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Re:I was a drug rep and know how pharma companies pushed opi... by kranner on Sunday December 01, 2019 @08:00PM (#21679048)
As a counter-anecdote, NSAIDs like Ibuprofen cause GI tract bleeding in me (a haemophilia patient) and have put me in hospital twice, once in the ICCU with my family called to say their goodbyes etc.

If I have a severely painful joint bleed (common in my condition) or surgery, I'm taking the opioids.

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Re:I was a drug rep and know how pharma companies pushed opi... by jcims on Sunday December 01, 2019 @09:53PM (#21679489)
My wife is on an antiangiogenic and NSAIDs cause her nose to bleed pretty profusely for more or less the same reason. I always wonder why it's 'ok' for nosebleeds when there is likely to be similar vasculature all through the body, but the docs don't really get too wound up about it.
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Re:I was a drug rep and know how pharma companies pushed opi... by refurb on Sunday December 01, 2019 @09:34PM (#21679427)
I’m guessing you have hemophilia?
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Re:I was a drug rep and know how pharma companies pushed opi... by kranner on Sunday December 01, 2019 @09:40PM (#21679447)
Correct.
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