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I've read a bunch of conflicting stuff about this, and I have no knowledge on the topic to make up my own mind. What's the deal?
Does ibuprofen really slow down your healing, or not?
- Thread starter Lord of the Large Pants
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It thins your blood, causing it to not clot as easily. It's also an anti-inflammatory medicine, inflammation ostensibly taking the role of promoting healing to damaged areas among other things.
So yes, it will technically slow your healing from an open wound, however, if it's already clotted closed and not weeping, you're not doing much to it. If you mean beyond that, then I don't know what you'd specifically be worried about. Just know that in order for your body to do basically anything at all, it needs bloodflow. Fucking with it medicinally may be helpful in some cases, like headaches or aches, but not recommended for sores, wounds, and other types of bleeding.
So yes, it will technically slow your healing from an open wound, however, if it's already clotted closed and not weeping, you're not doing much to it. If you mean beyond that, then I don't know what you'd specifically be worried about. Just know that in order for your body to do basically anything at all, it needs bloodflow. Fucking with it medicinally may be helpful in some cases, like headaches or aches, but not recommended for sores, wounds, and other types of bleeding.
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If you take it regularly, and take large amounts of it regularly, like say four or five pills a day continuously, yes it will definitely slow down your healing. Small cuts and scrapes etc will visibly take a day or two (perhaps even longer) to heal up.
The thing with a lot of NSAIDs is they don't thin your blood outright so much as they slow down your platelet production altogether. Thus taking NSAIDs on a constant basis is basically suppressing your body's natural rate of platelet production. Which isn't necessarily fatal, a lot of older people end up on hardcore blood-thinners as they age so sometimes its beneficial. Platelets are used for more than just raw blood clotting though, they do assist in the overall healing process to some extent.
Taking a few NSAIDs every so often should not be a big deal. Though, if you start taking them, even regularly, and notice that you bleed for a really long period of time from small wounds or bruise very easily, or feel faint, you might have a pre-existing anemia or blood pressure disorder. NSAIDs obviously make those worse and shouldn't be taken regularly if you have one.
The thing with a lot of NSAIDs is they don't thin your blood outright so much as they slow down your platelet production altogether. Thus taking NSAIDs on a constant basis is basically suppressing your body's natural rate of platelet production. Which isn't necessarily fatal, a lot of older people end up on hardcore blood-thinners as they age so sometimes its beneficial. Platelets are used for more than just raw blood clotting though, they do assist in the overall healing process to some extent.
Taking a few NSAIDs every so often should not be a big deal. Though, if you start taking them, even regularly, and notice that you bleed for a really long period of time from small wounds or bruise very easily, or feel faint, you might have a pre-existing anemia or blood pressure disorder. NSAIDs obviously make those worse and shouldn't be taken regularly if you have one.
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Alright, good stuff. I was mostly worried about it slowing down healing of sore and stiff muscles, which I have several of right now. I thought it was maybe one of those things where it makes them hurt less, but makes the underlying cause worse.
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I remember hearing something about ibuprofen causing some kind of heart issue so I switched to aspirin a while back. Not sure how accurate that was but aspirin has turned out to work much better for me than ibuprofen ever did.
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It depends on the issue.
If you ever get kidney stones and they try to prescribe opiods, tell them to fuck off and prescribe you anti-inflammatory. 600mg Ibuprofrofen does way more for helping pass a tiny rock through your tubes than do opiods.
Any other ailment where stopping the swelling is going to be the primary source of the continued injury it would be the same.
As for flesh & tissue wounds, it actually messes with your ability to clot.
If you ever get kidney stones and they try to prescribe opiods, tell them to fuck off and prescribe you anti-inflammatory. 600mg Ibuprofrofen does way more for helping pass a tiny rock through your tubes than do opiods.
Any other ailment where stopping the swelling is going to be the primary source of the continued injury it would be the same.
As for flesh & tissue wounds, it actually messes with your ability to clot.
