Antibiotics are one of the most common and effective methods for treating many diseases today. Thanks to antibacterial drugs, many diseases that used to be, even more than 100 years ago, often even life-threatening, are now successfully treated without any consequences. Modern pharmacology releases a huge number of antibacterial drugs that must be taken successfully even in infancy: some antibiotics, if nothing else, are used successfully even to treat infants.
Of course, antibacterial drugs are also among those whose accidental and unauthorized use is precluded. So the use of this group of drugs should always be justified and you should agree with the doctor: their uncontrolled use instead of a curative effect always carries serious risks. But what can I say - the risks also exist if antibiotics are used as instructed, because each of these drugs has its own side effects, which in some cases have unpleasant consequences.
And one warning that applies to all antibacterial agents without exception is a warning about the impossibility, harm, and high risk of combining such drugs with alcohol. Be sure to read the instructions for any antibiotics in black and white: the use of alcoholic beverages in the background of therapy with such drugs is strictly prohibited. And this is not an empty ban: alcohol consumption, along with the "snack" of drugs, can have extremely negative consequences.
Alcoholic beverages should not be used to "wash away" drugs. Alcohol is prohibited after taking antibiotics and for a few hours after taking the medication and for a few days (or better weeks) after stopping treatment. Unless, of course, the person being treated doesn’t want to have a slightly different kind of health problem after having healed a "pain, " and that’s no less severe and complicated.
Abstinence from alcohol after taking antibiotics should be the simple reason that each of these drugs has its own time to leave the body. That is, even at the end of treatment, the active substances remain in the blood, tissues and liver. And until the process of removing them from the body is complete, antibiotics react with alcohol in the same way as alcohol consumed directly during therapy when consuming alcoholic beverages after treatment.
And these reactions can be completely different, yet clearly negative in each case. Thus, one of the reasons why alcohol is not actually recommended after antibiotic therapy, as well as during the duration of treatment, the nature of alcoholic beverages explains that it significantly reduces the effect of drug use. Thus, when alcohol and antibiotics are used together, the active ingredients of the latter accumulate in the liver instead of being absorbed into the bloodstream and providing a therapeutic effect. As a result, the liver load from the pronounced mixture of drugs and alcohol is colossal, and the long-awaited recovery is delayed indefinitely.
Alcohol after antibiotics is also contraindicated because it overloads the liver: the natural "filter" and so on works while taking antibacterial drugs, works in an improved mode, and the additional load in the form of alcoholic beverages is an even greater blow to the body. with alcohol, antibiotics that want to break down and process the liver, in this case can not provide a cure, but can cause very unpleasant conditions nausea, vomiting, dizziness, headache or even mental clouding. In some cases, antibiotics and alcohol "cocktail" shortness of breathand in extremely severe cases can lead to death. And such cases have unfortunately occurred several times in medical practice.
The body’s reaction to mixing alcohol and antibiotics is unpredictable. The concomitant use of such drugs and alcohol is due to cases such as exacerbation of chronic diseases due to severe reactions of the nervous, digestive and cardiovascular systems.
The combination of alcoholic beverages and antibiotics can also become a major factor in the development of allergic reactions, even if the patient has never suffered from any allergies. So, if during the antibacterial treatment the immune system is still able to protect the body at an "increased rate", then alcohol consumption is quite able to disrupt the immune system, leading to allergies.
To sum up the intermediate result, we can confidently state that antibiotics and alcohol are simply not compatible in any way, by any means. The reasons for this ban are described above, and they also support the claim that it is better to exclude all alcoholic beverages from life for some time after such treatment. Unless, of course, you want to risk your life and health in vain and in vain.
When to drink alcohol after taking antibiotics
There is no definite answer to the question of when alcohol can be drunk after antibiotics. Each antibacterial drug has its own unique elimination time from the body. Accordingly, in each case, it is decided individually when to drink alcohol after antibiotics.
The minimum duration of suspension of alcoholic beverages after the end of antibiotic therapy is three days. However, there are medications that are excreted from the body for a much longer period of time, in which case the duration of abstinence from alcohol can be 10, 14 days, or even several weeks. This is necessary so that the liver can also remove the residual effects of taking antibiotics from the body without causing additional strain in the form of alcohol.
Physicians, by the way, only stick to the latter opinion and recommend that all patients exercise sobriety for as long as possible at the end of treatment with antibacterial agents. The longer the patient gives the liver to remove antibiotics and later restore normal functioning, the lower the risk of conflict between alcohol and the antibacterial drug.
This is most important for those who are taking antibiotics for liver and kidney problems. In such cases, the duration of the alcohol ban is extended after the end of antibiotic therapy: the liver, which is no longer completely healthy, must be neutralized and residues of the antibiotic must be removed from the body. If this increased strain on the liver makes it even more strained, it is unlikely to go without complications.
For many people who are accustomed to affording at least a glass of good red wine a day, it is quite difficult to give up their favorite habit, even during antibiotic treatment. Such people often reject reminders of the dangers of a combination of alcohol and antibiotics, justifying themselves for some reason that "a glass of wine will be nothing. "And this is completely futile: even professionals do not take the responsibility to reflect on the possible severity of the consequences. In some cases, a glass of wine after taking antibiotics really doesn’t show serious results. But in another situation, even at first glance, drinking an insignificant amount of alcohol while taking antibacterial drugs can lead to serious consequences. Therefore, before rejecting the benevolent who warn of the impossibility of a combination of alcohol and antibacterial agents, it is better to think a hundred times - is a glass of wine really more important than our own health?