Gastric Bypass Surgery Support Group

What is advisable to take for headache, backache & fever.

You should be ok with just about anything, just watch for strong opiates like Codeine or alike, as they can give you tummy ache if you don't have a lot of food in your tummy.

I find that ibuprofen is ok, in small doses, 200mg or so should be fine. Just try and have something to eat/drink before, so it reduces the possible tummy aches.

Tylenol works well, too--especially for fever. Ibuprofin/Motrin is better for headaches or muscle aches because it's an anti-inflammatory. Fevers you need aspirin or Tylenol. I hope you're feeling better soon!

I didn't think we could take tabs after GBS??

Tylenol comes in a liquid form and meltaways. After your pouch has healed, you can take small pills. Your body will let you know what it can and can't tolerate. Don't take your normal dose though as absorbtion is a bit different.

Yeah, tablets are fine. I still have to take 3 every morning and 6 on a evening. So, it's fine to take them. You just have to watch that, usually if someone takes a medication, they have a lot of food in the tummy which helps 'soak' up some of the medicine and it just comes out in the bathroom without being absorbed.

However, after surgery, you don't have that food 'cushion' so there is nothing much in there to soak anything up. So, most of it will go in your system.

I wish someone had told me this, as on the day before surgery, I was still on 100mg Tramadol, 60mg codeine, 20mg morphine and a fentalyn patch. So, the day I got home, I went back to my usual dose. Oops. I was asleep for like a week until my dr realised and said I was comatosing myself

You should avoid NSAIDS because they can precipitate an ulcer in a little pouch. Tylenol is about the only non-prescription pain reliever advised for post RNY patients. Avoid timed-release tabs because they don't stay in your system long enough to be effective. Use regular Tylenol or acetaminophen (generic substitute, much cheaper) I was told to stay away from aspirin, Motrin, Aleve, Advil and Toradol since they are irritating to the stomach and you really don't want to end up with a hole in your pouch.

In the UK i was informed that paracetamol are ok but to avoid ibuprofen as these can agravate the stomache

Lots of different answers. Before surgery I could not take tylenol because of liver issues and take ibuprofen now they tell me the opposite. Been avoiding them both.

I'm nearly six years post-op, and I was warned explicitly to stay away from NSAIDS (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as Motrin, Ibuprofen, aspirin, Aleve or Naproxen, etc.) as well as any steroids. Sucks bigtime for me now since I have developed a chronic inflammatory disorder and NEED the steroids, but no help for it. My surgeon has told me that if I simply must use steroids or NSAIDS then I need to take both Carafate and another prescription medication as well to protect my stomach and pouch from ulcers.

The danger is that if something of that sort develops, you may need further surgery to repair the damage.