Articles categorized as Blood Clots

Summary: Blood clots are a serious health concern, but there are simple ways to lower your risk. Sitting for too long, like watching TV for four hours or taking a long airplane flight, can cause dangerous blood clots in your legs. Make sure to stand up and move around during commercials!

If you are having a hip or knee replacement surgery, studies show that cheap, everyday aspirin might work just as well to prevent clots as expensive blood thinners like Eliquis or Xarelto. Also, if you take Xarelto, you need to watch out for certain foods like grapefruit. If you take an older medicine called warfarin, you might not have to avoid healthy green vegetables anymore, but always check with your doctor. Finally, be careful with common over-the-counter pain pills like ibuprofen and naproxen, because they can have serious side effects.

Source: People's Pharmacy URL: peoplespharmacy.com/articles/category/blood-clots (opens in new tab)