Anti-inflammatory painkillers like ibuprofen are sometimes called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), or just 'anti-inflammatories'.6. Ibuprofen is a medicine called a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. It is also known as 'an NSAID'. Speak with a doctor before taking ibuprofen if you have ever had a bad reaction to any other anti-inflammatory painkiller.
Experts believe it is possible for the human body to survive without food for up to two months. It's not the first example of humans subsisting on next to nothing for long periods of time. It is possible to survive for about 60 days without food - but usually in warmer conditions.
In a comfortable environment, however, an adult can last without water for a week or more. Andreas Mihavecz, an 18-year-old Austrian man, may have survived the longest without drinking water: Police accidentally left him in a holding cell for 18 days in 1979. It's a fuzzy record, though, since he allegedly licked condensation off the walls of the prison.