FISHOIL + ASPRIN blood too thin??

[auspex]

Coagulation and thrombosis — High doses of fish oil (3 to 15 g/d) increase bleeding time, but this has not been associated with higher rates of clinical bleeding. In a review of 9 randomized trials (n = 2,612), including people taking aspirin or warfarin, no consistent associations were seen between fish oil use or fish oil dose and bleeding risk [21].

In human trials significant effects of fish oil consumption on platelet aggregation are not reliably seen. Consistent changes in fibrinogen, factor VII, or factor VIII are also not identified in controlled trials.

Thus, at least at doses up to 4 g/d (and likely higher), clinically apparent effects of fish oil on bleeding risk are not evident

The above is from our hospital clinial reference MD consults.

 

[wasp]

I am well aware about donating blood..i have read tons of threads by emric and maldrof. What my main concern was if i am on high dose fish oil and i add an asprin to it..will that be thinning blood too much. I never once mentioned that i dont know about donating blood. ( i was concerned about too thin blood and possible sides like brain hemmorage etc from it being too thin).

right then