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Hello my 88 year old mother has pseudo gout. is it ok for her to take a daily 81 mg aspirin or will that more likely cause flareups ?

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Dr. Edward Hellman answered

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Ok: It is ok to take the aspirin, it will not cause pseudo gout and to a limited degree may actually help.

Answered 1/19/2016

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A member asked:

Hello my 88 year old mother has pseudo gout. is it ok for her to take a daily 81 mg aspirin or will that more likely cause flareups ?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Edward Hellman answered

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