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Like all medications, there's a risk of side effects from aspirin.
The most common side effects are:
- • indigestion and stomach aches – taking your medicine with food may help reduce this risk
- • bleeding or bruising more easily than normal
Uncommon and rare side effects include:
- • hives – a raised, itchy rash
- • tinnitus – hearing sounds that come from inside your body
- • breathing difficulties or an asthma attack
- • an allergic reaction – this can cause breathing problems, swelling of the mouth, lips or throat, and a sudden rash
- • bleeding in the stomach – this can cause dark, tar-like stools or vomiting blood
- • bleeding in the brain – this can cause a sudden, severe headache, vision problems and stroke symptoms, such as slurred speech and weakness on one side of the body *
