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You wanted to be told what, exactly? That an anti-inflammatory reduces inflammation?

rvnx 4y ago
Isn't a bit of inflammation and fever actually healthy ? By cancelling them I would have guessed that you partially disable the immune reaction ?
- dontlaugh 4y ago
  Rarely, if ever.
  - roywiggins 4y ago
    There's at least some hints that short term inflammation might be good, and not something you always want to suppress with ibuprofen etc. https://www.sciencealert.com/intriguing-study-suggests-inflammation-might-protect-against-not-cause-chronic-back-pain https://www.sciencealert.com/intriguing-study-suggests-infla...
- HPsquared 4y ago
  I wonder about this, and for antihistamines as well.
  - smileysteve 4y ago
    This is a well documented warning of antihistamines; if you have an infection you should not use them. And you should definitely not continue use after 3 days with no improvementn in symptoms. You also should avoid using steroids when you have an infection (many antihistamines are steroids) (unless you're fighting the immune response). The risks increase more with fungal infections than bacterial or viral. (So much that it was a popular trope in House MD that if it was fungal or the infection was causing sepsis then the steroids would kill the patientl https://www.healthline.com/health-news/overuse-of-steroid-medications-can-increase-risk-of-certain-infections https://www.healthline.com/health-news/overuse-of-steroid-me...
- bena 4y ago
  From what I understand, inflammation is a side effect of the process.
- majkinetor 4y ago
  Fever yes. You shouldnt generally cancel it (except it goes over 40.5). If you do, disease lasts longer and there is also evidence it helps with cance.
mauvehaus 4y ago
I mean, maybe it's just me, but I always figured a sore throat was more like an itchy skin rash than a stiff swollen knee. I'd only take ibuprofen for the swollen knee. IANAD, if that's not obvious by now: https://xkcd.com/2647/ https://xkcd.com/2647/

rvnx 4y ago

Isn't a bit of inflammation and fever actually healthy ? By cancelling them I would have guessed that you partially disable the immune reaction ?

dontlaugh 4y ago
Rarely, if ever.
- roywiggins 4y ago
  There's at least some hints that short term inflammation might be good, and not something you always want to suppress with ibuprofen etc. https://www.sciencealert.com/intriguing-study-suggests-inflammation-might-protect-against-not-cause-chronic-back-pain https://www.sciencealert.com/intriguing-study-suggests-infla...
HPsquared 4y ago
I wonder about this, and for antihistamines as well.
- smileysteve 4y ago
  This is a well documented warning of antihistamines; if you have an infection you should not use them. And you should definitely not continue use after 3 days with no improvementn in symptoms. You also should avoid using steroids when you have an infection (many antihistamines are steroids) (unless you're fighting the immune response). The risks increase more with fungal infections than bacterial or viral. (So much that it was a popular trope in House MD that if it was fungal or the infection was causing sepsis then the steroids would kill the patientl https://www.healthline.com/health-news/overuse-of-steroid-medications-can-increase-risk-of-certain-infections https://www.healthline.com/health-news/overuse-of-steroid-me...
bena 4y ago
From what I understand, inflammation is a side effect of the process.
majkinetor 4y ago
Fever yes. You shouldnt generally cancel it (except it goes over 40.5). If you do, disease lasts longer and there is also evidence it helps with cance.

mauvehaus 4y ago

I mean, maybe it's just me, but I always figured a sore throat was more like an itchy skin rash than a stiff swollen knee. I'd only take ibuprofen for the swollen knee. IANAD, if that's not obvious by now: https://xkcd.com/2647/ https://xkcd.com/2647/