“A medication itself can be caustic or slow the stomach’s emptying, causing pain,” says Patricia L. Raymond, an assistant professor of clinical internal medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School. Meds such as ibuprofen and aspirin have this caustic property and can cause swelling in the stomach lining and may even lead to ulcers.
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