Benefits and Harms of Aspirin: What You Need to Know

Al-Marsad newspaper: Dr. Alexander Myasnikov revealed the benefits and harms of aspirin, and the most prominent category that you should take.

He said, it is believed that aspirin affects inflammatory processes in the body, lowers temperature and thins the blood, and it should be prescribed to all patients at risk of complications from cardiovascular diseases, and it helps to get rid of unpleasant symptoms and improve the person’s condition in general. According to “Questy. Row”.

And he stressed, we must bear in mind that aspirin is useful for people who have had a myocardial infarction, stroke, or suffer from atherosclerosis, or vasoconstriction and angina pectoris.

On the other hand, he said, uncontrolled aspirin use can lead to bleeding and says: “Four people out of 10,000 people who take aspirin suffer from severe bleeding and the death rate is 50 percent.”

And he adds, children under the age of 14 are prohibited from taking aspirin, because it may cause fatal consequences. It is also not recommended to prescribe it to pregnant women except in special cases and in small doses.