aspirin and stroke

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Tue, 22 Aug 2006 19:45:07 -0700 (PDT)

aspirin and stroke

 

 

 

Many people have been using an aspirin a day to prevent a stroke and

heart attack. But a recent major study in Canada found it may actually

increase the risk of stroke and heart attack in 40% of the people who

took it! It also shows that such long- term aspirin use can make you

blind by increasing your risk of macular degeneration, and even

increasing your risk of cataracts by up to 44 percent. Three other

studies from Germany, Britain, and the U.S. support these discoveries.

There are two kinds of strokes; ischemic stroke which is caused by a

blood clot blocking the flow of blood in part of the brain - the most

common type, representing 80% of all strokes; and hemorrhagic stroke

caused by bleeding from a burst blood vessel in the brain or on the

its surface. Doctors recommend aspirin because they say it thins the

blood, keeping it flowing smoothly so dangerous clots don't form. But

there are safer and better ways to accomplish this. There are, for

example, some dietary supplements that are used to thin the blood. And

in the case of a hemorrhagic stroke, it will make the whole thing much

worse.

 

Aspirin use can result in serious side effects, such as stomach

bleeding, bleeding in the brain, kidney failure, and some kinds of

strokes. Wheezing, breathlessness, ringing in the ears, hearing loss,

chronic catarrh & runny nose, headache, confusion, nausea, vomiting,

GI upset, GI bleeding, ulcers, rash, allergic reactions, hives,

bruising, abnormal liver function tests, liver damage and hepatitis

have also been diagnosed. If you take too much, the toxic effect is

Kidney Damage, severe metabolic derangements, respiratory and central

nervous system effects, strokes, fatal hemorrhages of the brain,

spleen, liver, intestines & lungs and death.

Using aspirin with alcohol or with another product that also contains

aspirin, such as a cough-sinus drug, can increase the chance of side

effects. Some medical conditions, such as pregnancy, uncontrolled high

blood pressure, bleeding disorders, asthma, stomach ulcers, liver and

kidney disease, make aspirin even worse for you. But remember, Aspirin

is a component of many cold and flu over-the-counter medications, so

avoiding it requires careful label reading.