Pain medications that are safe
on 12/15/17 9:59 pm
i am having some dental work tomorrow, and wanted to ask what pain meds are safe for us. I think NSAIDS are out for us. I think Tylenol is okay. But what about narcotics? I didn't think to ask my surgeon, and my dentist surely won't know. I never take pain meds, and have Advil in the cabinet, but believe Advil is not okay so I'm just exploring options.
Surgery date May 4, 2017
HW 290. Start weight 229. Day of Surgery 209. Month 2: 190. Month 3: 182. Month 4: 174. Month 5: 164. Month 6: 159. Month 7: 153. Month 8: 147. Month 9: 145. Month 10: 142. Month 11: 138 Month 12: 137. Month 13: 139 Month 14: 131. Month 15: 130. Month 16: 131. Month 17: 128. 162 pounds lost!!
Two year anniversary upon me in 3 days: 136. Need to lose a few pounds..
on 12/16/17 6:06 am - WI
Advil is an NSAID and can cause stomach ulcers. It does not matter whether you take it with food or not. NSAIDS work systemically through the blood stream. They thin the stomach lining, making them susceptible to ulcers. Having the pills physically in your stomach is not the problem. I know WLS people who have developed ulcers after one dose.
HW 270 SW 236 GW 160 CW 145 (15 pounds below goal!)
VBG Aug. 7, 1986, Revised to RNY Nov. 18, 2010
Tylenol is fine. Advil is not. Any narcotic that isn't blended with an NSAID is fine. Toradol is not fine. Tramadol is fine.
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Check with your surgeon on where they stand on the NSAID issue - they are a big NO-NO for the RNY due to specific problems with that procedure that makes it an ulcer in escrow; they are a little no-no for the sleeve based procedures as they don't have the same structural issues, which makes the VSG/DS more tolerant. Some surgeons lump all procedures together as most of their experience is with the bypass, while other surgeons recognize the different tolerances between the procedures. We are somewhere in between "normal" non-WLS people who should take these meds cautiously and the bypass people who should (generally) never take them. Occasional incidental use is usually acceptable, but consistent use can be problematic.
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