Two out of three French people take aspirin on vacation, which is not a bad decision provided you know the risks of this drug, which is more than a century old, risks which can be formidable.
In terms of satisfaction, first its price, incredibly low considering the service provided.
Then, if the holidays rhyme with rest, they often alternate with sports activities that one does not necessarily practice all year round and which therefore place great demands on the body. All this in a context of heat stroke, sunstroke, various bites, but also falls.
In all these cases, aspirin can be used as a first resort because it has the advantage of having several complementary actions: first, it fights against pain, then against fever, and finally attacks the inflammation that accompanies all the ailments that we have just listed.
So, if we know well the effectiveness of aspirin against headache, toothache or back pain, as well as fever, it should be known that it calms the burning sensations of sunburn, pain a mild sprain, or a strain or even stiffness from the last bike ride.
Without being the universal panacea, aspirin therefore finds its place perfectly in the holiday pharmacy alongside dressings and disinfectants.
But beware ! it remains an effective drug, therefore not devoid of side effects and as such must be used at the right dose, at the right time and for the right person.
For the dose, check with your pharmacist who will mark on the box the one not to be exceeded according to the ages of the members of the family. Be especially careful with children – aspirin can be fatal – and the elderly. For the right time, we have seen that the indications are very broad as soon as there is pain, fever or redness and swelling. As for the right person, we must remember that aspirin is contraindicated in those who are allergic to this product, but also in all those who have had ulcers of the stomach or duodenum.
With these precautions for use, aspirin remains surprisingly topical in a world where we sometimes tend to think that only novelty has its place.
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