Re: Avoiding Ibuprofen if you might have COVID19
I've read this is utter fake news
FWIW Snopes says unproven (but Snopes is not my first or 21st stop for a fact check).
According to this new site -its coming from the WHO and a Lancet journal study .
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/who-warns-against-use-of-ibuprofen-for-coronavirus-symptomsConsidering that Inflammation is part of a histamine/cytokine/part of the immune response (and fever is also part of our immune response as heat denatures the protein shell of viruses and destroys bacteria and other infections.
Part of the reason that the young seem too be more resilient may have to do with mast cells not being activated by the virus - since the average age per WHO has 81yo - IMHO its something that the "greatest generation" has been exposed to previously - hence the aggressive immune response (Cytokine storm/anaphylaxis type response).
Ibuprofen is an anti-inflammatory - body can over-respond Cytokine storm (hypercytokinemia) by flooding the lungs with a surge of activated immune cells -This has been the suspected cause of rapid deterioration and often death (not necessarily from taking Ibuprofen - but it can be a mitigating factor).