Why is aspirin a good medicine? The four functions are very real

I believe that many people are not unfamiliar with aspirin at all. Almost aspirin is one of the medicines that are always available in every household. Why is this drug so popular? The reason is simple: Aspirin has many uses for people. So, what are the proper uses of aspirin? Let's find out together.

1. Pain relief

Aspirin is a very effective pain reliever. When people feel very pain from surgery or injury to a certain part of the body, they can take aspirin properly, which can effectively help people relieve pain.

2. Anti-inflammatory

Aspirin is also a good anti-inflammatory drug. Aspirin can be taken when people have certain inflammations in the body, and can also be used to reduce inflammation when people have an infection in their wounds. No matter which aspect is causing people to develop inflammation, aspirin can be used appropriately. Once people take aspirin, the inflammation in the body can be subsided, so that the disease can be well controlled and the inflammation will not recur.

3. Hypoglycemic

Aspirin may promote endogenous insulin secretion and hepatic glycogen synthesis, inhibit intestinal absorption of sugar and promote tissue uptake of sugar to lower blood sugar.

4, cooling, antipyretic

Whenever the temperature changes greatly, people are prone to get sick, such as fever. A fever causes a person's body temperature to rise rapidly and is unpleasant. Generally, it is the hypothalamus that controls people's body temperature. If the synthesis of prostaglandins in the body is hindered, the body temperature will drop. And aspirin just has the effect of inhibiting the synthesis of prostaglandins, which is good for people with hyperthermia. Taking aspirin properly when the body temperature is too high can help people to lower their body temperature without affecting the body's normal body temperature.

Obviously, aspirin has a wide range of uses. So, who is suitable for aspirin?

Patients with coronary heart disease: Generally, patients diagnosed with coronary heart disease need to take aspirin every day, and special attention should be paid to: it must be taken for a long time.

Cardiac stroke population: Most of the population in this category has thromboembolism of arterial vessels due to cardiac causes. From a medical point of view, most of the treatment methods for these people are anticoagulant therapy. If some patients cannot tolerate anticoagulant drugs, or need antiplatelet therapy at the same time due to their illness, at this time, they can take aspirin appropriately according to their condition.

Stroke or stroke, transient ischemic attack population: patients with atherosclerosis, ischemic stroke or ischemic attack need to take aspirin.

The use of aspirin is very good, but people should not use it arbitrarily on a daily basis, especially these people should be especially cautious when taking aspirin, such as those with a history of gastric ulcers, asthma, hay fever, diabetes, and hyperuricemia.

Finally, Xiaojiu reminded that when you take aspirin, it is best to take aspirin according to the corresponding amount under the advice of the doctor. As the saying goes: Prescribe the right medicine and get twice the result with half the effort!

References:

[1] Zhang Haicheng. Aspirin is not a health product [N]. Health Times, 2018-04-05(012).

[2] Chen Yue. Four easily overlooked problems of aspirin [N]. China Medical Journal, 2015-12-04(002).