Arthritis victims prone to stomach illness

Persons suffering from arthritis are more likely to develop upset stomachs.
Medical researches say most persons with arthritis have taken traditional pain killers like aspirin. Although these drugs ease the pain and inflammation, there is always a downside.
These drugs often lead to more trouble including upset stomach and bleeding ulcers.
There are some 20 traditional nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or NSAIDs, including aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, indomethacin and piroxicam.
These drugs can bother the gastrointestinal tract in a number of different ways, says Robert Hoffman, MD, chief of rheumatology at the University Of Miami Miller School Of Medicine. He added that gastritis, esophageal reflux disease [heartburn or GERD], and bleeding ulcers ar View the rest of this article