Microblog: Just Say No to NSAIDs (Ibuprofen)

We often times use Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) (Ibuprofen, Aleve, Advil) for pain and inflammation. We think they’re relatively harmless.⠀
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❓Did you know that when NSAIDs first came out they were only allowed by prescription? They were considered so potent that the prescription was only allowed for 2 weeks.⠀
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💊NSAIDs were introduced in the 1970s as an alternative to aspirin because aspirin was known to damage the stomach lining.⠀
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🕳But NSAIDs damages the mucosal barrier in the small and large intestine. Studies have shown that they create holes in the intestinal barrier.⠀
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❓What does this do to your body?⠀
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🦠It lets the contents of your digestive system including bacteria and proteins to enter into your body. Our immune system acts up to protect ourselves from these foreign invaders.⠀
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Enter disease and autoimmune disorders.⠀
Enter inflammation. Enter pain from the holes.⠀
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♾So then we take MORE NSAIDs to deal with the pain.⠀
Welcome to the vicious cycle of pain and inflammation.⠀
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🥇NSAIDs are now the number one selling drug. The one time prescription-only, for 2 weeks at a time medicine is now the number one selling drug.⠀
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🔥Oh and they are ALSO the number one cause of inflammation.⠀
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🤯Yes, how ironic.⠀
They cause the very pain and inflammation that we use NSAIDs for.⠀
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Sounds like a very similar story to the infamous PPIs and other…