Many aspirin products include aluminium hydroxide as a buffer to expedite its absorpiton across the GI tract. We have identified a link between MS and exposure to aluminium, a link which is currently the subject of a clinical trial.
I would urge caution in respect of individuals taking buffered aspirin products and adding to their body burden of aluminium.
Exley C, Mamutse G, Korchazhkina O, Pye E, Strekopytov S, Polwart A & Hawkins C (2006) Elevated urinary excretion of aluminium and iron in multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis 12, 533-540.
Further complications for aspirin and MS
3 August 2015
Many aspirin products include aluminium hydroxide as a buffer to expedite its absorpiton across the GI tract. We have identified a link between MS and exposure to aluminium, a link which is currently the subject of a clinical trial.
I would urge caution in respect of individuals taking buffered aspirin products and adding to their body burden of aluminium.
Exley C, Mamutse G, Korchazhkina O, Pye E, Strekopytov S, Polwart A & Hawkins C (2006) Elevated urinary excretion of aluminium and iron in multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis 12, 533-540.
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