Osteo bi-flex?

Maybe some of our vitamin guru's can answer my questions about this product.  It says it has a natural anti-inflamatory (but not a NSAID, so that is good right?), but then is recommends that it not be used if you have an ulcer (I don't, but I don't want to get one either).   Do you think this is a safe product to use in the treatment of osteo arthritis?

http://www.osteobiflex.com/?utm_source=usmr-joint-pain&utm_m edium=review

Thanks for any help
JoAnn

edited to add web site

I've been taking Osteo Biflex for almost 11 yrs -- since my knee surgery. (ACL relacement) and
I'm a 9 yr post op also. I have not had a problem and I take them with my docs blessing. He is the one that stressed taking them post knee surgery. I also take Nsaids - also with my wls surgeon's ok. Many of us can, and with the new gel form of Advil, etc more bariatric surgeons are loosening the restriction for post ops with no nsaids. Some of us need them but taken with caution they're fine for many of us.
Jen
9-6-01 RNY

I would be cautious about using anything that has concerns about ulcers, as an ulcer in your remnant stomach is hard to detect and can be dangerous. I have arthritis in my feet, ankles, knees, and hands, and I recently asked my podiatrist what I could take in alternative to NSAIDS. He recommended black cherry extract. He says he recommends it to all of his gout patients and he even has taken it before for his knees. Eating cherries will do the same thing, but you have to be concerned about the sugar content if you just eat the cherries. Apparently cherries have a natural anti-inflammatory effect, with the strongest effect being in the black or tart cherries.

Good luck!

Tonia