The Impact of Fried Foods on Medication Efficacy.
Medication can partially counteract the effects of a bad diet, but a really bad diet will cause harm no matter how much medication a doctor provides. Ibuprofen and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs reduce the protective stomach prostaglandins, leaving the stomach vulnerable to the ill effects of acid. The first step to avoiding NSAID-induced stomach damage is to use these drugs infrequently, especially if you get symptoms from them or have a history of proven damage due to them. There are medications to reduce the risk, such as antihistamines, proton-pump inhibitors, and misoprostol, which works on the prostaglandins.