[sauropod]

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[Hugh the Scot]

Headline is false and misleading.

[steve8714]

Physician Freepers; is this bullshit...or not?

[21twelve]

I've read that the 1918 flu was made worse by the use of Aspirin - perhaps a similar mechanism here.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Inflammation is part of the body’s defense mechanism against disease. If you suppress it in order to gain relief from symptoms then you weaken that defense. On the other hand, in infectious disease of the respiratory system it’s the inflammation that will kill you.

I would surmise that in mild cases you should follow the advice given here, but in severe cases anti inflammatory drugs are in order.

[Vendome]

of course ...

[libh8er]

In severe cases when the immune system overreacts (cytokine release syndrome), doc will prescribe anti inflammatory drugs to calm the immune system and prevent organ damage. Other than that the immune system shouldn’t be held back just to get symptom relief. It will only prolong the duration. So no ibuprofen.

[JustOneStarfish]

As a healthcare professional who works in Infectious Diseases, I found your article interesting. However, I have just scoured every inch of the World Health Organization website and found no such statement or recommendation, nor did I find it on the CDC website.

Just sayin’....

[Ozark Tom]

This is not exactly a new issue, but a knowledge factor gained by testing use of nsaids with viral infections such as influenza, resulting in production/retention of more fluids or pus in the pleural cavity (encapsulating membrane of lungs.)

An older study implicated nsaids with promoting movement of viral infection from lungs to nervous tissue.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2951171/

The points of entry of virus in to a cell can be enhanced by use of nsaids. ”ACE2 can also be increased by thiazolidinediones and ibuprofen.”

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(20)30116-8/fulltext