That's hardly true and certainly not good advice if the acetaminophen is taken according to proper dosing instructions. I myself have experienced GI bleeding after just modest doses of NSAIDs. No one experiences significant side effects (or any at all?) following normal doses of Tylenol over a reasonable time regimen.
“That’s hardly true and certainly not good advice if the acetaminophen is taken according to proper dosing instructions.”
I stand by what I posted. Dosing with acetaminophen mixed with alcohol even in moderate amounts has ‘killed’ livers. Normal dosing without the alcohol in the mix has also severly damaged livers. And yes, many have used acetaminophen for many years without incident. I choose not to chance it.
Aspirin causes Reyes Syndrome (liver damage) in some children...but not as frequently as acetaminophen does. Acetaminophen causes liver damage in children 5 times more frequently than aspirin does.
I rarely use pain relievers. If I do, it might be aspirin, and if I needed more than what a couple aspirin might provide I would use ibuprofen, but never acetaminophen. If you want something more natural, consider white willow bark.
There is a reason hospitals push acetaminophen...if any surgery is required they do not want the blood-thinning ‘benefit’ of aspirin.