Worried about blood clots? Here’s what you need to know
By Liz Connor
Every 37 seconds, someone in the Western world dies from a venous thromboembolism (VTE), where a blood clot forms, most often in the deep veins of the leg, groin or arm.
While clotting is a normal process that can prevent us from losing too much blood when wounded, clots that don’t dissolve can be dangerous, and even life-threatening in some instances.
Blood clots have also become a talking point recently, after the MHRA launched investigations into a potential link between AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine and a spate of blood clotting events.
Tingling fingers and stomach problems could be signs that you need to take it easy. Picture: Tembela Bohle/Pexels
Are you drinking too much? Tingling fingers and stomach problems could be signs that you need to take it easy
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People consume alcohol for several reasons, but how do they know when they’re overdoing it?
Tingling fingers, stomach problems and bruising easily are some of the indicators that your body is warning you to ease up on the toddy.
Alcoholism is common. It happens when you drink so often that your body becomes dependent on alcohol, and you feel unable to function without it.
Alcohol became a coping mechanism for many Britons during the pandemic, and it seems that many of us are still enjoying those extra tipples as restrictions ease.
Research from life insurance company Reassured found UK drinkers consumed an average of 14 units of alcohol per week during the third lockdown, an increase of 5 units per week compared to before the pandemic.
The extra units are the equivalent of almost two more pints of lager or an extra half a bottle of wine each week and the company predicted these increases will cost drinkers an additional £512 per year - with Brits maintaining their habits now pubs have reopened.
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April 15, 2021 2:14 pm
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Expert advice.
It’s been doing the rounds this week that your risk of developing a blood clot from birth control pill is significantly higher than your chances of developing a blood clot from the AstraZeneca or Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccines.
Many women are understandably questioning why there’s so much press coverage and concern about the jab causing blood clots when it doesn’t seem there’s ever been much about female contraception doing the same – if not worse.