First time taking ibuprofen. That's amazing.
Somehow my throat is pain in the mouth[1]. Probably due to cold or flu or something I don't know. My throat is in pain even if I'm not coughing.
So I decide to take a pile of ibuprofen (which I bought months ago with no reason, just like to have some for spare). Guess what, it works and works pretty fast.
I'm glad I'm living in a time that medical is built on top of science, not eating this grass and see either you die or heal.
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1: I was about to say pain in the *** but on a second thought I decide to not do that.
@causa_arcana Thanks for the tip! Generally I don't want to rely on certain pills since I will probably go to hospital if the syndrome lasts for a long time. For my throat, over the weekend (which is not good due to the cold), I think that one pill of ibuprofen is all I take.
@skyblond@qoto.org But the soreness in the throat is a pain in the ass.
I think we probably have the same. I'm having a nice full blown cold now. Paracetamol is usually the way to go, but that won't help against the pain in my ears.
@trinsec Probably. This time the cold feels stronger than usual. So I bought a bunch of antibody tests, which, I'm negative on covid, FluA, FluB and MP (Mycoplasma pneumoniae). At the end of the day I consulted a doctor, and he said I probably just got a common cold.
Can't believe a common cold could mess me up like this :(
@skyblond@qoto.org It's always amazing that we keep thinking 'But last time it was not this bad!' ;)
(It was!)
@skyblond Seeing your excitement, I recommend you to not like NSAIDs too much. They are considered safer than they are by too many people. While taking a few tablets will do nothing bad, more frequent use of NSAIDs is suspected to cause some bad diseases such as Crohn's, which is incurable. The main problem is damage to the epithelium of GI tract. So don't overuse them.