A broad panel of US experts has recommended that healthy seniors age 60 and older be cautious about daily aspirin use because it may do more harm than good.
Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world that thins the blood and facilitates the flow of blood in the veins. Aspirin is also commonly used to prevent heart attacks and strokes due to its properties.
Not only that but healthy seniors age 60 and older also start taking low-dose aspirin daily (as a precaution) to prevent heart disease and stroke, even though they are not at risk for those diseases.
Would have various medical studies over the past fifty years have shown that the unnecessary daily use of aspirin, even in small doses, may do more harm than good.
In 2019, a comprehensive study (meta-study) that reviewed dozens of studies on aspirin found that healthy adults over the age of 60 benefited from a small daily dose of aspirin, but The damage is much greater.
Elderly people who take daily aspirin have their blood thinned so much that they are at increased risk of bleeding from veins in their intestines and brain.
Based on these and other similar studies, the US Preventive Services Health Task Force (USPTSF) recommends that healthy seniors 60 years of age and older who have never had a history of heart or artery disease.
As long as the disease does not go away, they should avoid using daily aspirin. However, if they ever feel the need, they should never do so without the advice and guidance of a doctor.
However, middle-aged/elderly persons aged 40 to 59 years who are at risk of heart and artery disease can take a small amount of aspirin daily on the advice of their doctor to protect themselves from stroke or heart attack as much as possible. can
It should be noted that "USPTSF" is a non-governmental American organization that advises and guides the US government on various aspects of health; Which are often not only accepted but also enforced. This institution is functioning since 1982.