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There are certain people who should not take Ibuprofen<\/p>\nIbuprofen is a popular painkiller that can be used to relieve a variety of symptoms, but there are certain groups of people who should avoid taking it – including those born after a certain dateThere are certain people who should not take Ibuprofen<\/p>\n
If you’re feeling under the weather<\/a>, it’s likely that you’ve reached for ibuprofen at some point. While this medicine <\/a>is generally safe for most adults and teenagers aged 17 and over, there are certain groups who may not be suitable candidates.<\/p>\n Ibuprofen is available in various forms including tablets, capsules, liquid and granules. The NHS <\/a>provides guidance on its website about who should avoid ibuprofen and highlights potential side effects, some of which may not be widely known.<\/p>\n For example, the NHS advises against taking ibuprofen orally or applying it to your skin if you’ve previously had an allergic reaction or symptoms such as wheezing, a runny nose or a skin reaction after using aspirin, ibuprofen or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like naproxen.<\/p>\n The guidance also recommends pregnant women to steer clear of this medication. Additionally, individuals of a certain age, or those born after a specific date, might be unaware that using ibuprofen increases their risk of stomach ulcers.<\/p>\n According to NHS guidance: “If you’re over 65, ibuprofen can make you more likely to get stomach ulcers. Your doctor will prescribe you a medicine to protect your stomach if you’re taking ibuprofen for a long-term condition.”, reports the Mirror<\/a>.<\/p>\n Anyone wanting to confirm whether ibuprofen is appropriate for them should inform their GP if they:<\/p>\n have ever experienced stomach bleeding or a perforation in your stomach due to an NSAIDhave had more than one instance of a stomach perforation, stomach bleeding or a stomach ulcerhave a health condition that increases your risk of bleedingsuffer from severe heart failure, severe kidney failure or severe liver failureare pregnant or trying to conceivehave uncontrolled high blood pressure<\/a>have heart disease or mild to moderate heart failure, or if you’ve previously had a strokehave kidney or liver issuessuffer from asthma, hay fever<\/a> or allergieshave Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitishave chickenpox \u2013 as taking ibuprofen can heighten the risk of certain infections and skin reactions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ibuprofen is a popular painkiller that can be used to relieve a variety of symptoms, but there are…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":187718,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[102,2960,104,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-187717","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-healthcare","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-healthcare","10":"tag-nhs","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom","13":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=187717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187717\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/187718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=187717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=187717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}