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Why are doctors telling women that it's okay to take Tylenol during pregnancy in the first place? Everything they put in their bodies can have an effect on the

by _mlbt 1y ago

Why are doctors telling women that it's okay to take Tylenol during pregnancy in the first place? Everything they put in their bodies can have an effect on the baby so medication for pregnant mothers should be severely limited. Why haven't we learned from the Thalidomide scandal? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalidomide_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalidomide_scandal Tylenol only helps for minor aches and pains that frankly, pregnant mothers should just deal with for the good of their unborn child. The risk is not worth it. RFK Jr. isn't right on everything, but he's not wrong on everything either and it's refreshing seeing someone head HHS that isn't in big pharma's pocket for a change.

hshdhdhj4444 1y ago
Yeah, it’s refreshing seeing someone not in Big Pharma’s pocket. Much better that he be in Big Wellness’s pocket which is an order of magnitude bigger, unregulated, and doesn’t need to provide evidence for their claims.
- _mlbt 1y ago
  Is he in Big Wellness's pocket? I hadn't heard anything about that. Who's paying him off? He's a Kennedy with a net worth of about $15 million so he doesn't exactly need the money. He strikes me as an authentic true believer in his cause, but he could just be a really convincing con man, so I'd love to learn more about this. Please link to some credible sources showing that he's being paid off by someone.
  - exe34 1y ago
    > doesn't exactly need the money. has this ever stopped anybody?
  - Workaccount2 1y ago
    He literally just repeats whatever trends the crunchy moms on tiktok are latching onto. He's definitely not getting paid, but he's certainly carrying the banner and basking in the praise...
  - hshdhdhj4444 1y ago
    Here’s a NYPost link, hardly a liberal rag (being owned by Rupert Murdoch). https://nypost.com/2025/01/30/us-news/rfk-jr-in-cash-grab-to-market-maha-vitamins-crypto-t-shirts/ https://nypost.com/2025/01/30/us-news/rfk-jr-in-cash-grab-to...
add-sub-mul-div 1y ago
> Why are doctors telling women that it's okay to take Tylenol during pregnancy in the first place? Untreated symptoms are also bad for the baby, and other OTC painkillers are worse than acetaminophen. You have to become informed and choose the least bad option for your situation (trimester, medical history, etc) rather than let a demagogue point your outrage at a random imperfect solution.
- BJones12 1y ago
  > Untreated symptoms are also bad for the baby [Citation Needed]
lyu07282 1y ago
See what you have done democrats? The reason these lunatics are everywhere including HN is solely because liberals didn't pass universal health care. If the choice is between the big pharma corporate puppetshow or the batshit insane fascist freakshow, eventually people go with the crazies.
viraptor 1y ago
> Why are doctors telling women that it's okay to take Tylenol during pregnancy in the first place? Because there's no clear evidence to the contrary. Research and published papers would be more convincing here than an accusation. > pregnant mothers should just deal with for the good of their unborn child There's a number of things they should be restricted from for the good of the child of course, as men request. Blessed be the fruit. /s
Workaccount2 1y ago
"Not in big pharmas pocket" = "Baselessly refute expert opinion"
saubeidl 1y ago
This is just another far-right ideological attempt at restricting women's bodily autonomy - this time the angle just happens to be nonscientific fearmongering about medicines.
8note 1y ago
> pregnant mothers should just deal with for the good of their unborn child Who's to say that the mother experiencing a ton of pain doesnt also affect the fetus? where's your proof that its safe to leave a prefnant woman in pain?

by _mlbt 1y ago

hshdhdhj4444 1y ago

Yeah, it’s refreshing seeing someone not in Big Pharma’s pocket. Much better that he be in Big Wellness’s pocket which is an order of magnitude bigger, unregulated, and doesn’t need to provide evidence for their claims.

_mlbt 1y ago
Is he in Big Wellness's pocket? I hadn't heard anything about that. Who's paying him off? He's a Kennedy with a net worth of about $15 million so he doesn't exactly need the money. He strikes me as an authentic true believer in his cause, but he could just be a really convincing con man, so I'd love to learn more about this. Please link to some credible sources showing that he's being paid off by someone.
- exe34 1y ago
  > doesn't exactly need the money. has this ever stopped anybody?
- Workaccount2 1y ago
  He literally just repeats whatever trends the crunchy moms on tiktok are latching onto. He's definitely not getting paid, but he's certainly carrying the banner and basking in the praise...
- hshdhdhj4444 1y ago
  Here’s a NYPost link, hardly a liberal rag (being owned by Rupert Murdoch). https://nypost.com/2025/01/30/us-news/rfk-jr-in-cash-grab-to-market-maha-vitamins-crypto-t-shirts/ https://nypost.com/2025/01/30/us-news/rfk-jr-in-cash-grab-to...

add-sub-mul-div 1y ago

> Why are doctors telling women that it's okay to take Tylenol during pregnancy in the first place? Untreated symptoms are also bad for the baby, and other OTC painkillers are worse than acetaminophen. You have to become informed and choose the least bad option for your situation (trimester, medical history, etc) rather than let a demagogue point your outrage at a random imperfect solution.

BJones12 1y ago
> Untreated symptoms are also bad for the baby [Citation Needed]

lyu07282 1y ago

See what you have done democrats? The reason these lunatics are everywhere including HN is solely because liberals didn't pass universal health care. If the choice is between the big pharma corporate puppetshow or the batshit insane fascist freakshow, eventually people go with the crazies.

viraptor 1y ago

> Why are doctors telling women that it's okay to take Tylenol during pregnancy in the first place? Because there's no clear evidence to the contrary. Research and published papers would be more convincing here than an accusation. > pregnant mothers should just deal with for the good of their unborn child There's a number of things they should be restricted from for the good of the child of course, as men request. Blessed be the fruit. /s

Workaccount2 1y ago

"Not in big pharmas pocket" = "Baselessly refute expert opinion"

saubeidl 1y ago

This is just another far-right ideological attempt at restricting women's bodily autonomy - this time the angle just happens to be nonscientific fearmongering about medicines.

8note 1y ago

> pregnant mothers should just deal with for the good of their unborn child Who's to say that the mother experiencing a ton of pain doesnt also affect the fetus? where's your proof that its safe to leave a prefnant woman in pain?