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Using too much ibuprofen put me in the hospital for 5 days. I had a nagging shoulder problem due to lifting and bjj. Instead of letting it heal properly I decided to just use ibuprofen and push through. Well it caused irritation in my intestines....which then caused my intestines to swell shut. My stomach swelled up because nothing was going through my body. Horrific pain. I ended up with tubes up my nose down to my stomach to relieve the gasses and pressure. No food or fluid for 4 days. Just the iv. So be really cautious about using ibuprofen.I'd be really cautious about that last one. I'm not saying that anti-inflammatories don't have a role to play, but there's enough evidence of potential adverse health effects that different medical groups have advocated that ibuprofen be classified as a controlled substance.
I'll use ibuprofen in response to specific injuries, for specific periods of time, but I personally wouldn't want it to be a regular part of my lifting the way straps or braces might be.