What is the difference between ibuprofen, paracetamol and aspirin?
Paracetamol is a unique analgesic, it has no anti-inflammatory properties. Aspirin and ibuprofen are both anti-inflammatory analgesics. Few doctors use aspirin for pain relief now, its use is confined to its anti-platelet properties, which reduce heart attacks, strokes and other blood vessel blockages. Unfortunately the risk benefit ratio of aspirin in higher doses makes it too dangerous for general use due to the risk of inducing gastrointestinal bleeding. A combination of ibuprofen + paracetamol is not a bad idea for period pain, provided you take the ibuprofen on a full stomach, have no ulcer history, and are not asthmatic, since ibuprofen can also cause wheeze.
