What Ibuprofen Does to the Body

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This young man has the heart of a teacher and I’m thankful he chose a career in medicine. One of our best

My mom, a Catholic school teacher for 30+ years, donated her body to Wright State Medical School. She continued to teach even through her death. ♥️

From an average Joe with just a weird interest in the absolute miracle of the human body…. I have to say this guy is an AWESOME teacher.

I donated a kidney to my son almost 16 years ago and was told neither of us should take ibuprofen because of potential kidney damage. I never got a good explanation on why until this video. THANK YOU!

I took ibuprofen every day for over a year. Ended up throwing up blood one night with no idea why, went to the ER and got diagnosed anemic, as well as the cause of the bleeding of course linked to way too much ibuprofen. could have died in my sleep at any moment honestly. The affects of this really should be talked about more if you take it in large amounts!

I’m a doctor from France and I must say THANK YOU for your great educational videos where I often learn new things, rediscover some others and where I am always amazed by the beauty of human anatomy. Thank you for your pedagogy and your dedicated work 🙏🏼 your are a treasure of knowledge and spreading of this knowledge. And, off course a BIG THANK YOU for the people who donated their body for this marvelous science your are producing 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Thank you for this video! I'm 71, and I've been living on Ibuprofen for about 40 years. Next time I go to the doctor's office, I'm going to ask her to check my kidney and liver functions.!

my wife almost died several years ago from taking Ibuprofen everyday with Coca Cola in the morning. It actually ate a whole in her stomach and she almost poisoned her own body. The surgeon had to cut out the bottom of her stomach and reattach the intestine. Then it had a small leak and she almost poisoned herself again due to that leak. My wife is now in her last semester of nursing school and will be a nurse in December. We love these videos. I am the husband Greg typing on my wife's account. hahahaha

TLDW: Generally safe for the liver, it can thin out the protective barrier in the stomach but is pretty safe if taken here and there, kidneys are also fine but it causes vasoconstriction which can worsen existing kidney issues if taken daily for other issues. In summary, try not to take it daily or too frequently and you'll likely be fine. I'm not a doctor just summarizing his content.

I wish most doctors went into this much detail on what a medication I am taking is doing to my body. I am all for medication, but the risks always feel so opaque.

My doctor prescribed 3200 mg ibuprofen daily for inflammation. I told her I was not comfortable doing that because the dosage was too high. She convinced me to do it because she said there was no other treatment option besides surgery. So I took it, and after a week, I started having bad stomach pain. My doctor was out of the office when the symptoms started, so I went to a different doctor who told me that I should stop taking the medication immediately because I was bleeding internally.

Great to know that there are medical professionals out there that don't think we are all stupid, and are prepared to share the benefits of their expensive education and hard work, with those of us who chose other careers.

This is one of the reasons why I keep coming to YouTube. The educational value provided by the narrator is phenomenal. I wish his videos are shown in schools for aspiring students interested in medical field.

9:10. 9:40. 13:20. 14:29. Some people need to be educated on just dismissing taking ibuprofen on a daily basis. People have told me that their family member or friend is a PA and that taking all this ibuprofen is not going to hurt someone. Thank goodness I educate myself and try to stay away from medication due to its potential side effects. More people need to read up on this before spewing misinformation. Thank you, sir, for your valuable video.

A side effect you didn't mention is intestinal bleeding. I took advil periodically for joint inflammation. Never made the connection between the bleeding and advil use until I was taken down with Guillian-Barre syndrome. The bleeding caused an infection in my colon that produced proteins that closely mimicked the proteins found in the myelin sheathing around the nerves. It wasn't the typical case of GBS. it put me in the hospital for 10 weeks and left me with permanent damage to both my peripheral and autonomic nervous systems. I can tell you it's no fun not being able to feel the ground below my feet while walking.

Outstanding explanation; as a fellow physician I applaud your ability to explain something fairly complex (pharmacology) and do so in a way that a lay person could understand. Please keep up the good work and blessings to those individuals and families that donated their bodies for study.

You should make a video on what energy drinks do to the body, you guys always explain everything so well and in such detail!

I'm 68. I never heard anyone explain something as clear, easy to understand, and thorough as this. Excellent sir!! Thank you! I occasionslly take a 500mg tablet of Naproxin. But I was always afraid to take one because I drink 2- five drinks a day. When I do take one,I have something to eat first, and drink a glass of milk. I don't know if that helps my liver,or kidneys, or stomach, but I don't feel any side effects, but I will say the 500mg Naproxin works 100% to eliminate any pain. Like when I lifted something too heavy,and had low back pain.💊pain💨

This is THE most informative health/medical videos I’ve ever viewed. Thank you.