my father in law (76 years old) does the same, but it's not the same kind of aspirin i'd take. Iirc there's a special version for that use. I think it's called

my father in law (76 years old) does the same, but it's not the same kind of aspirin i'd take. Iirc there's a special version for that use. I think it's called cardio-aspirin or something? The downside is that it's an anti-coagulant, so if you bleed for any reason it will not stop bleeding as easily as without the cardio-aspirin.