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Originally Posted by MrHunters
i dont think that is necissarily true. take something like bursitis or a rotator cuff injury that causes swelling. you need something like aleve or stronger to reduce the swelling in order for the injury to heal. a benifit is pain relief but it definelty helps reduce the swelling which is causing the pain.
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It's partially true.
They are all marketed as pain relievers with the added benefit of being anti-inflammatory. In very very small print.
A good majority of common OTC drugs are only designed to treat the symptoms. NOT the cause.
(Say you get a cold. Decongestant, cough suppressant, pain reliever. None of which actually do anything to kill whatever is causing the cold. Just treating the symptoms as it runs it's course.)
And Raven does have a very good point.
I got pretty much the same advice from the family.
A pharmacist and two R.N.'s(Dad, Ma & the evil younger sibling.)
I have one (1) bottle of aspirin in the house, nothing else, on their advice.
As far as a pet goes...whatever it takes.
That's a part of the family too. At least my family.
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