NSAIDS

Question....can we EVER take XR, XL,SR medicines at all???  I understand we can't for the first month... but I'm unsure about after that.What are NSAIDS ????  Are they the above mentioned?I am about to have my medical ID bracelett re-ingraved, since I am no longer on Diabetes medicines, shouldn't I be able to take that off now?Brenda Nutt               ~*~I asked God to take aways my Habit.God said No, it is not for me to take away:but for you to give up.

NSAIDS are non steroidal pain relief meds.....like Celebrex  but Margie said i could take it just not daily but need to take previcid with it  I think that is the stomach acid pill she said.  I take two ultram daily and sometimes two more later in the day.  What are XR XL and SR    my braid isnt working today. 

Silly sis!!! XR must be x-rated (so maybe you dont really want to know what those are) XL is extra large---you know, those big honkin pills that horses have a hard time swallowing and SR has to be Senior's meds to help you remember what the other 2 are!!  Really sis, what is the brain (or braid in your case) for if not for using!!!!

And your point is??????????????????

Hey Brenda...since the monkey gallery chimed in I thought maybe I should too    NSAIDS are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs...a fancy way to say tylenol, motrin (ibuprofen), etc.  Im assuming what you mean by XR, XL, and SR are the slow release and extended release meds?  I take tylenol when i need it, I take motrin when i need it and i take an extended release med daily...so the answer to your question is yes.  The deal with the extended release meds is that you can't crush them...have to take them whole...so until you are one month post op you can't take them because you aren't allowed to take whole pills yet.  NSAIDS are tough on a regular stomach let alone one that has been jacked with.  If you have to take them daily i would suggest you get something to protect your stomach like prilosec, prevacid, aciphex...something along those lines.  Did i answer your question or just add to the confusion    As far as taking off the diabetic from your band...i would wait a year to be safe.  You never know how your body will adjust long term.  That is strictly opinion........

Not all anti-inflamatories are NSAIDS.  Tylenol and Asprin are not. Ibuprofen and Celebrex are.  Aleive is also a NSAID.  Ibuprofen and Aleive are the only over-the-counter NSAIDS I know of.   Thanks for the explanation of these abbreviations.  I liked that.  Silly me I always thought they meant sustained release forms of the drug.

OK...I'll take a compromise...We were both right so I'll take a raincheck on eating my words and possibly getting dumping if that's ok???   LOLOL:

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, usually abbreviated to NSAIDs, are drugs with analgesic, antipyretic and, in higher doses, anti-inflammatory effects - they reduce pain, fever and inflammation. The term "non-steroidal" is used to distinguish these drugs from steroids, which (among a broad range of other effects) have a similar eicosanoid-depressing, anti-inflammatory action. As analgesics, NSAIDs are unusual in that they are non-narcotic. NSAIDs are sometimes also referred to as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents/analgesics (NSAIAs) or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines (NSAIMs). The most prominent members of this group of drugs are aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen partly because they are available over-the-counter in many areas. Paracetamol (acetaminophen) has negligible anti-inflammatory activity, and is not an NSAID.

Sorry...must correct you...not meaning to be rude...ANY anti inflammatory drug that is NOT a steroid is considered an NSAID... Non Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drug...so tylenol and aspirin are in fact nsaids.  If I am wrong I will eat my words but I am pretty certain this is correct.

Well I certainly dont know for sure but my Dr said not to take nsaids but was told I could take tylenol...so whats up with that???