Everyone knows that it is forbidden to combine alcohol and antibiotics, but few people know when you can drink alcohol after antibiotics. It is not clear how many days should be waited after the last pill of the medicine. Many others are wondering what will happen if you skip a few glasses during the treatment period or immediately after it is over. With these questions, we will try to understand, for which you will first need to get acquainted with the effect that alcohol and antibiotics have on the body.
Treatment and contraindications for alcohol
Antibiotics are not only very effective but also dangerous medicines. Their reception must necessarily agree with the attending physician. The main indicator of the need for their use is the presence of a bacterial infection, which the body can not cope on its own.
If a specialist has prescribed antibiotics, then during the period of such treatment, you should adhere to some rules:
- Strictly observe the time and timing of taking the medicine, which will maintain a constant concentration of certain substances in the blood.
- What time period it takes to take the medication should be determined by the doctor. Usually the course does not exceed 2 weeks, and some medications are enough to be used for 3 days.
- It is recommended to drink antibiotics with clean, still water.
- During the treatment period, you should adhere to proper nutrition. From the diet, you should exclude fatty foods and, of course, alcohol intake, even in small quantities.
The last rule should be especially considered, especially in relation to non-drinking. Furthermore, it is forbidden to consume alcohol immediately and after a course of treatment for a certain period of time. But why should alcohol not be consumed after antibiotic treatment? When ethanol and its constituent substances enter the body, they break down into small elements, turning into simple compounds. And some of the molecules of alcoholic beverages will start to coincide with the molecules of drugs, which can cause a serious dysfunction in the body.
It has been repeatedly proven that after taking alcohol, the effectiveness of antibacterial drugs is significantly reduced. Moreover, such a mixture will give a large load on the liver, which responds unfavorably not only to the work of this organ, but also to the condition of the body as a whole. Taking alcohol after antibiotics or during the course of treatment can give an unpredictable reaction of systems and organs.
Possible consequences
As already noted, taking alcohol together or immediately after taking antibacterial medication affects the whole body, not being limited to its individual area, this is why it is impossible to predict the consequences. However, the most common are the following:
- If you drink alcohol when there are antibiotic substances in the body, a sharp form of allergy may appear.
- A major risk when taking medication is a worsening of intoxication and a hangover. Subsequently, the usual amount of drinking can lead to loss of control. At the same time, there is a risk of getting a mental deviation as a result.
- Alcohol after taking antibiotics significantly reduces the medical effect of the latter, which may lead to the need to repeat the course of treatment or to an increase in the dose of medication, which will also adversely affect the body. Moreover, increasing the dose of the medication helps to reduce their effect in the future, and thus adjusting the infection to the medication. Infection with antibiotic weakening has time to become stronger and become resistant to it. Thus, after a course of antibiotics, the infection will recur over time and stronger medications will be required to eliminate it.
- Also, possible consequences include such traditional symptoms as headache, nausea, dizziness, liver damage, and dizziness.
All of the above consequences can be avoided if you know when you can take alcohol after an antibiotic.
What deadlines should you meet?
There is no exact statement as to how long after taking antibiotics it is possible to consume alcoholic beverages. For each antibacterial drug, it is determined individually how many days after treatment you can drink alcohol, and this should be determined by your doctor. As a rule, this period is at least 10 days. This is the minimum period during which a person's kidneys and liver return to normal, and the intestinal microflora returns. However, these are general recommendations, it all depends on the characteristics of the organism.
If the patient has a chronic kidney or liver disease, then the time after how long it is possible to drink alcohol is slightly increased. And to avoid mistakes, it is better to consult a specialist on this issue. The longer after the course of treatment you do not consume alcoholic beverages, the better it will be for the body. After all, alcohol and so does not carry anything beneficial to the body, and even more so during the period of its weakening.
Today, the main contraindications were studied whether it is possible to drink alcohol during the period of antibiotic treatment, as well as the general conditions regarding abstinence from alcohol, which you must adhere to.
By following these recommendations and rules, you will not only be able to quickly get rid of the disease with the help of antibiotics, but also not to harm the body. But it is important to remember that taking antibiotics without a doctor's prescription is also forbidden.