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Re: Do you take baby aspirin daily?

It depends on your age and your level of risk. Sadly, even aspirin has become complicated! We used to think it was an across-the-board benefit but now we are learning that even the small risk of increased bleeding offsets the protection for many peop...

LynnC778383 03-26-2019 04:00 PM

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Re: Do you take baby aspirin daily?

1. Aspirin is an NSAID just like Aleve and Motrin.2. NSAIDs do not really make "plaque build up" worse but they do increase chances of bleeding ulcer (this includes aspirin) and can harm the kidneys with daily use3. Low dose aspirin has almost no eff...

LynnC778383 03-26-2019 03:58 PM

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