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We usually use acetylsalicylic acid when we have a cold. Aspirin is in almost every home medicine cabinet. It turns out, however, that it can not only reduce a fever and relieve pain, but also help with other ailments.
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1/ 7 Protection against cancer
Low-dose aspirin prevents cancer and reduces the risk of metastasis. This is the analysis of 51 studies involving over 77 patients. In colorectal cancer, the risk of metastasis was even halved. The prestigious journal PLOS ONE has also analyzed the results of research for breast cancer and prostate cancer. In the case of these cancers, taking aspirin also reduced mortality by as much as 000-15%. Now scientists want the effects of aspirin on the effectiveness of treatments for other types of cancer.
2/ 7 Pain relief
Aspirin is an inhibitor of a compound that causes inflammatory reactions in the body. As a result, it has antipyretic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties. This is its most common use. According to the WHO, it is one of the safest first-choice measures for minimizing the symptoms of the common cold.
3/ 7 Anticoagulant effect
Aspirin also inhibits the compound in red blood cells that is responsible for their clumping, which in turn leads to the formation of clots. Thanks to this, it can be used in the prevention of strokes and heart attacks. Doctors emphasize, however, that it should not be taken “in advance” if we are not at risk of these diseases.
4/ 7 Liver protection
This popular drug can prevent liver damage in many people suffering from drug side effects, alcohol abuse, and obesity-related liver disease. This is because it reduces the inflammation caused by non-infectious liver damaging agents.
5/ 7 Treatment of osteoporosis
Aspirin may benefit bone health and lower the risk of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. The cause of osteoporosis is when the cells that break down bone tissue (called osteoclasts) are overactive. Recent studies also indicate that the decline in the number of bone-building cells (the so-called osteocytes) may also play an important role. Low doses of aspirin stimulate the activity of octeocytes while inhibiting osteoclasts. As a result, the bones become thicker and stronger.
6/ 7 Help in the treatment of stomach ulcers
Although taking aspirin may promote stomach ulcers, it increases the sensitivity of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, responsible for gastric ulcers, to antibiotics. Patients who treat ulcers with antibiotics should therefore take small amounts of acetylsalicylic acid.
7/ 7 Supports the treatment of schizophrenia
Scientists from the University of Utrecht (the Netherlands) have shown that the use of aspirin has a positive effect on the immune system, reducing inflammation in the brain (according to scientists, they play a large role in many mental disorders). Dutch research suggests that anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin, given early in brain development, not only reduce the symptoms of the disease, but also prevent neurobiological disorders and psychosis.