Aug 23, 2019

Announcer: "Health Hacks" with Dr. Troy Madsen on The Scope.

Dr. Madsen: Today's health hack is avoiding the side effects from Ibuprofen while however getting the maximum event from the medication. So, if you've always taken Ibuprofen, you've probably heard have 600 milligrams or 3 of the regular forcefulness over-the-counter Ibuprofen, have information technology every 4 to half dozen hours. Well, you're probably taking likewise much Ibuprofen and you're not doing it to actually provide a lot of benefit for your pain.

So studies that had been washed, there have been studies in patients who are postoperative, also patients with dental pain, and they looked at 400 milligrams of Ibuprofen versus 600 milligrams, so just two of the regular strength tablets. They found that that 400 milligrams had the exact same effect on pain as the 600 milligram. And even then, they establish that that 400 milligrams iii times a day was the max effect. Y'all're talking just every 8 hours.

If y'all're someone who you're saying, "Wow, I hurt. I'm going to accept 600 milligrams of Ibuprofen every iv to half dozen hours," so you lot're taking that dose maybe 4 or 5 times a solar day. Yous're non getting a lot of benefit from that additional Ibuprofen. And the big thing you set up yourself up for is breadbasket irritation. It can lead to ulcers. Information technology can lead to bleeding sometimes. Yous could avoid information technology and just take 400 milligrams 3 times a solar day. That's the maximum effect for pain. Less is more especially when information technology comes to Ibuprofen.

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