I am not suppose to take Advil anymore. I took it for so many years it damaged my stomach. One pill now and I am bent over in pain. My doctor said take Prilosic then I could take it. Well we now know I am allergic to Prilosic. I will be having surgery soon becuase my periods are so bad. Long story. Is there anything else that can help with severe cramps? As of now I spend four days a month in bed. Most prescription bother me too. I have tylenol 3 but last time that made me sick. It feels hopeless. Any help would be great.
2007-04-20 16:25:03 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
Tylenol
2007-04-20 16:27:34 · answer #1 · answered by tray.199411 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look, ignore some of these answers. If you had an ulcer (stomach pain) from Advil it's the same medicine as motrin and naproxin. Unfortunately, the kind of NSAIDs that didn't cause ulcers were taken off the market b/c of heart problems. You can take plan tylenol. If tylenol 3 makes you sick, try to take it on a full stomach (lots of carbs). You may be a candidate for hormonal therapy to help regulate your cycles and to help w/ the cramping.
2007-04-21 00:16:18 · answer #2 · answered by random 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For now, I would agree with everyone else until your surgery is over. Use the heating pad, Tylenol and I have tried hot tea before and it has helped. After surgery, talk to your Doctor about taking Nexium (comes in prescription) so you might be able to take Advil again.
Anyway, Good Luck on your surgery. I hope you will feel better soon.
2007-04-20 23:41:40 · answer #3 · answered by ImissNC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Motrin then take a nice hot bath, afterwards relax with a heating bad on your stomach and if your feeling up to it do some gentle exercise. The heat will help relax your muscles and ease the pain a little as will the exercise. Good luck with your surgery
2007-04-20 23:30:12 · answer #4 · answered by toronto_leafs 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stomach ulcers are a bacterial infection in most cases so get a culture from your mouth done for that and the person you kiss the bacteria is spread around through exchange of salive in a drink can or a kiss or eatingthe same things off a plate or shareing popcorn so have everyone screened for the bacteria a good anti biotic could save you a stomach cancer from the untreated ulcers do a search on webmd.com fo more info
2007-04-20 23:32:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, medication wise, I am clueless....BUT I do know that a heating pad and tall glass of milk will go quite some way with cramps.....also as someone who struggles with taking painkillers (make me nauseous), I have learned that you have to eat a meal before taking them...don't know if you've tried that yet.....good luck, and hope everything turns out OK
2007-04-20 23:32:39 · answer #6 · answered by MNBound 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i know how you feel. Advil is like the only thing that works and I still have to take 20 a day. I was told to take Aleve, can you take that?
2007-04-20 23:49:04 · answer #7 · answered by Peggy Pirate 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might want to try another stomach medication other than Prilosic to reduce acid production.
Histamine H2 acid reducers (such as Tagamet, Zantac, Pepcid, and Axid) reduce the amount of acid produced by the stomach.
Proton pump inhibitors (such as Prilosec, Prevacid, Aciphex, Protonix, and Nexium) also reduce the amount of acid produced by the stomach (and are more potent than histamine H2 acid reducers).
Antacids neutralize stomach acid.
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Read this.
http://health.yahoo.com/topic/stomachcancer/medications/article/healthwise/hw218054
2007-04-20 23:42:56 · answer #8 · answered by Pam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about Alleve? I believe it is a different chemical than either Tylenol or Advil. You may want to check their site to be sure.
2007-04-20 23:28:58 · answer #9 · answered by lyllyan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
See another doctor...get another opinion and/or Rx. Something doesn't sound right. Naproxen can also irritate your stomach
2007-04-20 23:32:28 · answer #10 · answered by Nick Name 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋