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 *Note* This is a brief precis intended for a specific group and demographic.     When medicine bites                     back       I hear a lot of people mentioning symptoms that tend to be attributed to "side-effects" or their autoimmunity. Admittedly, autoimmunity has such a wealth of symptoms, it can be difficult to know what's what.    We all need pain relief from time to time, after all it's not a suffering competition. Paracetamol is the go-to for treating fever, but it's a great analgesic too. I know it's the only thing that helps my migraines. Never exceed the daily maximum and if you're still taking that many after 2 weeks, it's time to consider your options. Ibuprofen is a good pain killer and anti-inflammatory. However, if you suffer with gastric troubles, it might not be for you. They're different types of drug, so if needed you can take both without risk of causing harm.  ...

           Wash your hands     In 1847, Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis suggested to his colleagues (in the business of medicine), that mortality rates could be reduced, by washing their gore smeared hands before plunging them inside the next patient in line. He was duly ridiculed (and probably presented with more than a few bloody middle fingers). He'd figured this out from his observational deductions, working in obstetrics (this and surgery being his areas of expertise), yet it wasn't something he was able to incorporate into a detailed, theoretical explanation. His logic went against the accepted views of the age, causing the medical community to reject his idea outright. Doctors and surgeons were held in high regard at this time, owing to rapidly evolving knowledge and a consequentially growing number of patients surviving previously mortal events. Many took offence at Semmelweis's suggestions, mocking him and causing him and his hair brained noti...