Wellness

[mousiegirl]

I have been taking aspirin all of my life.  As a child, it was Bayer due to excruciating headaches.  As an adult, coated aspirin, used to take two a day for decades, many headaches, none now, but have decided my blood is thin enough with just one, know this when a rose gets me.

[mousiegirl]

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@cherry wrote:

My husband has been having some stomach issues. He doesn't have heart trouble ,so I suggested he stop until he sees his Dr next month

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@cherry  I use the enteric coated that @hckynut mentioned, and I always have food in my stomach when I take supplements, meds, or aspirin, to prevent issues, so far, so good.

[cherry]

We will talk to his Dr about it @mousiegirl. Thank you

[goldensrbest]

If you have had a heart attack yes you should take a aspirin,the study showed for those that have not ,no need to take does not stop a first heart attack ,and can cause bleeding. And for those that have cancer ,they should not take it.

[hckynut]

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@goldensrbest wrote:

If you have had a heart attack yes you should take a aspirin,the study showed for those that have not ,no need to take does not stop a first heart attack ,and can cause bleeding. And for those that have cancer ,they should not take it.

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@goldensrbest,

I would still like to read/hear or see "the study" that you referenced in this post and your original post. I have seen many, many studies. The results can depend on several factors in how the study was done/to whom/time period, and the research done on all genetic factors.

Do you have a link or any place where I can see how "the study" was conducted?  Thank you 

hckynut(john)

[cherry]

Many healthy Americans take a baby aspirin every day to reduce their risk of having a heart attack, getting cancer and even possibly dementia. But is it really a good idea?

Results released Sunday from a major study of low-dose aspirin contain a disappointing answer for older, otherwise healthy people.

"We found there was no discernible benefit of aspirin on prolonging independent, healthy life for the elderly," says Anne Murray, a geriatrician and epidemiologist at Hennepin Healthcare in Minneapolis, who helped lead the study.

The study involved more than 19,000 people ages 65 and older in the United States and Australia. The results were published in three papers in the New England Journal of Medicine.

There is still strong evidence that a daily baby aspirin can reduce the risk that many people who have already suffered a heart attack or stroke will suffer another attack.

And there is some evidence that daily low-dose aspirin may help people younger than 70 who have at least a 10 percent risk of having a heart attack avoid a heart attack or stroke, according to the latest recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

But for older, healthy people, "the risks outweigh the benefits for taking low-dose aspirin," Murray says.

The primary risk is bleeding. The study confirmed that a daily baby aspirin increases the risk for serious, potentially life-threatening bleeding.

Surprisingly, those who took daily aspirin also appeared to be more likely to die overall, apparently from an increased risk of succumbing to cancer. That was especially unexpected given previous evidence that aspirin might reduce the risk for colorectal cancer.

SHOTS - HEALTH NEWS Panel Says Aspirin Lowers Heart Attack Risk For Some

The researchers stressed, however, that the cancer finding might have been a fluke. There's also a possibility that any colorectal cancer benefit wasn't seen because the subjects had only been followed for about five years.

Regardless, the findings raise serious questions as to whether otherwise healthy older people should routinely take low-dose aspirin.

"A lot of people read, 'Well, aspirin is good for people who have heart problems. Maybe I should take it, even if they haven't really had a heart attack,' " Murray says. But "for a long time there's been a need to establish appropriate criteria for when healthy people — elderly people — need aspirin."

That's why the researchers launched their study, called ASPREE, in 2010. It involved 19,114 older people, with 16,703 in Australia and 2,411 in the United States. The U.S. portion included white volunteers ages 70 and older, and African-Americans and Hispanics subjects ages 65 and older.

Participants took either 100 milligrams of aspirin every day or a placebo. People in the study were followed for an average of 4.7 years.

"We were hoping that an inexpensive, very accessible medication might be something that we could recommend to elderly to maintain their independence but also decrease their risk of cardiovascular disease," Murray says.

But based on the findings, Dr. Evan Hadley of the National Institute on Aging, which helped fund the study, says any elderly people taking aspirin or thinking about it should think twice.

"This gives pause and a reason for older people and their physician to think carefully about the decision whether to take low-dose aspirin regularly or not," Hadley says. "And in many cases the right answer may be: Not."

  @hckynut

[goldensrbest]

Dr,oz was on the today show this week , if you look  you can find it.

[hckynut]

Thank you for posting this study for me to read and evaluate. @cherry

The Doctor mentions "the primary risk is bleeding", for older people(whatever one determines as "older"). There are reasons people bleed regardless of their age. And how many things can cause bleeding? Numerous, which in my opinion, those that know their body usually can tell if they are bleeding. External bleeding should not be a mystery to anyone that has eyesight. Internal bleeding can be felt(by those that know their body well)/ by understanding how to detect internal bleeding, and by a simple blood test to check their Hemoglobin Level.

 Now "older" unhealthy people that need Emergency  major surgery I can understand, I can understand. But even Coumadin(Warfarin) blood thinners are out of one's blood stream in 72 hours. So an 81mg aspirin?  I don't know the exact answer, but I am sure if is not even close to  prescribed Blood Thinner.

My personal assessment of this study, from my own type of study from being around at least 100+ heart patients? Some of which DID NOT have a Heart Attack, and had Bypass Surgery, and others that had both? Their risk of "bleeding to death" were/are substantially lower than having a 1st or another Heart Attack.

Interesting study and well done. It however did not move "my needle" on anyone of any age benefiting by taking one 81mg Aspirin per day.

Thanks again @cherry, I appreciate your time finding and posting this for me to read.

hckynut(john)

[cherry]

We aren't all the same, and everyone's body works differently. Mr Cherry has been off baby aspirins for 2 days 'and has noticed a difference in his  stomach problems

He isn't clearing his throat  constantly' and using tums all day long. Its early days yet' but it looks like stopping aspirin, has been a good move for him, so far