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Basically, paracetamol turns out to be mildly contraceptive, by meddling with cell division cycle. I wonder if it might also slow healing of wounds, or whereve
by nine_k 1y ago
Basically, paracetamol turns out to be mildly contraceptive, by meddling with cell division cycle.
I wonder if it might also slow healing of wounds, or wherever else intense cell division happens.
- artvandelai 1y agoNSAIDs reduce inflammation. Since inflammation is part of healing, they can slow recovery, but they’re useful when inflammation itself is a problem.
- e40 1y agoparacetamol is not an NSAID.
- privacyking 1y agoTrue but one of the proposed mechanisms of action is on the same pathway as NSAIDs
- OldfieldFund 1y agoYou are right COX-1/2 difference
- artvandelai 1y agoYes, but since the parent was talking about drugs with similar effects slowing healing, I thought it was appropriate to mention.
- oh_my_goodness 1y agoI think rapid cell division might occur during embryo development. Not a biologist. Just a guess.
- 10-1-100 1y agoThe authors touch on potential wider implications in the abstract: > These results suggest that APAP should be used with caution by women attempting to conceive. Given that cell division is fundamental to all development, further investigation is now warranted to substantiate these findings and to elucidate possible implications for other developmental processes, such as gonadal and brain differentiation.
- bitwize 1y agoThe vaccine-autism smoking gun that Andrew Wakefield and RFK Jr. heroically tried to find has, so far, failed to turn up. But there was a study recently that showed that autism is correlated with the mother taking acetaminophen during pregnancy.
- SoftTalker 1y agoThe general advice is to not take any medication during pregnancy without a physician’s advice. This includes all over the counter medicines.
- adaml_623 1y agoProvide a reference please. Which country is that from?
- SoftTalker 1y agoUSA, what my wife’s OB told her. 20 years ago.
- sarchertech 1y agoThe OB will give you a list of what you can and can’t take. Tylenol is the only pain reliever you can take.
- SoftTalker 1y agoI’d say that qualifies as physician advice.
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- adaml_623 1y agoOh I was hoping for a written down reference from an organisation responsible for giving medical advice rather than an single doctor.
- odyssey7 1y agoUnsure if this is related, but I’ve heard that taking painkillers for delayed onset muscle soreness will reduce muscle gains.
- 15155 1y agoAnti-inflammatories - not all painkillers.
- rkomorn 1y agoSo, literally "no pain, no gain" ?
- cenamus 1y agoSame goes for icebaths, they reduce inflammation, which is the whole point of working out.
- wiml 1y agoDoes the opposite hold true as well? If I taunt a wasp nest after hitting the gym will I discover the fast route to mad gains?
- rkomorn 1y agoYou'll certainly get swole.
- vanderZwan 1y agoWhat about ginger? Because that apparently only downregulates COX-2 without affection COX-1 (most inflammation-reducing drugs affect both)
- antonkochubey 1y agoEtoricoxib does just that and is widely available at least in the EU
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