Pain

[Bazile]

Which is better for muscle and joint pain - paracetomal or Ibuprofen ?

[Sqad]

No........the Ibuprofen gel acts locally, transdermal, absorbed through the skin, it doesn't go into the gastrointestinal intestinal tract where it occasionally causes problems.

[Bazile]

Thanks sqad


At the risk of sounding stupid .

Whilst taking any pain tablets , observing the dosage and frequency - you can also at the same time use the ibuprofen gel as and when you like ,and as frequently as you like alongside the tablets , without it causing any problem .

Is that correct ?

[Sqad]

Absolutely........might even be a good idea.

[eve1974]

Also you can take 800mg ibuprofen - despite that the package insert shows 400mg

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[eve1974]

Obv I defer to the opinion of the good doc sqad….

[Sqad]

Good point by eve ^^^^^

[CJHorse]

Rubbing on ibuprofen gel does me as much good as using butter, ie none at all. But I respond very well when taking it in tablet form. Does that sound odd?