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Ianthedecorator
Heres a mad qeustion my mate asked me last night ,how do painkillers such as paracetamol know where your pain is in the body ? i said i dont know im not a medical person so over to you guys on this one ? Ian
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lifesagasman
Sat Nav??
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Ianthedecorator
Good anwser but not quite what i had in mind !
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lifesagasman
Just a thought. 
My head hurts....
My head hurts....
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oompah
Just before swallowing the painkiller tell it what you have ie:toothache,headache,backache etc and it knows exactly where to go.
See http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_painkillers_work_in_your_body_to_reduce_the_pain
They work on the brain to fool it into thinking there is no pain.
They work on the brain to fool it into thinking there is no pain.
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lifesagasman
In that case, I need some...
brain first, me thinks
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lifesagasman
The wiki answer is almost right. Aspirin and paracetamol work on the whole body, reducing inflammation where they find it. Codeine (aka methyl morphine) works like the wiki says, by blocking pain receptors in the brain. You used to be able to buy codeine on its own but now it only comes combined with paracetamol as cocodamol.
I'm not sure about ibuprofen. It's an entirely man-made drug, built up atom by atom in a research lab. I always thought it was an improved version of paracetamol - which is itself an improved version of aspirin - but you can take it in addition to codeine and paracetamol. Somebody around here must know how it works. I'll ask a radiographer tomorrow.
I'm not sure about ibuprofen. It's an entirely man-made drug, built up atom by atom in a research lab. I always thought it was an improved version of paracetamol - which is itself an improved version of aspirin - but you can take it in addition to codeine and paracetamol. Somebody around here must know how it works. I'll ask a radiographer tomorrow.
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lifesagasman
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hey, you've just told me you have a high-altitude home in the Limousin. Doesn't that soothe away lots of pain ?
Not sure if it's better than other things you mention.
hey, you've just told me you have a high-altitude home in the Limousin. Doesn't that soothe away lots of pain ?
Not sure if it's better than other things you mention.
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lifesagasman
most effective panacea imaginable! Wouldn't trade it for anything.
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joinerjohn
All Wrong unfortunately.......
All painkillers, irrespective of type, cause temporary alzheimers..
You actually forget that your in pain..
Well that's one theory.
All painkillers, irrespective of type, cause temporary alzheimers..
You actually forget that your in pain..
Well that's one theory.
Did you know that if you get sun burnt and you are in pain, by taking pain killers, the sun burnt feeling goes away.
Until they wear off.
Andy
Until they wear off.
Andy
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