When taking drugs, people often face the problem: how long after antibiotics you can drink alcohol.It is difficult to say how long it is to completely remove medicines from the body - no doctor will definitely answer this question, because the action of all antibiotics is different.Moreover, there are diseases when the patient is prescribed not only antibiotics, but also a special diet.In this case, alcohol is prohibited.
About drugs
Antibiotics - products of the life of microorganisms (these are most often mushrooms and their synthetic derivatives).They are used to treat infections caused by bacteria.All of them are produced both in capsules and in tablets, because they are very convenient.
However, for any antibiotics there are general reception rules:
- Any drug can be prescribed only by a doctor, depending on the severity of the disease and the characteristics of the patient's body.
- Antibiotics are not used as treatment for viral diseases.
- The result of the action of any antibiotic is considered in the first three days - if the drug helps, it is not recommended to interrupt the treatment.If the symptoms continue to progress, then you should again consult a doctor.
- The course of treatment does not stop if nausea or unpleasant taste in the mouth is manifested.
- You can not control the dose that the doctor prescribed - too small doses of antibiotics are dangerous for the human body.
Important!It must be remembered that self -medication is always dangerous for the body.
The amount of time that is necessary in order to remove the antibiotic from the body depends on many factors.Each of the medications has its own characteristics, but most are excreted from the body with urine through the kidneys or (if the dose is small) in the form of bile through the intestines.Very small dosages can be displayed in other ways: through sweat, sebaceous, salivary glands or with sputum.
If you need to find out the ways to remove a certain drug, you need to read the instructions.For any antibiotic, this information is indicated in the Pharmacokinetics item.
Some drugs can be excreted after 6-12 hours, but there are those that are delayed in the body for 1-2 weeks.
In addition, it must be borne in mind that muscle tissue quickly removes the antibiotic, after it is fat and only then bone.
After a standard and, most importantly, successful course of antibiotics, alcohol can not be drunk for 3-5 days.
But there are exceptions in the form of chronic diseases when the course of treatment is carried out repeatedly.In this case, refraining from alcohol is worth 2-4 weeks.
Alcohol during treatment
If a person is prescribed a course of antibiotics, then it is strictly forbidden to drink any alcohol.Doctors note that more effective treatment in those people who do not drink alcohol either during the disease or after it.
- The most important reasons are the interaction of alcohol molecules and antibiotics.In this situation, toxic substances can be released.
- Against the background of alcohol, an antibiotic becomes less effective or useless at all.
- Hepatotoxic alcohol antibiotics (affect the liver).If you use them at the same time, the load on the liver intensifies.
When you can drink alcohol after taking antibiotics and how much, it is best to ask your doctor in order to avoid unpleasant consequences.
In any case, there is a small group of antibiotics with which alcohol is allowed.These include:
- antifungal;
- penicillins;
- heliomitsin;
- ANSOMICINES;
- glycopeptides.
The speed of removal of funds
A person feels the toxic effect of antibiotics for a long time after the course of treatment.
As already mentioned, most of it is displayed in urine.Each drug is absorbed and besieged in the body of a different amount of time.
If you have such an opportunity, it is better not to take alcohol.
The immunity fragile after illness is not always ready for the toxic effects of ethyl alcohol.
What affects her
The main factor that affects the rate of excretion of the drug is its chemical composition.But the path of introducing an antibiotic is also important.The Parenter path (bypassing the digestive tract) acts more efficiently and faster (withdrawn from 16-24 hours), but the specialist should be injected.At home, the entral path (through the gastrointestinal tract) - tablets and capsules can be taken on your own at home.
The time that is required in order to remove the antibiotic from the body can depend on age - in people of advanced age, this happens more slowly.Also, excretion can inhibit the work of the kidneys, liver or genitourinary system.Toxins are excreted faster with a plentiful drink of liquid or fermented milk products.
The consequences of joint reception
Often, people, without hesitation, drink alcohol with antibiotics and claim that the annotation does not indicate how much time you can’t drink alcohol and whether there is a ban on its intake in general.But it should be remembered that pharmaceutical companies produce antibiotics for treatment, and not for combining with alcohol, so they will not check such reactions.
No doctor can predict the exact reaction in your body and how it affects the course of the disease.The use of alcohol during antibiotics may lead to serious consequences.Consider some of them:
- Violation of liver functions.In this case, the liver may not remove harmful products, but absorb all toxins into its cells.
- Severe allergic reaction (Quincke's edema, anaphylactic shock).
- There may be intoxication of the body (nausea, vomiting, headache, cramps, abdominal pain).
- Heart problems may occur, a stroke or myocardial infarction will develop.
- Increased or reduced blood pressure (blood pressure).
It must be remembered that with a combination of drugs with alcohol, ethanol is not split.Hence the consequences: most of the harmful substances of alcoholic beverages will be accumulated in the organs and tissues of a person.
The most dangerous "cocktails"
Many antibiotics are not compatible with any alcohol.For example:
- Fruitorchinolons, mixing with alcohol, adversely act on the nervous system and can bring to coma.
- Tetracyclics are delayed for a long time in the body, are able to destroy some liver cells and therefore intake of alcohol is possible in three days.
- Aminoglycosides can be the cause of complications on ear and kidneys (alcohol is possible after 2 weeks).
- The nervous system and the liver are damaged by lincosamides (alcohol is possible after 4 days).
- Macrolides can cause liver cirrhosis (alcohol is possible after 4 days).
All anti -TB drugs cause hepatitis, in this case any alcohol is prohibited.
First aid
The first action is an ambulance call.Determine how much time has passed since intoxication, and be sure to save the remnants of the substances that caused poisoning - this will help the doctor.
If the victim is conscious, he needs to drink a large amount of water, and then cause vomiting by irritation of the back wall of the larynx.After the stomach is washed, you need to give the victim any sorbent (for example, activated carbon).
Put the patient in a convenient horizontal position, observe breathing and pulse.Wait for the arrival of ambulance.
Result
Antibiotics are a very serious medicine.A person taking antibiotics must clearly follow the instructions that are attached to these drugs.Not all antibiotics can be combined with alcohol, at best the drug simply will not help, and in the worst can cause death.