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I know a lot of doctors recommend ibuprofen over aspirin because ibuprofen is perceived to be a safer NSAID. I'm not sure if it's actually safer in adults or o
by cperciva 4y ago
I know a lot of doctors recommend ibuprofen over aspirin because ibuprofen is perceived to be a safer NSAID. I'm not sure if it's actually safer in adults or only in children though.
- tacroqueen 4y agoGI side effects in general and bleeding in particular are higher in analgesic dose level of aspirin. Aspirin is a very blunt instrument - it is both anti-inflammatory and anti-thrombotic - it destroys your platelet function even in low doses - this can be a feature/benefit (ie stroke and coronary artery disease or MI) - but for pure analgesia it usually just means increasing bleeding risk for no benefit.
- bigDinosaur 4y agoI don't believe this is a meaningful risk for a healthy person just taking a few aspirin. Certainly you don't want to consume too much (like all medicines) nor use it chronically (unless the alternative risks are worse).