[kach22i]

Originally Posted by hcoles

My doc put me on the 80mg baby aspirin for a couple of years and now took me off. Recent findings are that the benefits don't outweigh the risks. I had a nose bleed that almost would not stop when I was on the aspirin.

Back in the winter of 2009 I had an issue with nose bleeds. Once I cut out pain medication with caffeine in it (they all have it) and cut back to 1/2 cup of coffee from 2-3 cups a day the nose bleeds went away.

https://mydoctor.kaiserpermanente.org/ncal/mdo/presentation/conditions/condition_viewall_page.jsp?condition=Condition_Nos ebleed.xml

Caffeine (coffee, tea, soda drinks) will dry the body including the nasal mucous membranes, increasing the chance of bleeding.