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Just a question I was told by my surgeon not to take advil or tylenol pill form only liquid.Does anyone out there take these in pill form?The liquid is sooo gross!!Any advice??Thanks!!:thumbup:

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Are you sure he said you could not take the pills? Or did he just give directions like "take liquid tylenol for pain"?

Mine recommended liquid but I CAN take the pills if they aren't an issue for me (which they aren't). You need, to be safe, to ask your surgeon what he wants to do; don't use anecdotal advice for something like this, unless you feel sure it was a suggestion and not a rule! :thumbup:

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Most doctors say NO Advil or ibuprofen at all....but yours may say differently (?). I do rarely take Advil for my back pain but I do mean rarely! Check with your doctor. If he says OK to Advil, my advice is to definitely take the liquid form and I'll tell you why. Ibuprofen (advil & motrin) are very, very hard on the lining of your stomach and are pills are coated so as to protect it. But if the pill got stuck in your stoma and dissolved there, that would be big trouble!! At one point early on I was desperate for some Advil but I didn't have any liquid....so (not knowing any better) I crushed up a pill and put it in some Water and swallowed. BIG FREAKING MISTAKE!!! It felt like battery acid going all the way down!!! When it hit my stomach I immediately vomited violently!!! I was in pain!! Boy, was that an eye-opener!!! I don't know how they produce the liquid Advil to avoid this, but they have....and that burning is not an issue at all. As for taste, I've found that liquid Motrin tastes best.

SO...that's why doctors will tell you to avoid Advil altogether. Even people with chronic inflammation have had to make do with something else because you certainly cannot take it on any regular basis....pill OR liquid.

Like I said, call your doctor and get clarified on what he suggests.

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My doctor said I can take pills as long as they are no bigger than an M&M. Tylenol is fine but they post-op instructions say to stay away from ibuprofin (I don't know why). I did need something the other night and had nothing on me but my friend had Advil so I took one and was fine.

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Liquid tylenol did nothing for me postop. My doctor recommended Advil or motrin liquid, but sparingly only when absolutely necessary. I actually discovered Motrin grape chewable tablets which I like better. Again, even now I rarely take it unless I have to Good luck

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Wow, I didn't know they had liquid motrin. I never really looked for it. I use Liquid Tylenol and drink it really fast like it is a tequilla shooter.

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