Ibuprofen is bad for you!

[chumley]

A recent HAZ poll on hiker-medications indicated that 36 of 41 respondents take NSAIDs at least occasionally.

A study released in yesterday's theBMJ says that even short-term NSAID use may significantly increase the likelihood of heart attack.
(theBMJ is formerly The British Medical Journal. The link above may require a subscription to view, however the journal is open-access so a PDF has been attached here.)

Since reading scientific journal articles isn't for everybody, there's a nice synopsis of this meta-analysis published in The Sun. It has big type and pretty pictures!
https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/3520232 ... -one-week/

Lead researcher Michèle Bally, from the University of Montreal Hospital Research Center, said: “Our study supports recommendations to use the lowest effective NSAID dose for the shortest possible time.”

This study supports my long-standing belief that we're all going to die.

[flagscott]

It's a meta-analysis!

[te_wa]

This study supports my long-standing belief that we're all going to die.

YOU HAD BETTER GET RIGHT WITH JESUS!


i heard you didnt tip him last time he cut your grass.

[chumley]

@te_wa
C'mon man! You know me better than that! Yard work is all on me. It's food for the soul!

[Jim]

https://hikearizona.com/dex2/viewtopic. ... 57#p121936 I remember that thread. I'm surprised about the MI risk, but overall not too surprised about NSAIDs.

[RowdyandMe]

My preference is Oxycodone it never upsets my stomach.

[LindaAnn]

And here I thought my steady diet of steak, sausage, and Lttle Debbie snack cakes was going to kill me. Turns out it could end up being an ibuprofin that does me in.

[rwstorm]

You druggies crack me up. Vitamin I to the rescue! (oh wait, where's my beer?)

[rcorfman]

Well I went to take a look at the article and up came an ad asking if I needed a designer love-nest.

[chumley]

@rcorfman
I'm generally not into trendy designer things, but I'd be willing to try it out once or twice. For science.

[joebartels]

for those curious about natural pain reliever alternatives
https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/c ... r-aspirin/
1. Ginger
2. Turmeric
3. Capsaicin
4. Valerian Root
5. Magnesium
6. catclaw
7. Boswellia
8. White willow bark
9. Essential oils

[chumley]

@joebartels

6. catclaw
Stick to the suggested doses to avoid diarrhea

[LindaAnn]

@joebartels I'm surprised wild lettuce didn't make that list. It can have similar effects to opiods for relieving pain.

[gummo]

I can name 10 things that are worse or just as bad for you as NSAID that I see on here all the time (and herping ain't one of them).

1) Sugar
2) White bread (that includes pizza)
3) Beer
4) Hot dogs
5) Potato chips/French fries
6) Soda
7) Inadequate sleep
8 ) Prolonged sitting (long road trips)
9) Bacon
10) Overeating

[trekkin_gecko]

maybe a new poll is in order?
i'd have to check 5 & 7
sometimes 9

[joebartels]

1) Sugar

processed
in nature, sugar comes with fiber

[RowdyandMe]

@gummo
Light beer only!

[gummo]

@Widowmaker
light beer and Marlboro lights with a diet soda. : )

[rcorfman]

@chumley
Now now, that's not something I would share.

[chumley]

10 things that are worse or just as bad for you as NSAID

You forgot Ice Cream.

And that's why when JJ makes me stop at DQ I always get the fruit smoothie instead.