For example, if I have a headache I take a paracetamol. It get's rid of the pain. But then if I have period pains I take paracetamol again and it gets rid of the pain there. So how does it know where to go?
2007-03-19 01:30:22 · 16 answers · asked by PeachyPies 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
What about ibaprofean (sp). I had a swollen foot and it made it go down and then another day I had a swollen wrist and that went down. How does that work? or is it the same?
2007-03-19 01:40:06 · update #1
Because it's working all over your body and you only feel it in the areas it's blocking pain.
Some pain relievers work in the brain like opioid prescription drugs. They block the nerve sensation from reaching your brain, so although nothing has changed, your brain just doesn't recognize the pain.
Some other pain drugs (NSAIDs like ibuprofen, aspirin and others like tylenol and Celebrex) work at the area that hurts, reducing pain and inflammation, causing the pain and discomfort. The areas that hurt or are inflamed release a variety of chemicals like histamine that increase blood flow and immune reactions. These drugs actually stop injured/inflamed cells from producing these chemicals and block receptors from picking them up.
So basically, the medicine travels all over your body, but only works where ever it's needed! :)
2007-03-19 01:36:45 · answer #1 · answered by sapphirafire 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Tablets just block the pain, they dont actually get rid of the pain. But by the time the tablets wear off hopefully the pain will have gone away.
2007-03-23 00:28:11 · answer #2 · answered by andri_uk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It goes straight to the brain where the body receives pain signals. The analgesic in the paracetamols works on this area of the brain. If you have a toothache, the reason for the pain is still there it's just that your brain has a dampening field around the receptor involved so you don't feel it.
2007-03-19 01:41:10 · answer #3 · answered by elflaeda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ha ha that is funny.
All pain comes from the brain. The area which is damaged sends signals to your brain saying it is damaged and the brain then sends signals back to the area that is damaged which is a way of letting you know that the area is under threat and needs attention.
That is why when you stub your toe it takes a couple of seconds for you to feel the pain and you get that awful delay when you know the pain is going to come - It takes a few seconds for the signals to be sent back to the brain and then back down to your toe.
Painkillers all work in the pain "epicentre" of the brain, and basically block these pain signals which are sent out.
Hope this clears things up for you.
2007-03-19 01:39:04 · answer #4 · answered by abluebobcat 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-03-16 22:53:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't know where the pain is.
Pain receptors are located in your brain. What the medicine does is dull your brains' ability to feel that pain.
You are actually still in pain, but your brain can't feel it any more.
2007-03-19 01:34:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it doesnt actually go directly to the site, it works by blocking the pain receptors in your brain so that you think you are no longer in pain
2007-03-19 01:34:01 · answer #7 · answered by aims48 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is because the pain is in the brain. When the drugs disable the pain receptors in the brain, the brain ache,tummy ache, foot ache magically disappears.
Morphine is a good drug.
2007-03-19 01:40:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pain medications are all directed as specific sensors in your brain. They generally numb the entire brain though which lessens the pain but then are re-directed to the specific area to cause a local anestetic affect.
2007-03-19 02:33:40 · answer #9 · answered by Sierah 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are really intelligent. No only joking paracetamol simply numbs the receptor in the brain and reduces inflammation. It still hurts you just dont feel it.
2007-03-19 01:35:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋