If I eat some bad sushi, the pain in my stomach is not caused by constricted blood vessels or an excess of COX enzyme. But if I take a Tylenol, a COX inhibitor,

If I eat some bad sushi, the pain in my stomach is not caused by constricted blood vessels or an excess of COX enzyme. But if I take a Tylenol, a COX inhibitor, I feel better. Then a few hours later I'm "cured" in that I no longer have stomach pain, headache or fever. Did the Tylenol cure what was ailing me? Not at all. What it did is made me feel more comfortable while the root malady was being taken care of. If the pain persisted after one or two doses of Tylenol then I'd suspect something more serious than indigestion were at fault and I'd start looking for a reason. What I wouldn't do, and what I hope a doctor would be responsible enough not to do, is to keep taking Tylenol or a more serious pain medication to cover up the pain without considering the actual cause.