Regular or long-term use of over-the-counter painkillers will fuck up your liver and kidneys. Acetaminophen/paracetamol harms the liver, and ibuprofen and aspirin harm the kidneys.
(edit) What I mean to say is, if you need pain medication several times a week to get through the day, talk to a real physician because there are likely more serious underlying issues, and destroying your body for temporary relief will not solve them. Don’t just pop the pill because an internet stranger says it’s okay.
But occasional use for moderate pain is quite reasonable and people should not be afraid to take medications at the doses and frequency listed in the instructions. For those with liver or kidney problems, listen to your doctor about what medications to avoid and what to use in their place, but don’t suffer unnecessarily.
Taking these meds once in a while is perfectly safe if you don’t have preexisting organ damage or dysfunction.
They’re not that harmful though. Unless you live with chronic pain or need very high doses, this is unlikely to be a large concern. The moderate amounts a typical person with the occasional pain will use is well within safety limits
Regular or long-term use of over-the-counter painkillers will fuck up your liver and kidneys. Acetaminophen/paracetamol harms the liver, and ibuprofen and aspirin harm the kidneys.
(edit) What I mean to say is, if you need pain medication several times a week to get through the day, talk to a real physician because there are likely more serious underlying issues, and destroying your body for temporary relief will not solve them. Don’t just pop the pill because an internet stranger says it’s okay.
But occasional use for moderate pain is quite reasonable and people should not be afraid to take medications at the doses and frequency listed in the instructions. For those with liver or kidney problems, listen to your doctor about what medications to avoid and what to use in their place, but don’t suffer unnecessarily.
Taking these meds once in a while is perfectly safe if you don’t have preexisting organ damage or dysfunction.
They’re not that harmful though. Unless you live with chronic pain or need very high doses, this is unlikely to be a large concern. The moderate amounts a typical person with the occasional pain will use is well within safety limits
It’s as much to do with the starting state of your liver, if you drink heavily or are very fat the liver has less slack to deal with it.
dont the kidneys heal themselves over time? wouldn’t that make ibuprofen the hypothetical best option long term?