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Does Crushing Motrin Pill For Tooth Pain Affect Pancreatitis Condition?
i HAVE BEEN DIAGONOIS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES, DIVERTICULITIS, CHRONIC PANCREATITIS. tHE NUMEROUS MEDICATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN PRECRIBED TO ME APPEARS TO SERVE AS SOME COMFORT; HOWEVER, LATELEY THE MOTRIN 800MG THAT i VE BEEN TAKING FOR MY TOOTH PAINS, AND MIGRANE HEADACHES, i FIND CRUSHING THEM UP GOES DOWN BETTER. QUESTION: WLL THIS METHOD OF CRUSHING THE MOTRIN IRRATE THE PANCREAS/DIVERTICULA?
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Usually motrin or other NSAIDS have no effect on pancreatitis or diverticulitis crushed or uncrushed
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