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No, the best we can do is not take any pain relievers and suffer through the pain.
by gremloni 5y ago
No, the best we can do is not take any pain relievers and suffer through the pain.
- 88840-8855 5y agoProbably just not take anything that can alter body functions in a significant manner.
- Angostura 5y ago9 months without any medication
- gremloni 5y agoYes, it’s quite reasonable considering the end result.
- KingMachiavelli 5y agoReally? At what size of an effect of increased risk of ADHD, obesity, etc. do we say that a non-tangible amount of pain should be endured? IMO the biggest benefit of studies like this is to discourage pointless use of OTC painkillers. These painkillers are pretty weak anyway so if you old have mild discomfort or find that your pain isn't responding to the drug this is yet another reason to not just 'pop an asprin' (or ibuprofen, Tylenol, etc.) at the slightest bit of discomfort or even taking it regularly without good reason. I have seen even young people just get in the habit of taking ibuprofen, Benadryl, etc. multiple times a week or even daily which just seems excessive. On the other hand, we are reaching the point where everything is a compromise. If you are pregnant AND working I am going to take a gamble and guess that OTC pain meds are pretty much par for the course.
- makeitdouble 5y agoThis attitude of "don't do anything unsafe" often has adverse effects on physical health ("what if too much exercice affected the baby ?") and overall mental health. Depression leading to miscarriage is also a possible outcome.
- SamoyedFurFluff 5y agoHonestly this can all be traced back to the fact that women and pregnancy is understudied in medicine. We wouldn’t be forcing people to go 9 months with a significantly reduced quality of life if studying female reproductive health was more prioritized.
- gremloni 5y agoI completely disagree. Pregnancy, child rearing and care have been extensively studied. At a certain point, the fledgling life within takes precedence over discomfort of the mother.
- kevinventullo 5y agoWhen you say “we”, I assume that means you’re a woman who has given birth without painkillers?
- kukx 5y agoOr a child of such woman? Or... The society as a whole has an interest in keeping itself healthy. We should look for the solution together.
- SiempreViernes 5y agoI think they were remarking that saying "we should suffer trough the pain" is very cheap to do if you're not a woman who knows the pain herself.
- kukx 5y agoI do not think it is about the form. I believe it is about whether we can make others sacrifice for the common good. And this discussion involves us all.
- true_religion 5y agoSure, but it’s also very damning to discussion. What if you are 45. As a woman, you’ve already had all the kids that you are likely to have. If you already used painkillers in the 2000s, you are now forever “unqualified” to speak despite your regrets. And on the other end, people who haven’t given birth yet are disqualified for speaking about thing they might actually do. How can one make up their mind, and drum up community support without talking about the issue?
- gremloni 5y agoMy wife did. She stuck it out through a pretty painful episiotomy as well.
- helge9210 5y agoPain by itself is not a problem. Fever might be. Especially during pregnancy.
- dtjb 5y agoPain, especially chronic pain, can lead to stress which has a litany of effects on your body. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5546756/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5546756/
- helge9210 5y agoTrue. But Painkillers are only for treating acute pain. Chronic pain is fixed by treating underlaying cause (unless you don't have access to health services).
- rscho 5y agoTotally wrong. --a random MD
- kayodelycaon 5y agoThat assumes the underlaying cause is known… and fixable.
- gremloni 5y agoThis is a great argument for why women should not work for a year or more after pregnancy.
- foepys 5y agoThis is something everybody should read who only knows the pain killer obsessed US healthcare system: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/27/opinion/sunday/surgery-germany-vicodin.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/27/opinion/sunday/surgery-ge...