• BigAssFan@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    No expert, but my take on this is that medicines work because they resemble the chemicals your body already makes itself. Better not interfere with a finely balanced immune system in which pain is an essential signal for the body to cope with infections and injuries. It might be more comforting to take a pill against something but I’m afraid it messes up the immune system too much, better to avoid that as much as possible. Works fine for me.

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      1 year ago

      And this is why you are not an expert. Maybe you should talk to an expert and clear your doubts

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      1 year ago

      Yes and no: address the cause of the pain and the pain itself. For example if you’re hung over then drink a load of water and eat some food, but have some ibuprofen too. Medical professionals tell you to do this.

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      1 year ago

      This assumes that every body is perfectly tuned at all times, though.

      If we can agree that physical variations, and even deformations, exist, do you think internal chemical variations exist?