system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Why do we take anti-inflammatory medicine for an injury. Isn't your body inflaming the injury to promote healing?
gpt
You are 100% correct in saying that inflammation is the body's way of promoting healing. However, inflammation can be categorized into one of two types: acute and chronic.

Acute inflammation is "healthy". It promotes healing.
Chronic inflammation is "unhealthy". It is the body over-responding to a situation and it begins to cause itself harm.

Anti-inflammatory medication is not given to acute inflammations. They are usually given for chronic inflammation to prevent the body from hurting itself from the over-reaction.