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Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen, can come with"deadly" complications, the CGH study warns. These are commonly used to treat pain, decrease inflammation, lower fevers, and prevent blood clots., but the extent of the impact on the small intestine was largely unknown until now," said, MD, the study's lead author, via press release.
Altogether, long-term NSAID use is believed to cause nearly 103,000 hospitalizations and 16,500 deaths each year, the study authors report. Graham and his team put these statistics in stark relief by noting that more people in the U.S. die each year from complications of NSAID-use than from AIDS and cervical cancer combined.The research team behind the study notes that those who take NSAIDs over prolonged periods of time are the most likely to develop adverse effects.
The researchers analyzed the health data of 43 patients, and found that 71 percent of subjects who took NSAIDs for more than 90 days"had visible injury to their small intestine," ranging from"small erosions to severe ulcers." Many of the subjects with visible injuries reported experiencing symptoms of indigestion—a condition that's commonly dismissed as a temporary unpleasantry. However, Graham warns that it's important to follow up on any such symptoms when NSAIDs are involved."Diseases of the small intestine contribute significantly to ill-health and often go
," he said."We hope further studies will determine the clinical significance of our findings which show that extensive NSAID-related damage to the small intestine occurs more frequently than previously reported."
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