Q I take a painkiller every time it hurts. Is it fine to keep doing that?
A Common anti-inflammatory painkillers burden the stomach lining, so they call for caution when you already have epigastric pain. If pain is frequent enough that you take them constantly, that alone may be feeding the problem. Please tell us exactly what you are taking.
Detailed Answer
People who often take anti-inflammatory painkillers for joint pain or headaches not uncommonly report epigastric pain as well. Taking them with a stomach medication does not remove the burden entirely. And if the pain originates elsewhere, painkillers will not solve it while still irritating the stomach.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
There is no need to stop medication you genuinely need on your own. But if you tell us what you take and when, we adjust the treatment plan and dosing times with that burden in mind.
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