If you use Paracetamoles, you should know that.

Paracetamoli has been used since 1955 as a medicine against temperature and pain in children and has become very popular because there are no significant side effects.

A study by researchers from the University of Edinburgh and Oslo, as well as the Scotland National Blood Transfusion Service, showed that analgies cause liver damage at the level of cirrhosis and hepatitis. They found that excessive use of this drug is the main cause of acute liver inflammation in the Western world.

Scientists have studied the effect of paracetamol on liver cells. They found that excessive use of paracetamol could damage vital structural connections between nearby cells in the liver tissue. When these relationships, which are usually strong, disturb, the liver structure is damaged and cannot function normally. This type of damage involves hepatitis, cirrosis, and cancer, but so far it has not been linked to precetamol toxicity.

For most people worldwide, Paracetamoli is the first choice, because it is free and effective. However, liver damage caused by medicine is an important clinical problem and a challenge to developing safe drugs. Our research results reinforce the need for rational use of paracetamol and may help us to understand how to prevent damage to its use”, Dr. Leonard Nelson, coauthor of the study.

People often take it easy and think that paracetamol is not a problem if they take some more pills than recommended daily doses.

Next time you start getting your Paracetamol, think about it.