Fish oil and low dose asprin...a no no combination??
I have been on a low dose baby aspirin for several years with the encouragement of my bro-in-law Cardiologist. A week ago I added in fish oil and have been bruising badly. Even on the underside of my arms where I did heavy Scott curls yesterday....right where the curl bench hit my arms. Sucker is HUGE. I just read several articles on the web that suggest not combining the two due to excessive bruising. Anyone else experience this??
Bruised, battered but never beaten....
Baldie
No-no? Or sometimes yes, sometimes no.
What an interesting thread, snake. I've been thinking about it all day. Don't quite know how to phrase this, so I'll give the 'Reader's Digest' version.
From what I've read, aspirin and fish oil both cause many different biochemical effects in the body ranging from the blood clotting factors you mentioned to lipid levels. As far as blood thinning, taking a low dose of aspirin is not significantly different than taking a full dose, and the effect lasts about 3 days. Fish oils are more unclear, since the 'strength' is often not standardized, the issue of becoming spoiled/rancid is present, and the amount absorbed and used by the body may differ from person to person more than aspirin.
I take both and I haven't had much of a bruising problem. But I don't take both everyday. Since the aspirin's effects last 3 days, I take a low dose once every 3 days, and on that day I don't take fish oil. Also, I take less than 2 gms of fish oil daily, and that oil is a combination of Omega 6 and 3 from Borage Oil and GLA, and Marine lipids and DHA.
Having said all that, when I get cut I bleed like a stuck pig. But bruising is not much of an issue at all. Bottom line: I wonder if the dosage you & Someday & maybe others take needs to be adjusted slightly?
Aspirin and Macular Degeneration -
I rarely take aspirin, but I thought I'd share what I read awhile back.
Aspirin it seems can be a serious contributor to Macular Degeneration of the eyes. It seems there is some problem with bleeding in the eye caused by the blood being thinned. So... I guess it means choosing between dying of a heartattack or being blind. There should be a workaround for this if you do have to take a blood thinner type drug like aspirin.
I've had some bruising similar to others in the thread when I combined the two, but I didn't realize that was the cause of the bruising. I'll sure be watching from here on.
Informative thread worth reading thats for sure.