I am still waiting for my stomach to calm down, but it hasn't 100%. Just the thought of eating tomatoes or anything sugary or spicy makes me queasy. This makes me sad, because I really wanted to go to an Indian restaurant for my birthday :( I love Indian food, but my stomach just can't take it right now. My massage therapist recommended a few things I could eat that she thought would help: cabbage, sauerkraut, brussels sprouts, aloe juice, and any type of squash. She said anything in the cabbage family (cruciferous veggies) is good for the digestive lining! Furthermore, sauerkraut is fermented and so it contains helpful probiotics. Strangely I can't get enough cruciferous veggies and I LOVE sauerkraut! So I've been eating a lot of "bland" things as well as my veggies.
Meanwhile I was doing some research on NSAIDs. I fear that the NSAIDs are what got me into this predicament. They were tearing up my stomach but I didn't know it! I got very queasy from the Mobic/Meloxicam they gave after my surgery, but I thought it was the Tylenol 3? I took Meloxicam for several WEEKS! While also taking aspirin for the neck/shoulder. I might have taken a few ibuprofin in there too.
•Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) bring symptomatic relief to many patients with arthritic, inflammatory or other conditions; however, the benefits of these drugs must be balanced against the upper gastrointestinal (GI) side-effects associated with their use.
•Through systemic and topical effects, NSAIDs impair the mucosal barrier to gastric acid, which, together with the action of pepsin, may result in upper GI symptoms, peptic ulcers and ulcer complications.
•Upper GI symptoms, such as heartburn, are common among patients taking non-selective and cyclo-oxygenase (COX)-2 selective NSAIDs, and can have a considerable impact on patient quality of life.
•Peptic ulceration is also a common consequence of NSAID use, and potentially life-threatening ulcer complications are a serious health issue with significant associated medical costs.
•Although COX-2 selective NSAIDs are associated with a lower risk of peptic ulceration compared with non-selective NSAIDs, patients with risk factors and those taking concomitant low-dose acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) therapy for cardioprotection remain at risk.
•For patients who are at high risk of ulcers and complications, effective and well-tolerated prophylactic therapy should be given alongside the NSAID.
People with Crohn's are very sensitive to NSAIDs (which I didn't know!). I DID have a bad reaction to Naproxen once where my legs swelled up! I guess I didn't really think about it or make the connection until now. Excedrin had been my "go to" pain reliever for several years – my cheap easy way to deal with the everyday pain. I never took more than one dose a day, but now I'm wondering what damage has been done. Hopefully since I quit taking ALL NSAIDs, my body will be able to regenerate itself.
Luckily I haven't really noticed any adverse effects to STOPPING the NSAIDs which makes me think I was taking them for nothing. So all those people who were harping on me about "rebound" headaches were wrong! I've only taken a couple Tylenol 3's, and I save them for my bad days. Otherwise I use my essential oils, massage, Reiki, TENS, heat/ice packs and I've been getting along fine. One of my friends even said I sounded "chipper"! WOW!
Meanwhile I was doing some research on NSAIDs. I fear that the NSAIDs are what got me into this predicament. They were tearing up my stomach but I didn't know it! I got very queasy from the Mobic/Meloxicam they gave after my surgery, but I thought it was the Tylenol 3? I took Meloxicam for several WEEKS! While also taking aspirin for the neck/shoulder. I might have taken a few ibuprofin in there too.
- From http://www.gastrosource.com/disease-area-information/11674565?itemId=11674565
Other NSAID articles
http://www.acg.gi.org/patients/women/asprin.asp
http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/MeetingAbstracts/ma?f=102274352.html
http://www.ccfa.org/info/treatment/nsaids
People with Crohn's are very sensitive to NSAIDs (which I didn't know!). I DID have a bad reaction to Naproxen once where my legs swelled up! I guess I didn't really think about it or make the connection until now. Excedrin had been my "go to" pain reliever for several years – my cheap easy way to deal with the everyday pain. I never took more than one dose a day, but now I'm wondering what damage has been done. Hopefully since I quit taking ALL NSAIDs, my body will be able to regenerate itself.
Luckily I haven't really noticed any adverse effects to STOPPING the NSAIDs which makes me think I was taking them for nothing. So all those people who were harping on me about "rebound" headaches were wrong! I've only taken a couple Tylenol 3's, and I save them for my bad days. Otherwise I use my essential oils, massage, Reiki, TENS, heat/ice packs and I've been getting along fine. One of my friends even said I sounded "chipper"! WOW!