warning:
Last night I went to a superb bonfire with many Tlingit, softball friends. I called "411" asking for the number for the "Sheetka Kwaan Naa Kaahidi House." I used a Tlingit accent and the operator-woman got very, very flustered. -Try it sometime.
Today I was looking up some weird drug names that I found laying around my housing people's house... (I am investigating why they are so obsessed with ducks... Haha. Just kidding. I'm just curious/snoopy.) One of the drugs I looked up was Celebrex. The drug is supposedly used to "reduce pain and inflammation (swelling and soreness)." -Harmless? Yeah, I thought so. Until I read a bit further about the "Special Warnings." They read as follows:
Celebrex can cause stomach bleeding suddenly while you take Celebrex. Stop taking Celebrex and call your healthcare provider right away if you get:
a burning stomach pain
black bowel movements that look like tar
vomit that looks like blood or coffee grounds
Celebrex can also cause serious allergic reactions that include swelling of the face, lips, tongue or throat. These allergic reactions may cause problems with breathing, swallowing, and wheezing. Serious allergic skin reactions have also happened.
WTF? If something came out of my pee that looked like TAR, I'd be pretty freaked out. Or if I vomited something that looked like coffee grounds! And I could pretty much handle the problems with breathing and swallowing. I mean, those aren't very important bodily functions... But wheezing? Oh, what would I ever do if I had problems WHEEZING? Haha. What a joke.

1 Comments:
Those are the same things that can happen if you take other NSAIDs - namely Advil, Motrin, Naprosyn... They are just symptoms of ulcers. Black stool and coffee ground emesis (doctor word for vomit) are signs that you are bleeding into your stomach. That's why you should only take Advil when you need it.
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