I would wonder if your GI tract has a reason for being so sensitive? Like the lining is poor to begin with?
Food intolerances will do that. As will poor PGE1 status (dependent on good Omega-3 intake, including flax oil).
People with mildly inflamed intestines are typically gluten intolerant. Or have Crohn's disease.
Also meloxicam (Mobic) is not a Cox-2 specific drug. It is also an NSAID with the potential for bleeds. This is often confused by the medical people. NSAIDs that decrease PGE1 and PGE2 are the ones most likely to cause bleeding. PGE1s are restorative to the mucus linings of the lungs and digestive tract. When very low, the linings cannot be maintained properly and hence all sorts of mischief results.
There are only 3 Cox-2 specific NSAIDs, and two have been recalled... Vioxx and Bextra. The only one available now is Celebrex and it is the weakest of the 3.
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Originally Posted by Dr. Smith
That's what happens to/with me. Long gross story short, taking aspirin (buffered or otherwise) or any NSAID other than meloxicam more than once a week will cause intestinal bleeding.
We once had a border collie who was prescribed aspirin for a couple days for arthritis (too stiff to get up) and it gave her intractable nosebleeds, because it impeded clotting.
It's still a miracle drug of sorts; they're still finding out new information about it and its benefits, but every silver lining has a cloud....
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