Learn more. Erin Donnelly Michos, M. The answer for most individuals is probably not. In addition to relieving pain, lowering fever and reducing inflammation, aspirin can prevent blood clots from forming. Blood clots, the leading cause of heart attacks and strokes, form when a plaque cholesterol and other substances deposited on artery walls ruptures and your body tries to contain the damage by creating a clot. If you are using aspirin to lower these risks and have not talked with a health professional about it, you may be putting your health at risk.
You should ONLY use daily aspirin therapy under the guidance of a health care provider. Aspirin has been known to help people living with some diseases of the heart and blood vessels. It can help prevent a heart attack or clot-related stroke by interfering with how the blood clots. But the same properties that make aspirin work as a blood thinner to stop it from clotting may also cause unwanted side effects, including bleeding into the brain or stomach.
Aspirin also can mix badly with prescription medicines and over-the-counter drugs. People already using a prescription medicine that thins the blood such as warfarin, dabigatran Pradaxa and rivaroxaban Xarelto should always talk to a health professional before using aspirin, even occasionally.
Discuss the use of all medicines, vitamins, and dietary supplements with your health professional before taking aspirin daily. But there's no evidence that taking coated aspirin decreases the chance of developing gastrointestinal bleeding. Also, coated aspirin may not work as well as plain aspirin when taken at the time of a possible heart attack. Talk to your health care provider if you're concerned about ways to decrease your bleeding risk. There is a problem with information submitted for this request.
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Preventive Services Task Force. Accessed Oct. Hennekens CH, et al. Aspirin for the secondary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Aspirin and heart disease. The recommendations from the United States Preventive Services Task Force say that adults aged 50—59 may take aspirin daily to prevent colorectal cancer, as well as cardiovascular disease. However, this guidance only applies to adults in the age range who:. Doctors may administer aspirin immediately after a heart attack, stroke, or another cardiovascular event to prevent further clot formation and cardiac tissue death.
Aspirin can also help treat pain and swelling associated with the following chronic health conditions:. Doctors do not usually recommend aspirin for people under However, a clinician may prescribe aspirin to a child under supervision if they have Kawasaki disease or to prevent blood clots from forming after heart surgery.
For children, doctors usually recommend acetaminophen Tylenol or ibuprofen Advil , in appropriate doses, instead of aspirin. People with the following conditions should be cautious about taking aspirin, and should only do so if a doctor recommends it:. Doctors usually do not recommend high-dose aspirin during pregnancy. Anyone with a known allergy to aspirin or any other NSAID, such as ibuprofen, should avoid these drugs.
Doctors do not administer aspirin during a stroke because not all strokes are caused by blood clots. In some cases, aspirin could make a stroke worse. Also, anyone who drinks alcohol regularly or is undergoing dental or surgical treatment, however small, should ask a doctor before taking aspirin. An interaction may involve one medication making another less effective or the combination being dangerous.
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