Motrain Or Advil Cause Ulcers.

[Boniluuu 25]

The Dr who was there said banded people can not take these (insads) anymore cause will cause ulcers?

[Grandma3 73]

My doctor said it is not a good idea to take NSAIDs

BUT if you need to on a regular basis then you need to be taking a PPI daily.

PPI = Prilosec, Omeprazole, Nexium, Protonix, etc

[Sojourner 2,446]

Yes, from a medical standpoint, there are risks associated with GI tract bleeding and taking NASIDS. That's the reason that we are as a rule told to never take them.

I have some significant arthritis issues, which have limited my physical abilities to continue to exercise since being banded, not to mention the chronic pain I have had to learn to live with. My primary care physician has allowed me to continue to take meloxicam (a drug I had been on for years prior to band surgery) on a limited basis (which my WLS does not approve of). Also, while experiencing the severe pain associated with pancreatitis recently, my surgeon did allow me to take Advil Liquigels until the pain subsided to tolerable levels. I also continue to take Prevacid daily, which I have taken for years.

My point is that there sometimes need to be exceptions to the "rules" about NASIDS...however I would never take them without first consulting with my physician or surgeon.

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

i asked my dr yesterday about nsaids as i have only used liquid tylenol since i bgan my preop in may.

said no to motrin/advil as they settle on the stomo after banded and can be abrasive. (same with goodies and bc powders)...(those last two are here in the south

check with your dr but id stick with tylenol (chewable or liquid)