What does taking a baby aspirin do?

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What does taking a baby aspirin do?

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answered Feb 6 by Kaelea (2,740 points)
Taking baby aspirin reduces the chance of blood clots from forming in your arteries as aspirin and baby aspirin has blood thinning properties.

You can stop taking baby aspirin cold turkey as baby aspirin and other aspirin does not require weaning off like other medications.

Aspirin 81 mg is a blood thinner because aspirin is an antiplatelet although it does not actually thin your blood and instead it makes it harder for blood clots to form, which also means it's easier to bleed if you have an injury or cut.

People who should not take aspirin 81 are people who recently had a stroke or have asthma or lung disease or have liver or kidney problems or bleeding disorders.

If you stop taking 81 mg of aspirin then it may suddenly trigger a blood clot which can then trigger a heart attack.

In some cases nothing may happen if you stop taking 81 mg aspirin.

Unlike other medications you don't need to wean off 81 mg of aspirin or other aspirin dosages and you can safely stop aspirin suddenly.

Aspirin 81 is the same as baby aspirin as baby aspirin is low dose aspirin.

Doctors will sometimes recommend baby aspirin or low dose aspirin to some people that have heart conditions or blood clots.

The side effects of 81 mg aspirin are drowsiness, difficulty breathing, decreased frequency or amount of urine, constipation, convulsions, severe or continuing, change in consciousness, blood or cloudy urine and abdominal or stomach pain, stomach cramping or burning.

Ibuprofen is safer than aspirin and is preferred over aspirin in conditions that are ongoing such as back pain, menstrual cramps and arthritis.

The risk of gastrointestinal side effects increase the longer the duration of treatment and the risk of GI effects that are associated with aspirin use is already high.

The reason doctors say not to take aspirin is because aspirin has side effects and can irritate your stomach lining and also trigger ulcers, bleeding and gastrointestinal upset in some people.

Aspirin also thins your blood and can be dangerous for people that are at higher risk of bleeding.

Aspirin is an NSAID also known as non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs that is widely used for relieving mild to moderate inflammation and pain.

The reason why aspirin causes Reye's syndrome is when it enters your body it can worsen damage to mitochondria and when damaged the mitochondria causes levels of ammonia to increase in your blood which is followed by swelling of your brain.

Aspirin is most commonly associated with Reye's Syndrome.

Reye's syndrome, is a rare but also very serious condition that causes swelling in the liver and brain.

Reye's syndrome can occur at any age but usually affects children and teenagers after a viral infection, most commonly the flu or chickenpox.

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