Last night I found myself getting sick for the first time since my sleeve surgery. I guess it was only a matter of time as illness was all over my house the last two weeks... Well it finally caught up to me at around 10:30pm last night. I started to panic... What can I take... I usually live on Motrin 800s and Robitussin when I'm sick and now with my new stomach I didn't know what to take...

I started frantically searching for my phone hoping Dr. Alvarez was still tweeting for the night and I sent him a twitter message asking him if I could take my beloved Robitussin. Thankfully he said yes!

Today I started thinking to myself... I wish there was a list of the no no medications out there. I checked my Gastric Sleeve Book and it only said NSAIDS (non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs) are not recommended because they irritate the stomach mucosa.  So I started searching for a list... and came across this list of the most commonly prescribed NSAIDS...

List of NSAIDs This list of NSAIDs, Non Steriod Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, is important because many people may be taking these  drugs not realizing that they are NSAIDs and that they  may be putting their pouchies at risk. Generic name Brand name Aspirin Anacin, Ascriptin, Bayer, Bufferin,  Ecotrin, Excedrin Choline and magnesium salicylates CMT,Tricosal, Trilisate Choline salicylate Arthropan Celecoxib Celebrex Diclofenac potassium Cataflam Diclofenac sodium Voltaren, Voltaren XR Diclofenac sodium with misoprostol Arthrotec Diflunisal Dolobid Etodolac Lodine, Lodine XL Fenoprofen calcium Nalfon Flurbiprofen Ansaid Ibuprofen Advil, Motrin, Motrin IB, Nuprin Indomethacin Indocin, Indocin SR Ketoprofen Actron,Orudis, Orudis KT, Oruvail Magnesium salicylate Arthritab, Bayer Select, Doan's  Pills, Magan, Mobidin, Mobogesic Meclofenamate sodium Meclomen Mefenamic acid Ponstel Meloxicam Mobic Nabumetone Relafen Naproxen Naprosyn, Naprelan Naproxen sodium Aleve, Anaprox Oxaprozin Daypro Piroxicam Feldene Rofecoxib Vioxx Salsalate Amigesic, Anaflex 750, Disalcid, Marthritic, Mono-Gesic, Salflex,  Salsitab Sodium salicylate various generics Sulindac Clinoril Tolmetin sodium Tolectin Valdecoxib Bextra End of List of NSAIDs. *The above list of NSAIDs contains the most commonly used NSAIDs, not a complete list.