Ibuprofen use can cut Parkinson’s risk according to a new study. Is the risk to your gastrointestinal system worth it considering there is another very easy way to prevent Parkinson’s? And why would this particular drug have that effect? Wouldn’t living a healthier lifestyle be better than risking side effects of ibuprofen that include inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn’s Disease and colitis?
Long term effects of ibuprofen use may cut the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, a new study suggests. People who take ibuprofen regularly have found long term effects of ibuprofen use may be a 38% lower risk of developing Parkinson’s compared to those who don’t use ibuprofen. Other pain relievers, such as aspirin and acetaminophen, did not show the same effect, researchers said.
The study is one of the largest to investigate the possible long term effects of ibuprofen use on Parkinson’s, a brain disorder that causes tremors and movement problems and affects mostly elderly people.
“Our study suggests long term effects of ibuprofen use could be a potential neuroprotective agent against Parkinson’s,” says author Xiang Gao, a research scientist at the Harvard School of Public Health and instructor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. The study was published Wednesday in the online edition of the journal Neurology.
Researchers analyzed data taken from 136,197 nurses and other health professionals who reported their use of ibuprofen and similar pain relievers known as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs. Taking ibuprofen found in such brand names as Advil, Motrin or Nuprin two or more times a week was considered regular use.
After six years, 291 participants were diagnosed with Parkinson’s. Additional analysis combining several studies on ibuprofen and other NSAIDs showed ibuprofen users had a 27% lower risk of developing the disease.
The idea that there is inflammation involved in the process of Parkinson’s is not new, says Alessandro Di Rocco, director of the Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Division at NYU’s Langone Medical Center. Knowing ibuprofen may have a positive impact though, is a step further, he says.
“It’s very tempting to extract from this and go to the next step: Why not give ibuprofen to everybody? But there are reasons not to. It’s a drug that is more powerful than it appears,” says Di Rocco, who lists kidney, liver, stomach and urological complications related to ibuprofen’s use.
Side Effects of Long Term Ibuprofen Use
Side effects of long term ibuprofen use are many and very dangerous. Long term effects of ibuprofen use have been well established to cause gastrointestinal ulcerations and bleeding. In some, this condition may progress to Inflammatory Bowel Disease such as Crohn’s Disease and any type of colitis.
Long Term Effects of Ibuprofen Use
Long term effects of ibuprofen use now suggest it is protective against Parkinson’s. But, why? As the researcher mentioned above, Parkinson’s has long been known to have an inflammatory component to it. The use of an anti-inflammatory medication then makes sense to be of help. But not all anti-inflammatory pain relievers have the same success.
A better approach…with a better success rate… may be to live a life concerned about not eating inflammatory foods. A diet consisting of whole fresh foods, well balanced with leans meats, wild caught fish, fresh fruits and vegetables, the occasional starches and low in sugar is probably more protective against Parkinson’s.
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