Mommy's Bliss Gripe Water - Aluminum Hydroxide, Aspirin, Magnesium Hydroxide Interaction

Interaction Details

Aluminum Hydroxide, Aspirin, Magnesium Hydroxide is classified as belonging to the following category: Anticoagulant/Antiplatelet Drugs

Mommy's Bliss Gripe Water contains fennel seed and ginger. Theoretically, fennel might increase the risk of bleeding when used with antiplatelet or anticoagulant drugs as animal research suggests that fennel oil has antithrombotic and antiplatelet effects. Ginger is also thought to have mild blood-thinning effects but this has not been demonstrated conclusively in humans, with mixed results from clinical trials. It is important to note that Mommy's Bliss Gripe Water contains only very small quantities of fennel seed and ginger, and clinically significant interactions with blood-thinning drugs are thought to be quite low.

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Likelihood of Occurrence

Interaction has been demonstrated in animal or in lab research but has been shown not to occur in humans.

Pharmacist Analysis

Depending on the dose of Mommy's Bliss Gripe Water given (which depends on age), the amount of ginger and fennel seed ingested by the infant will be between 1mg and 5mg of both.

This small amount is very unlikely to cause a clinically significant interaction with any other drug that thins the blood, but it is important to be aware of it regardless.

References

• Effect of onion and ginger consumption on platelet thromboxane production in humans. PubMed
• The use of ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) as a potential anti-inflammatory and antithrombotic agent. PubMed
• [Oral anticoagulants and medicinal plants. An emerging interaction]. PubMed
• Protective effect of Foeniculum vulgare essential oil and anethole in an experimental model of thrombosis. PubMed
  

Aluminum Hydroxide, Aspirin, Magnesium Hydroxide Overview

• Prescription aspirin is used to relieve the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (arthritis caused by swelling of the lining of the joints), osteoarthritis (arthritis caused by breakdown of the lining of the joints), systemic lupus erythematosus (condition in which the immune system attacks the joints and organs and causes pain and swelling) and certain other rheumatologic conditions (conditions in which the immune system attacks parts of the body). Nonprescription aspirin is used to reduce fever and to relieve mild to moderate pain from headaches, menstrual periods, arthritis, toothaches, and muscle aches. Nonprescription aspirin is also used to prevent heart attacks in people who have had a heart attack in the past or who have angina (chest pain that occurs when the heart does not get enough oxygen). Nonprescription aspirin is also used to reduce the risk of death in people who are experiencing or who have recently experienced a heart attack. Nonprescription aspirin is also used to prevent ischemic strokes (strokes that occur when a blood clot blocks the flow of blood to the brain) or mini-strokes (strokes that occur when the flow of blood to the brain is blocked for a short time) in people who have had this type of stroke or mini-stroke in the past. Aspirin will not prevent hemorrhagic strokes (strokes caused by bleeding in the brain). Aspirin is in a group of medications called salicylates. It works by stopping the production of certain natural substances that cause fever, pain, swelling, and blood clots.

• Aspirin is also available in combination with other medications such as antacids, pain relievers, and cough and cold medications. This monograph only includes information about the use of aspirin alone. If you are taking a combination product, read the information on the package or prescription label or ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

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