What's better - aspirin or vitamin E? - Vitamins & Supplements Message Board

kellie2 · 04-06-2007, 08:06 AM

Which one is considered better for thinning the blood, baby aspirin or vitamin E? I know they're both blood thinners but does anyone know which one is better? You hear so much about baby aspirin being good for your heart and keeping the blood flowing, but I've also read how a daily aspirin can cause gastritis and other stomach problems that vitamin E does not. Does anyone know if one has more advantages than the other, and if vitamin E is recommended, how do you know how much to take to thin the blood enough to reap it's benefits?

naturodude · 04-06-2007, 08:13 AM

usually 3 recommended doses of vitamin E do the trick, you might also want to try odorless garlic capsules.

Connie122516 · 04-06-2007, 10:39 AM

Aspirin doesn't really "thin" the blood as much as it keeps the platelets from sticking together.

If Vitamin E was good for this purpose, doctors would prescribe it for those of us with heart disease, not aspirin. There are some studies that show Vitamin E has no heart protective effect whatsoever, and could even cause it to be worse (if I'm remembering correctly; someone will come along and correct me if I'm wrong, I'm sure).

The number of people who are allergic to aspirin, or in whom it causes gastritis, is very, very small. Especially in the "baby" aspirin dosage of 81 mg.

Actually, it is fish oil that may have a blood thinning effect....

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naturodude · 04-07-2007, 11:54 AM

those Vitamin E "case studies" are very deceptive. I believe they are only an attempt by the FDA to get people from taking the good stuff, and switching to patentable drugs. Do your own research before taking supplements.