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It's bad for a number of reasons. Fucks with your guts and there was a big Danish(?) study that showed some link between NSAIDs and stroke or heart attacks or something that's err, like bad and shit.
Also might contribute to edema, which a certain totally awesome fucking legend cyclist recently experienced for the first time:
http://www.livestrong.com/article/547954-ibuprofen-fluid-retention/
hippy
when you guys are talking about ibuprofen being evil are you specifically talking about during endurance exercise? Whats the background?
I generally prefer it for my normal ailments as its anti inflammatory. Are you saying that it, as opposed to other painkillers is risky because of likelihood of ulcerating? More so than asparin?