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Originally Posted by pavulon
Pain pills are a balancing act. Assuming they contain opiates (hydrocodone, oxycodone...), they can cause some serious constipation. Other anti-inflammatory medications can cause GI bleeding over time. Not taking them can limit deep breathing and coughing (a set-up for pneumonia) or limit activity (a set-up for leg clots-->pulmonary embolism-->a potentially life- threatening situation....
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One less serious, but still worth remembering, downside of good pain pills is the agony that kicks in 6 hours after the magic pills let you sleep in a position that you really shouldn't have been in to begin with.
(broke some ribs in April and still feeling it...)