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If you suffer from abdominal pain and need to take a pain reliever, can you take motrin for a severe tailbone injury?

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Dr. Richard Maughon answered

Motrin: Motrin may actually aggravate stomach issues such as ulcers or reflux. Occasionally you can take a Pepcid (famotidine) to help prevent reflux but this has not been shown to prevent ulcers.

Answered 6/30/2014

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A member asked:

If you suffer from abdominal pain and need to take a pain reliever, can you take motrin for a severe tailbone injury?

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