Hi Everyone,

While searching I found this woman's website...I think it's exceptional for information..especially for us newbies....you might already know about it....but here it is anyway...

http://www.kimswlsjourney.com/4436.html

BTW, I was trying to find out if there were medications we can't take like Aleve, I thought I read that somewhere....does anyone know?

Deb...

Hiya! I am not banded yet...my date is coming up..May 5th!!! My doctor told me to stay away from anything that isn't Tylenol....He said that other pain relievers like Aleve-Advil could cause the band to errod and burrow into our stomach walls. I don't know how much it would take to cause a reaction like that, but one pill is too much in my opinion! Im sure other patients have been given different directions, but for me...IM BUYING STOCK IN TYLENOL!

Hope this is helpful!

We shouldn't take Aleve, Ibuprofen, Motrin, Aspirin or any other of the NSAIDs. Junior chewable Tylenol or Tylenol liquid would be the best alternatives I think.

That settles it then...I knew I had read something somewhere...as much surfing as I do it gets jumbled....

Thanks for the confirmation...I really hate losing the Aleve...it did such a good job.....

I posted a long list here somewhere, I'll try to find it and bump it for you.

DRUGS THAT CAN DAMAGE THE POUCH:

Advil

Aleve

Amigesic

Anacin

Anaprox

Ansald

Anthra-G

Arthropan

Ascriptin

Aspirin

Asproject

Azolid

Bextra

Bufferin

Butazolidin

Celebrex

Clinorial

Darvon compounds

Disalcid

Dolobid

Erythromycin

Equagesic

Feldene

Fiorinal

Ibuprofen

Indocin

Ketoprofen

Lodine

Meclomen

Midol

Motrin

Nalfon

Naprosyn

Nayer

Orudis

Oruval

Pamprin-IB

Percodan

Ponstel

Rexolate

Tandearil

Tetracycline

Tolecin

Uracel

Vioxx

Voltaren

ALL "NSAIDS" (*see below for the Cox 2 Inhibitors)

DRUGS THAT ARE CONSIDERED SAFE:

Benadryl

Tylenol

Dimetapp

Robitussin

Safetussin

Sudafed

Triaminics (All)

Tylenol (cold products)

Tylenol Ex Strength

Gas-X

Phazyme

Imodium Ad

Colace

Dulcolax-Suppositories

Fleet Enema

Glycerin-Suppositories

Milk of Magnesia

Peri-Colace

* copied with permission:

Bextra is the newest, next generation of NSAIDS. It is simply an

anti-inflammatory with no compound to aid in the protection of our GI

systems.

Hope this helps you! This is just a list that has been put together, and if your doctor tells you to take something that is on this list, please follow your Doctors orders!

DRUGS THAT CAN DAMAGE THE POUCH: Advil Aleve Amigesic Anacin Anaprox Ansald Anthra-G Arthropan Ascriptin Aspirin Asproject Azolid Bextra Bufferin Butazolidin Celebrex Clinorial Darvon compounds Disalcid Dolobid Erythromycin Equagesic Feldene Fiorinal Ibuprofen Indocin Ketoprofen Lodine Meclomen Midol Motrin Nalfon Naprosyn Nayer Orudis Oruval Pamprin-IB Percodan Ponstel Rexolate Tandearil Tetracycline Tolecin Uracel Vioxx Voltaren ALL "NSAIDS" (*see below for the Cox 2 Inhibitors) DRUGS THAT ARE CONSIDERED SAFE: Benadryl Tylenol Dimetapp Robitussin Safetussin Sudafed Triaminics (All) Tylenol (cold products) Tylenol Ex Strength Gas-X Phazyme Imodium Ad Colace Dulcolax-Suppositories Fleet Enema Glycerin-Suppositories Milk of Magnesia Peri-Colace * copied with permission: Bextra is the newest, next generation of NSAIDS. It is simply an anti-inflammatory with no compound to aid in the protection of our GI systems. Hope this helps you! This is just a list that has been put together, and if your doctor tells you to take something that is on this list, please follow your Doctors orders!

You need to talk with your doctor about Nsaids...they aren't good for your bands/pouches. So know I am taking tylenol when needed.

Edited April 9, 201412 yr by Mikee57