Everyone knows that alcohol and antibiotics cannot be mixed, but few people know when they can drink after antibiotics. It is not clear how many days are expected to take after taking the last pill. More people want to know what happens if you skip a few cups during or immediately after treatment. With these questions, we will try to figure it out, for which you first need to be familiar with the effects of alcohol and antibiotics on the body.
Alcohol treatment and contraindications
Antibiotics are not only very effective drugs, but also dangerous. Their reception must be approved by the attending physician. The main indicator that you need to use them is the presence of bacterial infections, which the body cannot cope with on its own.
If the specialist prescribes antibiotics, then during this treatment, you should follow some rules:
- Strictly abide by the time and timing of taking the drug, so that the concentration of certain substances in the blood will remain constant.
- The doctor decides how long it takes to take the medicine. Generally, the course of treatment does not exceed 2 weeks, and some drugs are sufficient for 3 days.
- It is recommended to drink antibiotics with clean water without gas.
- Adhere to proper nutrition during treatment. From your diet, you need to exclude high-fat foods, and of course alcohol intake, even in small amounts.
Pay special attention to the last rule, especially when it comes to not drinking. In addition, it is forbidden to drink alcohol immediately and after treatment within a certain period of time. But why can't you drink alcohol after antibiotic treatment? When ethanol and its constituent substances enter the human body, they are broken down into small elements and converted into simple compounds. And some molecules of alcoholic beverages will start to overlap with drug molecules, which can cause serious malfunctions in the body.
It has been proven many times that after drinking alcohol, the efficacy of antibacterial drugs is significantly reduced. In addition, this mixture will bring a great burden to the liver, which is not only detrimental to the work of this organ, but also detrimental to the state of the entire body. Drinking alcohol after taking antibiotics or during treatment can cause unpredictable reactions in the system and organs.
Possible consequences
As mentioned earlier, drinking alcohol together or immediately after taking antibacterial drugs affects the entire body, not just its individual areas, which is why it is impossible to predict the consequences. However, the most common are the following:
- If you drink alcohol when you have antibiotic substances in your body, you may develop severe allergies.
- When you drink medicine, a big danger is the intensification of poisoning and hangovers. Subsequently, the usual amount of alcohol consumption can lead to loss of control. At the same time, there is also the risk of psychological deviation.
- Alcohol after taking antibiotics can significantly reduce the efficacy of the latter, which may result in the need to repeat the treatment process or increase the dose of the drug, which will also have an adverse effect on the body. In addition, increasing the dose of drugs can help reduce their effects in the future, thereby reducing the adaptability of infections to drugs. Infections weakened by antibiotics have time to become stronger and become resistant to them. Therefore, after a course of antibiotic treatment, the infection will reappear over time, and stronger drugs are needed to eliminate it.
- In addition, possible consequences include traditional symptoms such as headaches, nausea, confusion, liver damage, and dizziness.
If you know when you can drink alcohol after taking antibiotics, you can avoid all the above consequences.
What deadlines do you need to comply with?
There is no exact statement about how long you can drink alcoholic beverages after taking antibiotics. For each antibacterial drug, how many days after treatment can drink alcohol is determined individually, which must be determined by the doctor. Generally, this period is at least 10 days. This is the shortest period for a person's kidneys and liver to return to normal and the intestinal flora to recover. However, these are general recommendations, which depend entirely on the characteristics of the organism.
If the patient has chronic kidney or liver disease, the time for drinking alcohol will increase slightly. And in order to avoid mistakes, it is best to consult an expert on this issue. The longer you do not drink alcoholic beverages after the treatment, the better for your body. After all, alcohol is not good for the body, especially when the body is weak.
Today, the main contraindications for drinking alcohol during antibiotic treatment are studied, as well as the general terminology that should be followed regarding abstinence.
Following these recommendations and rules, the result will not only get rid of the disease quickly with the help of antibiotics, but also will not harm the body. But it is important to remember that drinking antibiotics without a doctor's prescription is also forbidden.