dispersible asprin making me ill?

[mummyhodge]

I had a stroke a month ago and have been perscribed dispersible asprin 75mg by the hospital, I have been swallowing the tablet whole and washing down with water, since doing this for a week I have been getting very bad gut pains, which the doctor tells me is nothing, I am not taking any other medication (apart from paracetamol when the pain gets very bad) Could it be the asprin? I'm worried as it's been 3 weeks of daily pain and no-one seems to take me seriously....

[Sqad]

2 choices:

1)Take your Aspirin with a whole glass of milk or with food.

2) Ask your Dr. if you can have Aspirin Enseals Oral ( enteric coated and hence less irritating to the stomach lining)

[karenmac60]

Isn't dispersible aspirin meant to be disolved in water which you then drink? Surely it's fizzing up in your stomach and producing a lot of gas if you are swallowing it whole?

[mummyhodge]

haven't really been getting gas, just a lot of pain.

[karenmac60]

I'd still try taking them as directed and see if that helps.