Remember, it will take fifteen to thirty minutes after you take it before it starts to work. If you take painkillers like this you will get good, even, pain control with smaller doses of painkiller. Don’t take painkillers only when you ‘need’ them.

In the case of the painkillers on the list other than aspirin and paracetamol, if you take the same one regularly for some weeks, you are likely to find it is not working as well, or for as long. This is normal and expected. It does not mean that you are getting addicted to your painkiller. What happens is that your body develops ways of getting rid of the drug more quickly. It now takes more of the painkiller to achieve the same amount in your blood. Therefore, when you find that the dose which used to control your pain no longer does so, it is quite safe, and indeed necessary, to increase your dose. The higher dose is no more dangerous and will cause no more side effects for you than the usual starting dose would for someone who had not been taking painkillers.

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Posted by admin on May 18th, 2009 :: Filed under Cancer
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It is necessary for the proper development of the red blood cells and nervous tissues.

A lack of Vitamin B12, because of degeneration of these special cells of the stomach, which produce the intrinsic factor, is the cause of pernicious anaemia.

This disease, called pernicious when it was first discovered because the anaemia does not respond to the intake of iron, is treated by giving Â12 by injection.

As a final summary, let me say that vitamins are essential to good health.

A normal balanced diet contains all these essential food factors. And therefore, the taking of extra vitamins does no good whatever.

However, in certain disease states where there is a poor absorption of foodstuffs, or where an inadequate intake occurs, such as with the poor, the elderly, the unprivileged, the artificially fed infant or the food faddists, supplements of vitamins may be necessary.

For the rest of us they are not of much use. They will not necessarily do what you expect them to do.

But if you avoid taking an excessive quantity of them, you probably will do yourself no harm.

I suppose that if you believe that something will do you good, then it just might be of benefit.

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Posted by admin on May 18th, 2009 :: Filed under General health
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