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A 33-year-old male asked:
My stomach is very bad, but has improved greatly with probiotics in a short time. will ibuprofen damage it again, if i take two tablets before sleep?
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Dr. Deborah McGregoranswered
Preventive Medicine 46 years experience
YES: Common side effects of ibuprofen: nausea, dyspepsia, gastrointestinal ulceration/bleeding, raised liver enzymes, diarrhea, constipation, epistaxis (nose bleed), headache, dizziness, priapism, rash, salt and fluid retention, and hypertension (high blood pressure).
CONSIDER ANOTHER MED FOR ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECTS (Natural agent - Tumeric) FOR SLEEP (Natural agent - Melatonin)
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