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Chronic use of certain drugs can cause gastric ulcers, but Tylenol is not one of them. On the other hand ibuprophen, or other NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) can cause gastric ulcers.
a medicine intended to reduce inflammation
a medicine intended to reduce inflammation
a medicine intended to reduce inflammation
Glucocorticoids
Stomach ulcers can be caused by the over use of anti-inflamitories such as aspirin. Also, psychological stress can be a cause of ulcers.
Like other anti-inflammatory agents, turmeric has been found to contribute to the formation of stomach ulcers.
NSAIDs inhibit production of prostaglandins. Some prostaglandins cause inflammation and some are responsible for the protective layer lining the gastro-intestinal tract. This is why NSAIDs can cause ulcers and GI bleeding as well as decrease inflammation.
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication.
Flexeril is a muscle relaxant, not an anti-inflammatory.
Niflumic acid - Anti-inflammatory painkillerMefenamic acid - Anti-inflammatory Ketoprofen - Anti-inflammatory Diclofenac - Anti-inflammatory Phenylbutazone - Anti-inflammatory Florfenicol - Antibiotic Estrone - Natural Hormone 17B-estradiol - Sex hormone 17a-ethinylestradiol - Steroid hormone Naproxen - Anti-inflammatory Flunixin - Anti-inflammatory Pyrimethamine - Anti-malaria drug Diclofenac - Anti-inflammatory Triclosan - Anti-fungal drug
The most common cause of stomach ulcers ( peptic ulcers ) is the destruction of the gastric or intestinal mucosal lining of the stomach by the action of hydrochloric acid ( an acid normally present in the digestive juices of the stomach.