MicheleGazelle
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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>Michiel101</b></i>
I'm curious if this anti-inflammation property of Ibuprofen is also something you can find in other types of medication? Maybe medications which are specifically targeted at treating inflammation, instead of these more general painkillers?</end quote></div>
Zithromax is prescribed a lot in the CF community. My CF specialist told me its anti-inflammatory properties were at least as important as its antibiotic properties.
I've made a lot of dietary changes to get inflammation under control. Excess acidity can cause inflammation. Some CF patients report anecdotally that the ant-acids they are prescribed for their gut problems also helps with lung function. One study indicated that synthetic derivatives of quinine can help people with CF address this issue of excess acidity. I primarily use diet to do that but also keep diet tonic water on hand because it contains low levels of quinine. (You would have to drink around 100 ounces a day to have any hope of reaching a medicinal dose.) Given that some strains of malaria have become resistant to synthetic drugs derived from quinine but can still be successfully treated with quinine, I figure quinine is probably superior to the synthetic derivatives. And it happens to be readily available without a prescription at my grocery store in the form of tonic water.
I'm curious if this anti-inflammation property of Ibuprofen is also something you can find in other types of medication? Maybe medications which are specifically targeted at treating inflammation, instead of these more general painkillers?</end quote></div>
Zithromax is prescribed a lot in the CF community. My CF specialist told me its anti-inflammatory properties were at least as important as its antibiotic properties.
I've made a lot of dietary changes to get inflammation under control. Excess acidity can cause inflammation. Some CF patients report anecdotally that the ant-acids they are prescribed for their gut problems also helps with lung function. One study indicated that synthetic derivatives of quinine can help people with CF address this issue of excess acidity. I primarily use diet to do that but also keep diet tonic water on hand because it contains low levels of quinine. (You would have to drink around 100 ounces a day to have any hope of reaching a medicinal dose.) Given that some strains of malaria have become resistant to synthetic drugs derived from quinine but can still be successfully treated with quinine, I figure quinine is probably superior to the synthetic derivatives. And it happens to be readily available without a prescription at my grocery store in the form of tonic water.