I have seen some old posts on here from 2010, regarding this issue. What is everyones experience? I am going to my doc tomorrow for a fill and I will ask him too, but I am wondering what everyone else has heard. I am taking painkillers still for lockjaw and I only will take percocet now, b/c I remember a post here saying ibuprofen was a no go.

Any help?

Stephanie

I have taken Ibuprofen quite a bit since I got banded and I havent had any problems..... I would like to know also what they say about it.

Some docs want you to steer clear of NSAIDs because they can lead to ulcers and stomach erosion, therefore band erosion via the stomach.

I've taken Ibuprofen almost daily for 8 months since surgery with no problems. My surgeon is well aware of it, too. His logic is, I never had issues with Ibuprofen before surgery so there's no reason I should suddenly start having them now.

my surgon recomends taking a tums before taking any advil/nasids. Because the advil can damage the lining of the stomach.pouch.

Thank you!!

Tums are a life saver! My doctor told me to really avoid pills because I have to chew the pills in order for them to pass through the band and some pills are meant to be slowly released. When you chew it up it can mess up the stomach. In some cases causing stomach cancer. I take liquid pain meds. (kids stuff). P.S. Aleve burns soooooooo bad!!! Never chew those

I was told I can take it but am supposed to take prilosec directly after....idk I steer clear of it unless I am having lots of back pain...I don't take the prilosec after though...I rarely take it anymore...they told me it leads to ulcers faster in band patients

I was taking meloxicam for years for arthritis...and now am allowed half the dose every other day (prescribed by my PCP, surgeon does not know). Without some form of NASID, ti would be near impossible to move around. When I had my pancreatitis attack, I was allowed to have an Advil Liquigel every 6 hours as needed.

NASIDS are known stomach irritants, and as such can cause ulcers. I've taken Prevacid for years, and never had any issues with the NASIDS until I got my band...the Advil gives me horrible reflux, even with taking Prevacid daily.

I'm still undecided which is worse...constipation from opiate based pain meds, or the reflux from ibuprofen...