Seven Alternatives to Taking NSAIDs
What are NSAIDs? NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) are medications that reduce inflammation and pain but do not contain steroids. In fact, many well-known pain medicines on the market today are NSAIDs. But using NSAIDs can cause serious side effects, such as gastrointestinal bleeding, heart attack and kidney damage. Data shows that using prescription NSAIDs may increase risk for heart failure by as much as twenty percent. In fact, the FDA has gone to great lengths to make consumers aware that NSAIDs cause an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.