Question About NSAIDS

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone,

Is there such a thing as an NSAID that doesn't cause horrible stomach troubles?

My son has taken Naproxen and Sulendac (not sure I spelled that right). Both

meds really did a number on his stomach, even if he took something to coat the

stomach along with the medication. We are visiting our rheumy this week and I

am sure she is going to want to put him back on an NSAID, but I don't know what

to try now. Any suggestions would really be appreciated.

My son, Dylan, has pauci JRA in his left knee. He's 6 1/2 years old. Has had

it since he was 3.

Thanks so much,

Carolyn Goedike

[Guest guest]

For my son, Celebrex did the trick. He had horrible stomach problems

with other NSAIDs and the dr prescribed this. Even at his worst when he

was taking 800 mgs a day of Celebrex, he did not have stomach problems.

Given the recent talk about Celebrex, we discussed this with the rheumy

and he feels that there is no problem with children taking the drug. So,

while only takes it as needed now (thank you, MTX!) he is still

able to use Celebrex when he feels the need. Hope this helps, Michele

(17, pauci & spondy)

Question About NSAIDS

Hi Everyone,

Is there such a thing as an NSAID that doesn't cause horrible stomach

troubles? My son has taken Naproxen and Sulendac (not sure I spelled

that right). Both meds really did a number on his stomach, even if he

took something to coat the stomach along with the medication. We are

visiting our rheumy this week and I am sure she is going to want to put

him back on an NSAID, but I don't know what to try now. Any suggestions

would really be appreciated.

My son, Dylan, has pauci JRA in his left knee. He's 6 1/2 years old.

Has had it since he was 3.

Thanks so much,

Carolyn Goedike

[Guest guest]

Carolyn - what stomach meds has he taken? Sandi Ken Hunter (Systemic 7)

[Guest guest]

speaking of zantac..how many have had a child on liquid zantac? My son takes

it and absolutely hates the taste. Any ideas on how to make it better??

Donna

[Guest guest]

For my son, he was put on Celebrex which has not caused him any stomach

problems unlike any of the others which did. At one point, he was on 800

mgs a day. Some kids on the list take Zantac or other stomach meds of

the same sort to help. You could ask the dr what type of stomach med

they could recommend. Michele ( 18, spondy)

Question About NSAIDs

This is probably a very common problem for most, but I thought I'd ask

if anyone has suggestions for a child who just can't tolerate NSAIDs on

a daily basis. My son, 7 years old, has had JRA since he was 3. We've

done the Aristospan injections, which seem to help for 9-12 months. But

he is unable to tolerate daily NSAIDs. They really upset his stomach

and nothing seems to help.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks so much,

Carolyn Goedike - mom to Dylan, 7

[Guest guest]

Donna -

Caroline is on Zantac (so is Evan actually). She takes it just fine, but

she's been taking those meds since she 1 so maybe she's just used to it.

The doctor said you can give them a piece of chocolate with it to help

kill the taste (i.e. take the Zantac and then immediately bite into a

piece of chocolate). I have heard this sometimes works..

Good luck!

Alia and Caroline, age 3 (4 next week!!), poly and uveitis

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speaking of zantac..how many have had a child on liquid zantac? My son

takes

it and absolutely hates the taste. Any ideas on how to make it better??

Donna