Pooka...I've had some luck with ALEVE when it comes to back pain...much better than advil!

As far as preps go...I'm not even down to my preps yet (except the tang). I haven't been to a real grocery store in 2.5 months...only a convenience store for a loaf of bread or mustard. And I still have about 20 rolls of TP before I go into my prep stash for TP...So I'm sitting much better than you might think.

Edit...I did use a pound of white beans & a can of spam from my stash...once they were done I dumped in a can of bushes baked beans & let simmer for another hour. But that isn't even a dent in my stash.