10 Side Effects of Ibuprofen
10. Thrombocytopenia
Thrombocytopenia is the medical term used to describe a low platelet count. Platelets are blood cells that help the blood clot. This is vital to avoid losing too much blood due to wounds and other injuries. When the platelet levels are too low, we may find it harder to form a clot and bleeding becomes a problem.
Ibuprofen as well as other NSAIDs are known to cause thrombocytopenia in less than 1% of the patients taking it. It usually manifests as easy bruising and/or bleeding gums, but it can cause bleeding of other tissues like the gastrointestinal tract.
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