Originally posted by TheMort
Nephron = MD, so yes, super smart guy. ;) No but seriously, after reading his reply, I just had to check the profile to see if he was a doctor.
Originally posted by nephron
, but this is primarily in the elderly. Young folks shouldn't have any problem with it.
I take advil by the pound and I'm almost 48
Originally posted by taraker
I knew that;)
... Maybe I could get camelback to make a unit so that I could get a steady IV drip while riding... to heck with hydration!!! I need painkillers!!!!
Q: Is there any way to help a severe bruise heal faster?
(Robert H. Shmerling, M.D., is associate physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital and associate professor at Harvard Medical School. He has been a practicing primary-care physician and rheumatologist for 17 years at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is an active teacher in the Internal Medicine Residency Program, serving as the Robinson Firm Chief. He is also a teacher in the Rheumatology Fellowship Program.)
A:
A bruise appears when there is bleeding under the skin, usually following an injury. With trauma, small blood vessels are torn, allowing blood to leak into the layers of the skin just beneath the surface. The bleeding usually stops quickly because of specialized blood cells (platelets) that form a clot. Over a period of days to weeks, other blood cells (white cells) break down the blood within the bruise, leading it to change color over time and eventually fade away entirely.
In most cases, there is no reliable way to make a bruise resolve more quickly. Avoiding reinjury may prevent the bruise from enlarging, which could slow its resolution. If you are taking any medications that thin the blood (such as aspirin, ibuprofen or most any other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), you may have a larger bruise that develops with less of an injury. If you can safely stop these medications, bruising may be less troublesome and resolve more quickly. Other blood thinners (such as coumadin) or medications that lead to easy bruising (such as prednisone, a corticosteroid) should not be stopped without the approval of your health care provider.
If bruises develop without explanation or do not resolve over time, see your doctor.
Q: Could Motrin cause blood to thin and little cuts to bleed profusely?
Harold J. DeMonaco, M.S. is the director of Drug Therapy Management and the chair of the Human Research Committee at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He is author of over 20 publications in the pharmacy and medical literature and routinely reviews manuscript submissions for eight medical journals.
A:
Motrin contains a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) called ibuprofen. All of the traditional NSAIDs, including aspirin, naproxen (sold under the brand names Aleve and Naprosyn) and others have an effect on platelet function. All of the NSAIDs work by inhibiting a group of enzymes called cyclooxygenases (COX). The COX enzymes are involved in the production of a number of compounds that are involved in inflammation and injury.
Platelets are the first line of defense in out clotting system. When an injury occurs, platelets that normally float freely in our blood stream collect at the site and “clump.” This clumping of platelets is related, at least in part, to the presence of thromboxane, a COX-dependent compound. Motrin and the other NSAIDs inhibit the production of thromboxane, and as a result platelets do not clump normally. So, if you get a nick while shaving or a cut, it will bleed for longer than normal. All of the NSAIDs are “reversible” inhibitors of platelets, meaning that the effect wears off in several days if you stop taking them. Aspirin, however, is an irreversible inhibitor and the anti-platelet effect can last weeks.
While the NSAIDs can cause prolonged bleeding, profuse bleeding is unusual, even at high doses. The amount of bleeding you describe is not normal and a visit to a health professional is advised. You may have an underlying disorder that is interfering with normal platelet function.
Yeppers, aleve is a naproxen so it will also act as an anticoagulant, thinning your blood. I wouldn't worry about bleeding to death by taking it and riding motorcycles...I took several types of antiinflamatory drugs and pain killers like aleve when I played soccer...you just don't want to take large doses of it every day because they are hard on your liver...so eat and drink water. :) Don't know if that really helps though.Originally posted by Okiewan
Interesting stuff...
I found that Alieve (sp?) works best for me, I wonder if it has the same effect?
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