Hi I'm taking these tablets for my (very) heavily sprained ankle and I was delirious with pain when the doctor at the hospital was telling me about them so I cant fully remember. She told me to make sure I dont take them on an empty stomach because of the strength of them and something else..... cant think.
But I've been taking them for 48 hours now, and my tummy muscles feel like I've done 6000 sit-ups. Could this be from the tablets?
2007-07-02 21:51:22 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Am also on Co-codamol for the pain
2007-07-02 21:51:41 · update #1
No they are not dissolvable ones, they are to be taken whole, orally with water.
2007-07-02 22:06:26 · update #2
If that medicine is similar to one that I took a number of years ago, yes, there's a chance that it could tear up the stomach because of how strong an anti-inflammatory medication it is. I took a medicine called Voltaren for my arthritis in 1992 and had a medication induced seizure. Yes, it's possible the side effect is because of the medication.
I would recommend getting in touch with your dr and pharmacist as well to see what they say and think.
2007-07-02 22:01:34 · answer #1 · answered by sokokl 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Voltarol 50mg are non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs(NSAIDs).They should be taken one 3 times per day with or after food.They can irritate the stomach lining and in some cases cause bleeding especially if taken on an empty stomach.
2007-07-02 22:06:26 · answer #2 · answered by rab333 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
those are very strong, you do need to take them with food, but they usually disolve in the bowel. so I dont think it is them, could you have strained tour tummy when you did your ankle. it sounds like it to me. get a hot water bottle and have some hot drinks. take the tablets with food avoid alcohol.
2007-07-02 22:05:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Please tell me you checked whether they were the dissolving ones....?
2007-07-02 21:58:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋