Daily Aspirin - Should I or Shouldn't I?

The following is a true-to-life scenario described by a doctor. It reflects an all-too-frequent problem.

THE whole family was worried. Now even the doctor was too. "If his bleeding doesn't stop soon," the doctor said, "we may have to consider a blood transfusion."

The man had been slowly losing blood through his bowels for several weeks, and the problem had been diagnosed as inflammation of the stomach, or gastritis. "Are you sure you're not taking any medications?" asked the frustrated doctor.