Many people, for some reason, are reluctant or reluctant to consult a doctor about a variety of questions, including what affects alcohol compliance with vaccination against diphtheria, tetanus, rabies, or other infections that threaten a person at mortal risk. Often the situation develops in such a way that the vaccination day falls on the date set for a holiday or event. And then the vaccinated patient is faced with a difficult choice - to take alcohol or not?
The most developed countries, in which medicine is becoming widely available and modern, were long ago liberated from terrible epidemics and pandemics that easily took tens of thousands of human lives. Feeling a certain security and being in a society with an intense pace of life, a person begins to take the vaccination procedure more easily. However, there are many myths about the dangerous effects of alcohol on humans.
Meanwhile, alcohol has a harmful and negative effect on the whole human body, it can not cure man from various diseases (of which some people are sure), especially those that are of an infectious nature.
Varieties of vaccinations
There is a whole list of vaccines that should be given to an adult. Also, those vaccinations that were given in childhood, over time, cease to be effective, which will require revaccination.
- HPV. This vaccine is required to be given to girls 11 to 26 years of age three times. Papillomavirus can result in a cancerous tumor of the cervix.
- Hepatitis A or B. Different vaccines are used for injection. Hepatitis A is given to healthcare professionals and people who have some problems with liver function, alcohol and drugs. Vaccination against hepatitis B is important for those people who are not particularly careful about sex and change partners regularly.
- Influenza. This vaccine should be given to young people and adults. In particular, vaccination of citizens working in public places with high traffic (waiters, doctors, social fund employees, salesmen) is required.
- Encephalitis. This is a pathology that threatens a person with deadly risk or disability. The most effective protection is provided by vaccination. The vaccine should be given before a person plans to travel to an area where the risk of infection is very high. Most often, vaccination is carried out in two stages.
- Fury. Such an injection should be given to persons at risk of infection. The patient receives six injections over three months.
- An injection against the pathogens of tetanus, whooping cough or diphtheria. This vaccine is administered once every ten years. If a woman is carrying a child and has passed more than a decade since the previous vaccination, then it will be necessary to be vaccinated before the birth begins (in the second or third trimester).
- Mumps, rubella or measles. In fact, this vaccination is carried out in childhood, but if one of the stages of vaccination has been missed and an adult has not suffered from any of these diseases, then immunization should be carried out urgently.
- Chickenpox. If an adult suffers from this disease, then compared to a younger age, the process of disease course is more difficult. In addition, chicken pox in an adult can result in serious complications. Consequently, those persons who did not have chickenpox in childhood should be vaccinated. The disease can lead to herpes, and for this reason people over 60 should also get a vaccine injection.
Why you should vaccinate an adult
Children's hospitals and educational institutions exercise strict control to ensure strict adherence to the mandatory vaccination schedule. Many people are under the misconception that only children should be vaccinated. Due to the correct approach to this process and the help of the government, it became possible to reduce to almost zero the likelihood of developing infectious epidemics in countries where medicine is available to all and is at a high level of development.
Most often, after some time, the effect of the vaccine ends, so it will be necessary to carry out revaccination so that the person is still protected from various infections. Given that a large number of adults have a habit of relieving stress or fatigue with alcohol, vaccination may change the established lifestyle for some time.
The importance of vaccination and the advice given by your doctor should not be taken lightly!
Self-medication and ignoring medical requirements often turn into serious deterioration of well-being, health problems.
Why is it forbidden to drink alcohol after vaccination?
The vaccination process affects the human body quite intensely, exerting a strong stress on it. Immunity reacts harshly to dangerous agents entering the body, rapidly producing large amounts of antibodies. Thus, a strong and stable immune system is formed.
In order for the stage of formation of immunity and its protective function to continue as smoothly, painlessly and correctly, it is important that the general state of human health is good. Preventive procedures aimed at preventing chronic diseases, a strong immune system help the body safely overcome the first stages after vaccination.
Fact!Even when alcohol is taken in minimal amounts, it has a depressing effect on a person's immune system and the performance of a person's internal systems and internal organs.
Despite the fact that ethanol does not interact directly with those drugs contained in the vaccine, alcohol reduces the ability of the immune system to perform a protective function and the production of antibodies becomes less effective. Therefore, drinking alcohol may reduce the effect of the supplied vaccine. Immunity, being in this case weakened, is not able to produce the required volume of antibodies, which can lead to side effects or even complete infection with the agent after vaccination.
What is the risk of drinking alcohol after vaccination
Now medicine is gradually moving away from using "live" viruses in the vaccination process. Either way, even those vaccines that are considered "non-live" can lead to some complications or side effects that can be quite unpleasant. According to statistics provided by the WHO, the body of a healthy person reacts negatively to the vaccine in only 1% of all cases.
This means that out of a hundred people who have been vaccinated, only one will experience unwanted side effects of the vaccine. Drinking alcohol significantly increases the chance of diseases associated with a weakened immune system during the action of the vaccine.
Among those who drink alcohol frequently, more than 30 percent may experience comorbidities after vaccination.
An extremely negative reaction can occur after drinking alcohol, if the vaccination is carried out against the following diseases:
- fruthi;
- tick-borne encephalitis;
- tetanus;
- hepatitis A;
- rage;
- diphtheria.
Most often, the following negative manifestations accompany the vaccine occur:
- diarrhea, gastrointestinal disorders, vomiting;
- increase in body temperature;
- sore throat, pain syndrome and cough;
- swelling at the injection site;
- increase or decrease in blood pressure, arrhythmic manifestations;
- a flu-like condition;
- loss of consciousness and dizziness;
- difficulty breathing;
- pain in the musculoskeletal system.
At the same time, the process when the immune system adapts to a foreign agent takes from a few days to 2 weeks. During this time, patients may experience excessive drowsiness, lack of appetite, excessive sweating, and weakness. At this stage, the "unknown" infection is recognized by the body. If ethanol enters the bloodstream at the indicated time, this may reduce the production of antibodies, which means that the type of virus will be blocked less efficiently than required. Also, drinking alcohol after vaccination can turn into completely unpredictable consequences, which will lead not only to complications, but also to real infection.
It is more dangerous to drink alcohol after being vaccinated against hepatitis, rabies, measles and tetanus. Some diseases require vaccination, which is done in several steps and it is most important to pay attention to how you feel the first day of vaccination and the next 2-3 days.
Vaccination against rabies virus lasts for three months and during the specified period it is absolutely forbidden to take alcohol, even in minimal amounts.
Often, hepatitis vaccination is combined with vaccination against the diphtheria-causing agent. In this case, the immunity retains its protective function for 10 years. Vaccination is carried out in several stages, which last about six months.
How long after vaccination can you drink alcohol?
Aside from the fact that alcohol can interfere with the proper functioning of the immune system, it is an excellent breeding ground for pathogens. Doctors who are loyal to the patient sometimes allow him to take a token glass of good wine a few days after vaccination.
But it should be borne in mind that if vaccination is carried out against the infections mentioned above, even a small dose of alcohol can lead to the urgent need of the patient to be hospitalized and to prolonged therapy. Every person is responsible for his own health. Alcohol is not a food product that is necessary to maintain vital functions, so abstinence for a while will only bring benefits to a person and the immune system will function more efficiently.
By following the doctor's recommendations, the patient will be able to prevent the occurrence of serious complications and the vaccine will be as effective as possible.