Aspirin

[securespark]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8154483/Daily-aspirin-dose-for-everyone-over-45.html

That'll be me, then!

 

[MisterG]

I think it depends on your general health. Even low dose aspirin has side effects, e.g. increased risk of stomach bleeding, stroke etc.

I take low dose aspirin if I fly long haul to protect against DVT, but not sure I'd want to take it daily.

 

[joe-90]

Give your missus one every night.

Give her aspirin too.

 

[westie101]

I take low dose aspirin if I fly long haul to protect against DVT,

I think it's been shown that it makes no difference to DVT

From: - http://www.patient.co.uk/health/Deep-Vein-Thrombosis-Prevention-When-Travelling.htm

Note: aspirin is not used to prevent DVT. (Aspirin is widely used to help prevent blood clots in arteries which can cause strokes and heart attacks. However, aspirin does not seem to be very effective at preventing clots in veins.)

 

[MisterG]

The advice is ever evolving, from what I can see on a few other sites the jury is still out, but medical advice changes from time to time.

e.g. http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/travel/diseases/dvt.htm

 

[securespark]

Everyone aged over 45 should consider a small daily dose of aspirin to help protect themselves against heart disease and cancer, a panel of experts suggested yesterday.

 

[Mw Roofline]

If you have any kind of stomach problems then don't take aspirin. The stuff is like battery acid

 

[chainsaw_masochist]

Everyone aged over 45 should consider a small daily dose of aspirin to help protect themselves against heart disease and cancer, a panel of experts suggested yesterday.

If this is the case, though, why are the NHS not recommending that all the 45+s take aspirin daily? I note the comments pertaining to certain individual's reactions re stomach ulcers etc, but the treatment of bowel cancer and others cost the country annually many millions.

 

[joinerjohn]

If you have any kind of stomach problems then don't take aspirin. The stuff is like battery acid

Same advice applies to all NSAID's (non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs)
EG Ibuprofen and paracetamol.