Why no Advil or Alieve

clarityseeker · September 26, 2006

I meant to ask when I got my fill and I forgot to do so. Why is it that we cannot have these medicines?

librarygirl · September 26, 2006

At my follow-up, I asked if ibuprophen was off limits. (I have a bad knee injury that ibuprophen helps for pain). My doctor said ibuprophen was ok, so long as it is ground up first. I use Goody's (aspirin & acetominophin) which comes in those little powder packets. BC is another brand but read the ingredients. BC contains caffiene. Goody's does not.

giveyouthemoon · September 26, 2006

Ibuprofen, the main ingredient in those drugs, is VERY harmful to the stomach. My dr says that in a RNY patient, it will cause ulcers because it sits in the stomach as it breaks down. For a band patient, it sits in the pouch, usually near the stoma, and breaks down. This can cause erosion in the band, a VERY bad thing.

He said if I have to take it, liquid only and even then, he'd prefer I don't.

coleoptera · September 27, 2006

NSAIDS (non-steroidal anti-inflamatory drugs) like aspirin and ibuprofin (motrin, advil) are very hard on the stomach and could cause erosion, from the inside of the stomach where the band is located.