skippity looza- ibuprofen will not interfere with my ability to clot blood/heal a cut, yes? because i seriously sliced up my thumb whilst cutting onions and it hurts like the dickens and i need to take SOMETHING soon. Dang. I've cut myself a lot, but this one REALLY hurts more than usual.

and that masturbation causes arthritis in the hands

Wow, are they ever doing that wrong.

I don't think ibuprofen affects clotting, but I am not absolutely positive. I don't think it will keep a cut from healing, though.

Eta: OK, I googled and NSAIDS do reduce clotting and will increase bleeding after an injury. I think as long as you don't keep taking it while you are healing it wouldn't be a problem, but I obviously don't really know what I'm talking about.

Y'all, I just want to say that I just read 400ish messages after not being on all day, and you people are my very favorites.

In less happy-touchy-feely news, I bashed the everloving shit out my knee for the second day in a row WITH MY OWN WEAPON. I couldn't have picked a sport with lots of padding and very little of doing things at high speed?

NSAIDS do reduce clotting and will increase bleeding after an injury. I think as long as you don't keep taking it while you are healing it wouldn't be a problem, but I obviously don't really know what I'm talking about.

Well, the short answer is no, ibuprofen *probably* won't stop you from clotting.

The long answer is contingent on a bunch of questions. Do you take other drugs that can reduce clotting? Do you eat a lot of vitamin K-rich foods? Do you have a clotting disorder/hemophilia? Are you on your period? How much ibuprofen, and how often are you taking it?

If you aren't taking other drugs that can reduce clotting, don't eat a lot of vitamin K-rich foods, don't have a clotting disorder, and haven't been taking 800 mg of ibuprofen every 4 hours for a month, you're 99.99% going to be fine. Especially if all you're taking is 400 mg (2 OTC tablets).

Tep with the actual knowledge, score.

I take ibuprofen like they're M&Ms, so do as I say, not as I do.

Nebbermind--taking it to LJ so as not to hijack the thread.

I know one practicing Buddhist (not Zen, but I forget which sect) who describes herself as an atheist.

It is my understanding of Buddhism is that there is nothing in the core beliefs which mandates a god, and is therefore a candidate for atheism. But many atheists might consider the nirvana concept as something that would exclude it from their fold.

Thanks for the rx knowledge! that's what i was thinking. In pain, my mind works less well.

WRT the religion discussion: this is a really interesting read. As someone who grew up reading myths and studying world religions, my POV has always been that every myth is someone else's religion story, and everyone's religion is someone else's superstition. I totally forget that other people don't think the same way, which usually ends in a very awkward silence after someone interprets my "statement of fact" as bashing their religious belief. In my mind, faith IS magic and magic IS faith. They are just aspects of different religious belief systems.

I always wanted to believe. I tried out every house of worship in Richmond, VA (which, admittedly, is very very few outside of diff flavors of protestantism). I envy my mother's strong faith, but find myself just as agnostic as my dad.

hey, did you know it's tough to type without using your thumb? cuz it is :)