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deadboy · 08-04-2006, 05:37 AM

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Originally Posted by MiladyB

Choline and magnesium salicylates (CMT, Tricosal, Trilisate)

Celecoxib (Celebrex)

What about Choline Bitartrate? I notice that's in my daily(or twice daily) vitamins. Should I be worried about that? And at my support group last night we were told that if we were taking Celebrex, which I'm not, we needed to be taking prevacid to prevent ulcers. Would that be the case with all these drugs, or just celebrex?

MiladyB · 08-04-2006, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by deadboy

What about Choline Bitartrate? I notice that's in my daily(or twice daily) vitamins. Should I be worried about that? And at my support group last night we were told that if we were taking Celebrex, which I'm not, we needed to be taking prevacid to prevent ulcers. Would that be the case with all these drugs, or just celebrex?

Ron, choline bitartrate isn't an anti-inflamatory drug so it shouldn't be a problem.

Yes, I would think that anyone who had WLS and has been told by their doctor to take an NSAID should be on something like prevacid to help prevent ulcers.

exit88 · 08-04-2006, 10:42 AM

My surgeon said Celebrex is fine with no Prevacid or other similar medicine.

deadboy · 08-04-2006, 10:45 AM

I'd double check that. We had a girl in our support group last night that was in the hospital for three days from taking celebrex without any prevacid. It caused her to vomit blood. Her hemoglobin count was down to 9, which I'm told is quite low. They said it's ok for a week but much past that and you are running severe risk of ulcers.

Shauna · 08-05-2006, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by deadboy

I don't have any helpful suggestions other than rest and chicken broth, but I do have a question. We can't have aspirin? I knew we couldn't have ibuprofen but this is news to me. Hmmmm. What pain medication are we allowed to have?

Why shouldn't we take ibuprofen? When I was discharged from the hospital, my doctor said to take 1 or 2 with my pain pills. I've only taken three since then and don't want to take any more if there are negative side effects. My doctor is older and is like, you read too much on the internet!

I think that while in the hospital, I had Tylenol. Maybe I should stick with that instead?

MiladyB · 08-05-2006, 05:07 PM

Shauna, ibuprofen is an non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) I gave Ron a list earlier in this thread for a list of drugs that fall into that catergory. I know my surgeon is really strict on us taking any of the NSAIDs. You run an increased risk of developing ulcers in your pouch if you are taking those kinds of drugs. The way it was explained to me is that the pouch now only has like 2 main sources of blood flow into it because all the other main sources lead into the remnant stomach. Because of that those of us who had RNY have an increased chance of getting ulcers verses someone who didn't have WLS.

I think that's good enough of a reason to just stay clear of those kinds of drugs. Developing ulcers in our pouches can just lead to all kinds of complications that I don't want to run a risk of getting.

Shauna · 08-05-2006, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by MiladyB

Shauna, ibuprofen is an non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) I gave Ron a list earlier in this thread for a list of drugs that fall into that catergory. I know my surgeon is really strict on us taking any of the NSAIDs. You run an increased risk of developing ulcers in your pouch if you are taking those kinds of drugs. The way it was explained to me is that the pouch now only has like 2 main sources of blood flow into it because all the other main sources lead into the remnant stomach. Because of that those of us who had RNY have an increased chance of getting ulcers verses someone who didn't have WLS.

I think that's good enough of a reason to just stay clear of those kinds of drugs. Developing ulcers in our pouches can just lead to all kinds of complications that I don't want to run a risk of getting.

Beth, thanks so much for the information, and I will check that link out that you provided in the earlier post. I had no idea about the ulcers, but when I go to the doctor towards the end of August, I'll be sure to bring the information with me. Again, thanks!

brookscn · 08-08-2006, 03:29 PM

I finally ended up going in to the doctor because I didn't want to self-medicate knowing all the stuff I was taking now. She's my PCP, but has a lot of GBS patients. She put me on antibiotics - I'm feeling better now. I take three honking antibiotics a day.

It's amazing all the "dos" and "don'ts" we have to take into account after surgery.