is addictive.
In response to this situation, instead of worrying about ibuprofen being addictive, it is better to hurry up and go to the hospital to treat dysmenorrhea. The pain at the source disappears and naturally he will not want to take ibuprofen again. The "addiction" of ibuprofen will naturally disappear.
2. Ibuprofen is a universal painkiller?
Ibuprofen Although it covers most pains that may be encountered in daily life, it is not a universal painkiller. Many middle-aged and elderly people abuse ibuprofen, and simply think that ibuprofen is a painkiller that can relieve any pain. However, some pains are not suitable for taking ibuprofen, such as stomach pain and pain caused by heart disease.
First of all, the reason why ibuprofen cannot stop stomach pain is because ibuprofen itself has a side effect, which is targeting digestive tract . Therefore, if the stomach pain is more severe and the patient still chooses to take ibuprofen, it is very likely that the stomach will be damaged again when it has been damaged, which will worsen the condition of .
Let’s talk about the pain caused by heart disease in . This type of pain is not suitable for taking ibuprofen . For example, coronary heart disease , angina pectoris, myocardial infarction and other heart diseases, cardiac toothache, back pain, chest pain, etc. caused by the onset, you cannot take ibuprofen. Because after taking ibuprofen, it is very likely that will cover up the pain symptoms and will lead to misdiagnosis of , which delays the best time for the disease .
3. How many more tablets of ibuprofen can enhance the efficacy of the medicine?
ibuprofen dosage exceeds the standard and cannot enhance the efficacy of the medicine. Because ibuprofen is essentially an anti-inflammatory drug. Although it can relieve the red, heat, swelling and pain caused by inflammation after taking it, cannot truly kill the bacteria that cause inflammation. Therefore, taking it according to the dose is enough. Even if you take it too much, it will only treat the symptoms but not the root cause.
In addition, patients need to pay attention to that when taking anti-inflammatory drugs, you need to carefully distinguish , such as ibuprofen and Fenbide , etc., common anti-inflammatory drugs. In fact, their main ingredient is ibuprofen . Don’t take these two drugs at the same time, which will cause the dosage of ibuprofen to exceed the standard .
You should know that it is three parts toxic. If the dosage of the drug exceeds the standard, may increase the possibility of adverse reactions and toxic damage to the drug .
There are many rumors about ibuprofen. I hope everyone can distinguish them rationally. If you really can’t distinguish them, just stick to one principle and take them according to the doctor’s instructions.
Of course, in addition to identifying rumors, there are other precautions when taking ibuprofen, which patients need to understand.
What are the precautions for taking ibuprofen?
Ibuprofen is a common medicine for orthopedic lumbar and leg pain, and its anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects are very significant. However, there are some precautions for ibuprofen written in the drug instructions that patients may not notice when taking them normally.
First, the continuous time of taking ibuprofen in should not exceed five days if used for analgesic pain, and if used for antipyretic fever, it should not exceed three days.If exceeds the specified continuous medication time, may have side effects on the patient's kidneys, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, etc. . Therefore, if the patient needs to take medicine for a long time, he should consult his doctor's advice in advance and take the medicine under the guidance of the doctor.
Secondly, is best to take ibuprofen after a meal. Because after taking ibuprofen, it may have adverse reactions to the gastrointestinal tract, so take ibuprofen for about 15-30 minutes after meals. This can reduce the stimulation of the drug on the gastrointestinal tract by to a certain extent, and avoid adverse reactions such as nausea and vomiting.
In addition, must be swallowed whole tablets when taking . It cannot be opened or dissolved before taking . At the same time, cannot be taken ibuprofen sustained-release capsules by chewing or sucking, because this will destroy the effect of sustained-release in ibuprofen. The sustained release effect means that the drug is released slowly and unchangedly in a slow manner with the help of capsules, reducing the frequency of administration, while reducing the stimulation of the drug to the stomach and intestines.
When taking ibuprofen, you cannot drink alcohol or drink alcoholic beverages. also considers that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen can easily cause gastrointestinal symptoms. If the patient has stomach disease , taking ibuprofen may worsen the stomach disease. At this time, if alcohol is allowed to enter the human body, it may further stimulate the stomach and intestines, increasing the chance of gastric ulcer , gastric bleeding, gastric perforation and other diseases .
Finally, children should not use oral dosage form ibuprofen, especially for infants under 6 months of age. Because children do not have good expression skills, and the pain-relieving effect of ibuprofen may conceal the real cause of children's disease , so it may delay the treatment of childhood diseases.
final conclusion
ibuprofen is a relatively safe analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug . It is currently mainly used for fever caused by the common cold or influenza . However, while taking ibuprofen is more safe, it means that ibuprofen will be abused by more patients.
Therefore, before taking ibuprofen, you must carefully check the drug instructions of ibuprofen to understand the adverse reactions, contraindicated people, precautions and other important contents. avoids the damage caused by abuse of ibuprofen .
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