Today, antibiotics are one of the most common and very effective methods to treat many different diseases. Thanks to antibacterial drugs, many diseases that were dangerous for life more than 100 years ago have been successfully treated today without any consequences. Modern pharmacology is releasing a large number of antibacterial drugs designed to be successfully taken even in infancy: some antibiotics, if nothing else, can even be used successfully to treat babies.
Of course, antibacterial drugs are one of them, excluding random and unauthorized use. Therefore, the use of this group of drugs always makes sense and should also be approved by the doctor: their uncontrolled use rather than a cure is always accompanied by serious risks. But what can I say-even if antibiotics are used as directed, the risk still exists, because each of these drugs has its own side effects and in some cases can exhibit unpleasant consequences.
One of the warnings that apply to all antibacterial agents without exception is to warn about the possibility, harm, and high risk of using such drugs in combination with alcohol. In the description of any antibiotic, you will definitely read it in black and white: the use of alcoholic beverages in the context of treatment with such drugs is strictly prohibited. This is not an empty ban: drinking and taking drugs "snacks" can have extremely negative consequences.
Alcoholic beverages are not only banned as a means of "flushing" drugs. It is forbidden to drink alcohol after taking antibiotics, several hours after taking the medicine, and several days (or better several weeks) after the end of the course of treatment. Of course, unless the person receiving treatment does not want slightly different types of health problems after healed a "sore", and therefore they are equally serious and complex.
The reason for quitting alcohol after taking antibiotics is simple, because each of these drugs has its own clearing time. In other words, even at the end of the treatment course, the active drug remains in the blood, tissues and liver. Until the process of their elimination from the body is over, antibiotics, in the case of taking alcoholic beverages after treatment, will react with alcohol in the same way as alcohol directly consumed during treatment.
These reactions may be completely different, but at the same time, in each case, they are clearly negative. Therefore, in fact, one of the reasons why it is not recommended to drink alcohol after antibiotic treatment, and the duration of treatment, is explained by the characteristics of alcoholic beverages to significantly reduce the effect of drug use. Therefore, when alcohol and antibiotics are taken together, the latter's active substances will not be absorbed into the blood and provide a therapeutic effect, but will accumulate in the liver. As a result, the obvious mixture of drugs and alcohol placed a huge burden on the liver, and the long-awaited cure was postponed indefinitely.
Alcohol after antibiotics is also contraindicated, because it will additionally overload the liver: natural "filters" etc. act in an enhanced mode during the administration of antibacterial drugs, while the extra load in the form of alcoholic beverages will cause more damage to the organs. Big. It chemically reacts with alcohol and antibiotics and tries to break down and dispose of the liver. In this case, treatment services cannot be provided, but it can cause very unpleasant conditions such as nausea, vomiting, dizziness, headache or even mental haze. In some cases, a "cocktail" of antibiotics and alcohol can cause shortness of breath, and in extreme cases, it can lead to death. Unfortunately, this happens more than once in medical practice.
The body's response to mixed alcohol and antibiotics is unpredictable. In the context of the combined intake of these drugs and alcohol, for example, severe reactions in the nervous, digestive, and cardiovascular systems can cause chronic diseases to worsen.
The combination of alcoholic beverages and antibiotics may also become a major factor in the development of allergic reactions, even if the patient has never suffered from any allergies before. Therefore, if during the antibacterial treatment, the immune system can still provide protection for the body at an "accelerated" rate, then drinking alcohol is quite destructive to the function of the immune system, manifested as: allergies.
Summarizing the intermediate results, we can confidently say that antibiotics and alcohol are incompatible at all and absolutely incompatible. The reasons for the prohibition are given above, and they also form the basis of the assertion that it is best to exclude any alcoholic beverages from life for a period of time after this treatment. Of course, if you don't want to risk your life and health in vain.
When to drink alcohol after taking antibiotics
There is no clear answer to the question of when you can drink after taking antibiotics. Each antibacterial drug has its own time to clear from the body. Therefore, in each case, when to drink alcohol after antibiotic treatment is determined by individual circumstances.
The shortest time to quit alcoholic beverages after antibiotic treatment is three days. At the same time, there are also drugs that take much longer to be excreted from the body. In this case, the period of abstinence can be 10 days, 14 days, or even several weeks. This is necessary so that the liver can remove the residual effects of even taking antibiotics from the body without causing an additional burden on it in the form of alcohol.
By the way, the doctor only adheres to the latter opinion and advises all patients to stay as awake as possible at the end of the course of treatment with antibacterial drugs. The longer the patient is given the liver to clear the antibiotics and then resume work in a normal mode, the lower the risk of conflict between alcohol and antibacterial drugs.
This is most important for people who take antibiotics to treat liver and kidney problems. In this case, the alcohol prohibition period after antibiotic treatment is over will be prolonged: the liver, which is already incompletely healthy, must be neutralized, and antibiotic residues must be removed from the body. If the load on the liver is so increased, and its load is even greater, then it cannot be without complications.
For many people who are accustomed to indulging at least a good glass of red wine every day, even during antibiotic treatment, it is difficult to give up their favorite habits. These people often ignore reminders of the dangers of combining alcohol and antibiotics. For some reason, they will say "a glass of wine will not have any results. "And this is completely futile: even experts will never be responsible for reflecting on the possible seriousness of the consequences. In some cases, a glass of wine after taking antibiotics may indeed not show any serious results. But in another case, even at first glance, a small amount of alcohol while taking antibacterial drugs can have serious consequences. Therefore, before dismissing the blesser’s warning about the impossibility of combining alcohol and antibacterial agents, it’s best to think a hundred times-is a glass of wine really more important than our own health?