Is Aleve contraindicated for diverticulits sufferers.

Posted by zilla @zilla, 8 hours ago

There are a number of drugs on the “No” list for diverticulitis: aspirin, NSAIDS, steroids, opiates. Aleve works pretty well for my low back and knee pain. I’d like to be able to take 1/day (recommended dose is Q 12 hrs, i.e. 2/day). I also suffer from fairly severe yearly bouts of diverticulitis.
Just how dangerous is Aleve for someone like me?

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olivepchaps | @olivepchaps | 5 hours ago

The risks of NSAIDs are mostly when used chronically, but really you should be messaging your doctor about this. They might be able to prescribe you some other pain med that has fewer risks, like gabapentin, though that's not the most effective for joint pain. Or they could tell you exactly what dosage/how long it would be okay to take a course of NSAIDs.