Question 1

are there any natural anti-inflammatory meds?

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Many: Traditional medicine will use nsaids to help decrease inflammation as well as ice after activity.  Other natural things to incorporate are high doses of omega 3 _4-6 grams/day, curcumin or adding tumeric to your food daily 1/2 tsp, glucosamine chondroitan, msm, acupuncture, reiki can help as well.

Question 2

are there natural anti-inflammatory medications i can use to treat my colitis?

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Yes: Any natural anti-inflammatory agent may be helpfull, such as omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin e, Alpha lipoic acid. Probiotics will help maintain the natural bacterial flora of the GI tract. Dhea may help with cortisol balance.  Most of these can be taken with medications, but before you start any of these or other supplments you need to talk with your doctor to prevent side effects.

Question 3

are there any natural supplements with anti-inflammatory properties but no bad side effects? if so, how do i go about choosing one that works/is safe?

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No free lunch: There's no such thing as a free lunch in medicine. In other words, for any desired benefit from drug or surgery, there's always potential risk but it's not a guarantee of side effect either. OTOH, dietary supplements aren't required to warn you &amp; thus tend to hype &amp; mislead. Studies suggest benefit from turmeric, green tea, ginger, rosemary, cat's claw, devil's claw &amp; willow bark (aspirin). Check

Question 4

what are some anti inflammatory foods?

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Foods anti-inflamm: The right balance of omega-3 fish oils or choices in vegetables, like flax seed oil, is anti-inflammatory by changing membrane prostaglandin signaling.  Turmeric, green tea, small berries with least sweetness, and many foods that are anti-oxidant also have anti-inflamm action.  Eat color. Kelp, certain mushrooms, and in general a diet with healthy fat and leaner protein with less refined cho.

Question 5

are there any otc anti inflammatory meds?

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Yes quite a few : Ibuprofen (sold in the us as motrin, advil) and Naproxen (sold as aleve) are both anti-inflammatories lasting eight and twelve hours respectively. They are often referred to as nsaids or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.   In addition, old fashioned Aspirin works the same way. Acetaminophen (or paracetamol), sold as tylenol (acetaminophen) is not an NSAID and works differently.  Does nothing for inflammation.

Question 6

are there any effective anti-inflammatory foods?

Accepted Answer

For what in what way: In general, inflamation refers to the activity of antibody proteins & white blood cells. Digestion is a process of breaking large molecules into small fragments so as to prevent intact absorption & minimize ability of food to alter our internal control signaling. Thus most seem to have little impact. However, high sugar foods commonly worsen lipoproteins & LDL drives artery disease; best avoid.

Question 7

what is the strongest anti inflammatory you can buy?

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Depends: If by "buying" your mean "over the counter", then you are limited.  Ibuprofen. Aspirin and Naproxen sodium (aleve) are about the only anti-inflammatories available.  If you are referring to buying  prescription medications, there are several.  "strongest" can be relative to the person.  Indomethacin has long been considered a more potent med but Prednisone and such sterioids are truly potent ai's.

Question 8

can your body build a tolerance to anti-inflammatory drug?

Accepted Answer

Caution: I am not sure to the answer to this. However, caution should be employed with anti-inflammatories as they can cause gastric irritation including internal bleeding from ulcers. There are new "black box warnings" as well which warn of possible cardiovascular complications. So, if you feel the antiinflammatory is not working be careful before you may indiscriminately start increasing the dose.

Question 9

which is the preferred anti-inflammatory medicine that there is ?

Accepted Answer

Depends on indicatio: It depends what the indications are and what you are treating.But as a general rule in my opinion different preparations of corticosteroids are the most effective anti-infkammatory drugs and can be used in different doses for different conditions, and have to be prescribed by a physician.

Question 10

does benzonatate have anti inflammatory?

Accepted Answer

No: It is used to suppress the cough reflex n the lungs and air-passages.

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