Aspirin or Tylenol?

[brendajo]

I have heard you are not supposed to take aspirin when you have the flu.Is this correct or has my mind wandered off again?

[JCK88]

It is okay for adults to use aspirin. Don't give it to people under age 16.

 

I found this at a UK NHS website: at http://www.nhs.uk/news/2009/04April/Pages/...eflulatest.aspx

I have flu-like symptoms - what should I do?

• stay at home and rest
• take medicines such as aspirin, ibuprofen or paracetamol to relieve the symptoms (following the instructions with the medicines). Children under 16 must not be given aspirin or ready-made flu remedies containing aspirin
• drink plenty of fluids
• Phone your GP or NHS Direct if you have recently travelled to Mexico or another affected area or if you develop complications such as shortness of breath

[Suz]

I have heard you are not supposed to take aspirin when you have the flu.Is this correct or has my mind wandered off again?

 

 

Its my understanding asprin would/could cause a cytokinestorm

 

My mine might have wandered off too, as I'm thinking I read an article where homeopathic doctors were intervied in 1918 and said no asprin helped their patients survive.

 

hth

[JCK88]

http://scienceblogs.com/aetiology/2009/04/...s_in_health.php

 

That's a link to some professional contamination control and medical people discussing aspirin use in the flus and also cytokine storms.

 

The virus causes the cytokine storms, not the aspirin.

 

And for a lengthy discussion on them, check here:

http://www.fluwikie.com/index.php?n=Scienc...erCytokineStorm