Need Help! NSAIDS & RNY!!!
Actually, the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery now recommends all WLS patients avoid NSAIDS if possible, regardless of what type of surgery they have. However, NSAIDS are probably most dangerous for RNY folks because if you get an ulcer in the blind part of your stomach, diagnosing and treating it is very difficult.
Have you talked with your doctor about alternative to NSAIDS? I would find out if there are other types of meds that might work as well for you and try those out to make sure they work before having RNY, if you now rely on NSAIDS regularly.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
That's not correct. They do not stick to the stomach and that is not how they cause ulcers. They cause ulcers because when they enter the bloodstream, they cause the lining of the stomach to thin. That's why NSAIDS can cause ulcers even if taken by IV or injection, and it's also why they can cause ulcers in the remnant stomach, which they never enter even if taken orally.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
I hope your doctor really understands pharmacology better than that.
Did he happen to explain how they can "stick to the lining of the stomach" even when given by IV or injection? Or how they can "stick to the lining" of the remnant stomach, which they never actually enter?
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
