What’s the difference in how Tylenol vs Advil works to reduce pain?
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Ibuprofen (advil) reduces inflammation while acetominaphen (Tylenol) block the pain signals to the brain.
I had to go look this one up, and it surprised me actually, that according to Wikipedia anyway, the reason Tylenol helps with pain is not fully understood. To quote them:
“Despite its common use, the mechanism of action of paracetamol is not completely understood. (paracetamol is another word for Tylenol)”
Advil is an anti-inflammatory. It works by reducing inflammation in your body, which reduces pain.
Advil is an NSAID and therefore is an anti-inflammatory as well as pain reliever, whereas acetaminophen aka Tylenol is a pain reliever/fever reducer, but lacks the anti-inflammatory properties of Advil.
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