Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Have you ever had a boo-boo that hurt a lot? Imagine you can't play or cuddle anymore because of the pain. That's not fun, right?

Well, sometimes we get pain because we bump into things or when our body has something wrong with it. When this happens, sometimes doctors will give us a special medicine called a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug or NSAID for short.

Now, this medicine can do a few different things to help us feel better. First, non-steroidal means it's not like the medicine that athletes use to get strong. It's a different kind of medicine that helps reduce inflammation in our body.

Inflammation is when our bodies get all red and swollen when we have a boo-boo or something else is wrong. When we take an NSAID, it helps to reduce that inflammation so that we can feel better.

Another thing that NSAIDs do is help reduce pain. Remember how your boo-boo hurt really bad? Well, this medicine helps make that pain go away so that we can play and cuddle like we used to.

But as with all medicines, sometimes we need to be careful. NSAIDs can sometimes make our stomach feel funny if we take too much or if we don't eat enough food. So, it's important to only take the amount that the doctor tells us to and to talk to them if anything feels strange.

Overall, an NSAID is like a super special medicine that helps us feel better when we're not feeling our best. And that's pretty cool, right?