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Showing posts with label Aspirin and Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Aspirin and Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage. Show all posts

Sunday, 9 May 2010

Low doses of aspirin cause gastric bleeding

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Books:
This post contains a summary of a study published in the British Medical Journal 1989;298:493-496 25 February and a recipe for hot Spanish squid soup.

Study title and authors:
Human gastric mucosal bleeding induced by low dose aspirin, but not warfarin.
P. J. Prichard, G. K. Kitchingman, R. P. Walt, T. K. Daneshmend, C. J. Hawkey
Department of Therapeutics, University Hospital, Nottingham.
 
This study can be accessed at: http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/298/6672/493
 
The study demonstated that even low doses of aspirin cause gastric bleeding.

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Recipe of the day

Hot Spanish Squid Soup

Ingredients:
Squid Rings, 2 lbs.
Food Mall: Squid
1 lb Squid; cleaned, cut into- 1-inch pieces
1 tb Olive oil
2 cl Garlic; minced
pepper to taste
1/2 c Tomato sauce; or puree
1 c Water

Instructions:
In a saucepan, heat oil and garlic, but do not let garlic brown or burn. Add squid, pepper, tomato sauce and water. Simmer mixture for 1 hour, adding more black pepper towards the end of cooking time.

Elderly who take aspirin are between two and three times more likely to be admitted to hospital with bleeding ulcers

This post includes a summary of a study published in the British Medical Journal 1988;297:1311-1313 19 November and a recipe for baked haddock.

Study title and authors:
Aspirin and bleeding peptic ulcers in the elderly.
G. Faulkner, P. Prichard, K. Somerville, M. J. Langman
The Side Effects Bible: The Dietary Solution to Unwanted Side Effects of Common Medications
Books:
Department of Therapeutics, University Hospital, Nottingham.
 
This study can be accessed at: http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/297/6659/1311?maxtoshow=&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=1&author1=faulkner&andorexacttitle=and&andorexacttitleabs=and&andorexactfulltext=and&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=date&firstpage=1311&fdate=1/1/1981&resourcetype=HWCIT

Faulkner states: "Those who had taken aspirin were between two and three times more likely to be admitted to hospital with bleeding ulcers".

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Recipe of the day

Baked Haddock

Ingredients:
Fresh boneless New England Haddock Fillets (3 Pound Pack)
Food Mall: Haddock Fillets
• 1 lb haddock fillets
• 2-3 T olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 medium green pepper, chopped
• 1 lb can tomatoes, chopped plus juice
• 3 T parsley, chopped (or 1 T dried)
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 t lemon juice (optional if tomatoes are acidic)

Instructions:
Sauté onion and pepper in oil about 5 minutes until soft. Stir in everything else except fish and lemon juice and cook over medium heat 5-10 minutes until it thickens. Spread half the sauce in the bottom of a 9 x 9-inch baking dish. Layer the fish on top and sprinkle with lemon juice. Top with rest of sauce. Bake uncovered 375 F for 10 minutes until flaky.

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Fifteen-fold increase of gastrointestinal tract bleeding with regular aspirin intake

This post includes a summary of a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine 1988;148(2):281-285 and a recipe for pork fried rice.

Study title and authors:
Major Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeding. Relation to the Use of Aspirin and Other Nonnarcotic Analgesics
Prescription for Disaster: the Hidden Dangers in Your Medicine Cabinet
Books:
Micha Levy, MD; Donald R. Miller, MS; David W. Kaufman, ScD; Victor Siskind, PhD; Pamela Schwingl, MS; Lynn Rosenberg, ScD; Brian Strom, MD; Samuel Shapiro, MB, FRCP(E)

This study can be accessed at: http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/148/2/281?ijKey=dd44a3afb03ed3fd97b22c67e32836cf5981ebfc&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha
 
The findings suggest that the risk of bleeding is increased substantially by aspirin, even when used occasionally.
 
There is a fifteen-fold increase of gastrointestinal tract bleeding with regular aspirin intake and over five-fold increase of gastrointestinal tract bleeding for occasional users of aspirin.

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Recipe of the day

Pork Fried Rice

Ingredients:
◦1 lb. ground pork
Organic Berkshire Pork Sampler - 8 Chops, 2 Sirloins and Ground (5 pound) by igourmet.com
Food Mall: Pork
◦4 oz. mushrooms, sliced
◦1 shallot or 2 cloves of garlic
◦2 inch long piece of ginger
◦4 green onions, sliced
◦2T + 2T fermented soy sauce
◦1T + 1T chili garlic sauce
◦1 head of cauliflower
◦2 eggs

Method:
In a saute pan add the pork and break it up into pieces with your spatula. Let me school you real quick in extracting flavor from ground meat–let it cook until it’s brown. That means, don’t stop cooking it until you physically see a brown crust on it, just like if you were searing a steak or chicken.

While the pork is browning, chop the cauliflower head into chunks and throw into your food processor. Pulverize until it’s turned into crumbles, this shouldn’t take but about 2 minutes. Remove the cauliflower and reserve in a bowl. Since the bowl of the processor is already dirty, you might as well let it do some more work for you and pulverize the ginger and shallots.

Once the pork is brown, brown, brown add the mushrooms, 1/2 the green onions, 2 T soy sauce, 1T garlic chili sauce, and the shallots and ginger. Let it come together and simmer for about 5 minutes. Remove the mixture from the pan and put into your serving dish.

Add the cauliflower to the saute pan. What you’re trying to do is cook the cauliflower crumbles. Keep your eye on it and stir it around every minute or so. It should be finished in about 8 minutes. Taste it to make sure it’s soft and doesn’t have an over cauliflower-y taste. Add 2 more T of soy sauce and 1 more T of chili garlic sauce. Place the cauliflower into the serving bowl.

In a small bowl, crack 2 eggs and whisk together with a fork. Add the eggs to the saute pan and constantly stir so the eggs scramble into small pieces. They should finish cooking in about 2 minutes. Add the eggs to the serving dish.

Add the other 1/2 of the green onions, toss everything around to coat and serve immediately.

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Strong association between aspirin intake and vomiting of blood & blood in feces

Over Dose: The Case Against the Drug Companies: Prescription Drugs, Side Effects, and Your Health
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This post includes a summary of a paper published in Gut 1982;23:340-344 and a recipe for white fish masala with cauliflower.

Study title and authors:
Aspirin, paracetamol, and haematemesis and melaena.
D Coggon, M J Langman, D Spiegelhalter

This paper can be accessed at: http://gut.bmj.com/content/23/4/340.abstract?ijKey=2b7e82659ae2d665ad7bdf3ffb9f64688e429771&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha
 
The paper found there is a strong association between aspirin intake and vomiting of blood & blood in feces.

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Recipe of the day

White Fish Masala with Cauliflower

Serves 4

Ingredient list:
1-1.5 pounds of white fleshed fish
Fresh boneless New England Haddock Fillets (3 Pound Pack)
Food Mall: White Fish
1 large head of cauliflower
1 sweet yellow onion
2 13.5 ounce cans of coconut milk
1 4 ounce can of mild green chilies
Crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
Extra virgin olive oil
Curry Masala
Garlic powder
Fish sauce
Salt

Directions:
Cut fish into bite-sized cubes, cauliflower into bite-sized florets, onion into bite-sized pieces, and dice chilies into small pieces. Heat 3-4 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat in wok. Add onion and cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onion begins to brown. Add 2 tablespoons of curry masala and stir-fry for one-minute. Add cauliflower and stir-fry to coat all pieces with oil and spice. Add a dusting of salt. Add coconut milk and chilies (with all liquid in cans). Add crushed red pepper flakes to taste. Splash fish sauce generously across the top. Stir well and bring mix to a boil. Add fish, reduce heat to a simmer, cover, and let cook 10 minutes. Check cauliflower for tenderness and taste. Add spices as needed.

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All patients who take aspirin regularly are at risk of peptic ulcer bleeding

This post includes a summary of a study published in the British Medical Journal 1995;310:827-830 1 April and a recipe for elk tenderloid with brandy mustard sauce.

Study title and authors:
Prophylactic aspirin and risk of peptic ulcer bleeding
What the Drug Companies Won't Tell You and Your Doctor Doesn't Know: The Alternative Treatments That May Change Your Life--and the Prescriptions That Could Harm You
Books:
John Weil, senior registrar in public health medicine,a Duncan Colin-Jones, consultant physician,b Michael Langman, professor of medicine,c David Lawson, consultant physician,d Richard Logan, reader in clinical epidemiology,e Michael Murphy, consultant epidemiologist,f Michael Rawlins, professor of clinical pharmacology,g Martin Vessey, professor of public health,h Paul Wainwright, research associate i
a West Midlands Regional Health Authority, Birmingham, b Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth PO6 5LY, c Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TH, d Royal Infirmary, Glasgow G4 0SF, e University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, f Unit of Health Care Epidemiology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX2 6HE, g University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, h Radcliffe Infirmary, University of Oxford, Oxford OX2 6HE, i Institute of Cancer Studies, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TJ

This study can be accessed at: http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/310/6983/827?view=full&pmid=7711618
 
The author concludes that all patients who take regular aspirin medications (in low or high doses) are at risk of peptic ulcer bleeding.

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Recipe of the day

Elk Tenderloid with Brandy Mustard Sauce

Ingredients:
Elk Tenderloin, Avg. (3 count) 5.4 lb. Package
Food Mall: Elk Tenderloin
2 elk tenderloins, 8-10 oz each
sliced bacon
1/2 c. sliced mushrooms
1 Tbsp Grey Poupon mustard
1/4 c. onion, finely diced
1/4 c. bell pepper, diced
1/2 c. brown gravy
1 clove garlic
thyme
ground black pepper

Instructions:
Remove silverskin from tenderloins and rub meat with split garlic cloves. Sprinkle lightly with thyme and black pepper. Wrap bacon around tenderloin and use toothpick to secure. Place in hot frypan and saute until bacon is cooked. Note: tenderloins should not be cooked past medium rare. Remove from pan and pour off excess grease. Place onion and bell pepper in pan for 30 seconds, add mushrooms and saute until tender.

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Thursday, 6 May 2010

Intestinal bleeding occurred in 68% more patients taking aspirin compared with those that were not

This post includes a summary of a study published in the British Medical Journal 2000;321:1183-1187 11 November and a recipe for poached halibut steaks.

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Study title and author:
Risk of gastrointestinal haemorrhage with long term use of aspirin: meta-analysis
Sheena Derry, research assistant, Yoon Kong Loke, clinical lecturer in clinical pharmacology.
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford OX2 6HE

This study can be accessed at: http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/321/7270/1183
 
Gastrointestinal haemorrhage occurred in 68% more patients taking aspirin compared with those that were not.

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Recipe of the day

Poached Halibut Steaks

Omaha Steaks Halibut Fillets
Food Mall: Halibut
Ingredients:
• 2 or 3 green onions, cut into 2 inch long pieces
• 1 T olive oil
• 1 red onion, cut lengthwise into thin slices
• 1 carrot, cut into thin matchstick pieces

• 2 halibut steaks (1/2 lb)
• 2 lemons

Instructions:
Heat oil in a deep skillet over medium heat. Add onion and sauté three minutes. Add carrot and cook 3 more minutes. Stir in green onions. Spread vegetables evenly over bottom of skillet. Lay halibut steaks on the vegetable bed in the skillet. Add a small amount of water just to cover the bottom of the skillet. Cover and cook until the fish flakes easily with a fork (about 10 minutes). Transfer the fish to a serving plate and top with vegetables and lemon juice.