Antibiotics today are one of the most common and very effective ways to treat many different diseases. Thanks to antibacterial drugs, a number of diseases that before, a little more than 100 years ago, were often life-threatening, today are successfully treated without any consequences. Modern pharmacology is releasing a large number of antibacterial drugs designed to be taken successfully in infancy as well: some of the antibiotics, if nothing else, are also used successfully to treat infants.
Of course, antibacterial drugs are among those agents, the occasional and unauthorized use of which is excluded. So, the use of this group of drugs should always be justified, and also agree with the doctor: their uncontrolled use instead of the curative effect always carries with it serious risks. But what can I say - the risks are present even when antibiotics are used as directed, because each of these drugs has its own side effects, which in some cases have unpleasant consequences.
And one of the warnings that applies to absolutely all antibacterial agents without exception is a warning about the impossibility, harm, and high risk of combining such drugs with alcohol. In the instructions for any of the antibiotics, you will definitely read 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: drinking alcohol along with a "snack" on medication can have extremely negative consequences.
Alcoholic beverages are prohibited for use not only as a means of "washing" medicines. Alcohol after antibiotics is prohibited and a few hours after taking the medication, and for a few days (or better weeks) after completing the course of treatment. Unless, of course, the person being treated does not want to have health problems of a slightly different kind afterwards, having healed a "wound", and from this they are no less serious and complicated.
Giving up alcohol after taking antibiotics should be for the simple reason that each of these drugs has its own period of elimination from the body. This means that, even at the end of the course of treatment, the active medicinal substances still remain in the blood, tissues and liver. And until the process of eliminating them from the body is complete, antibiotics, in the case of taking alcoholic beverages after treatment, will react with alcohol in the same way as they react to intoxicated alcohol directly during the therapy period.
And these reactions may be completely different, but at the same time, in each individual case, they are unequivocally negative. So, one of the reasons why alcohol after antibiotic therapy, in fact, as well as for the duration of treatment, is not recommended, is explained by the property of alcoholic beverages to significantly reduce the effect of drug use. So when alcohol and antibiotics are taken together, the active substances of the latter, instead of being absorbed into the bloodstream and providing a therapeutic effect, accumulate in the liver. As a result, the load on the liver from a pronounced mixture of drugs and alcohol is colossal, and the long-awaited healing is delayed indefinitely.
Alcohol after antibiotics is also contraindicated for the reason that it overloads the liver: the natural "filter", and so on while taking antibacterial drugs, works in an improved way, and the extra load in the form of alcoholic beverages causes an even more shocklarge in body. By entering into a chemical reaction with alcohol, antibiotics, which are trying to break down and process the liver, in this case may not offer a cure, but provoke very unpleasant conditions in the form of nausea, vomiting, dizziness, headacheor even mental turmoil. In some cases, a "cocktail" of antibiotics and alcohol can provoke shortness of breath, and in extremely severe cases, lead to death. And such cases, unfortunately, have occurred more than once in medical practice.
The body's reaction to the mixture of alcohol and antibiotics is unpredictable. Against the background of co-administration of such drugs and alcohol, there are cases, for example, exacerbation of chronic diseases by severe reactions from the nervous, digestive and cardiovascular systems.
The combination of alcoholic beverages with antibiotics can also become a major factor in the development of allergic reactions, even if the patient has never suffered from an allergy of any kind before. So, if during the period of antibacterial treatment, the immune system is still able to provide protection to the body with "added speed", then alcohol consumption is quite capable of disrupting the functions of the immune system, which is manifested by the appearance of allergies.
Summing up the intermediate result, we can say with confidence: antibiotics and alcohol are simply not in any way, in any way compatible. The reasons for this prohibition are given above, they also underline the assertion that it is better to exclude any alcoholic beverages from life for some time after such treatment. Unless you want to risk your life and health in vain, of course.
When you drink alcohol after taking antibiotics
The question of when you can drink alcohol after antibiotics has no definite answer. Each of the antibacterial drugs has its own individual elimination period from the body. Therefore, in each individual case, the decision on when to drink alcohol after antibiotics is made on an individual basis.
The minimum period during which you should abstain from alcohol after completing antibiotic therapy is three days. At the same time, there are drugs that are excreted from the body for a much longer period, and in this case, the period of abstinence from alcohol can be 10, 14 days, or even several weeks. This is necessary in order for the liver to be able to remove from the body even the residual effects of taking antibiotics without an additional load on it in the form of alcohol.
By the way, doctors adhere only to the last thought, recommending that all patients practice prudence at the end of the course of treatment with antibacterial agents for as long as possible. The longer the patient gives his liver for antibiotic removal and for subsequent resumption of labor in a normal manner, the lower the risk of a conflict between alcohol and antibacterial drug.
This is most important for people taking antibiotics for liver and kidney problems. In such cases, the period of alcohol withdrawal after the end of antibiotic therapy is extended: an already not completely healthy liver should be neutralized and antibiotic residues should be removed from the body. If, with such increased loads on the liver, it is even heavier, then it is unlikely to be done without complications.
For many people who are accustomed to indulging themselves in at least one glass of good red wine a day, it is quite difficult to give up their favorite habit, even during antibiotic treatment. Such people often dismiss memories of the dangers of combining alcohol and antibiotics, for some reason justifying themselves by saying "nothing will come of a glass of wine. "And it is completely useless: even specialists will never take responsibility for reflecting on the possible severity of the consequences. In some cases, a glass of wine after taking antibiotics really may not show any serious results. But in another situation, even at first glance, an insignificant amount of alcohol drunk while taking antibacterial drugs can lead to serious consequences. Therefore, before refusing the warning of lovers about the impossibility of combining alcohol and antibacterial agents, it is better to think a hundred times - is a glass of wine really more important than our health?