by Lauren12 » 23 Sep 2012, 12:34
As long as you don't exceed the maxium daily doses of ibuprofen and paracetemol stated on the box, or take it more frequently than it directs, you should be fine.
I can see why you have reservations about antibiotics if that was the cause of your fissure. Might be worth mentioning to the dentist that an antibiotic caused your fissure so you don't want anything that's going to give you diarrhoea.
I'd ring your dental surgery first thing in the morning to get an emergency appointment. If for any reason you can't, there are emergency dental clinics at some hospitals, although I'm sure your surgery will give you an appointment. By tomorrow night I'm sure you'll have relief from it. Let us know how it goes.
I've never taken 400 mg ibuprofen, but was taking prescription Diclofenac for a long time, which is another NSAID, like ibuprofen, but only available on prescription as it's more powerful than the NSAIDS available over the counter. It really worked for me. Unfortunately I can't take any form of NSAID now, as taking Diclofenac long term eventually caused my stomach to become upset every time I took it (I feel nauseous if I take it now). I did always take care to only take it on a full stomach, but still I developed some stomach upset. I was taking it every day for months however, if not a year or more. Luckily I don't need it now anyway as my fissure is cured because I had the LIS operation.
All the best to you.