Most of the side-effects the article warns about are because of aspirin's blood-thinning effects and the possibility of causing gastrointestinal bleeding. Ibupr

Most of the side-effects the article warns about are because of aspirin's blood-thinning effects and the possibility of causing gastrointestinal bleeding. Ibuprofen isn't a blood thinner, and the chances that it'll cause GI bleeding are much less than with aspirin. The doctors you talked to definitely knew this stuff.