The wash down medicines? There are drinks that can not drink the drug under any circumstances - said the Russian expert, clinical pharmacologist Svetlana Nikolskaya.
The components that make up these drinks affect the process of assimilation of drugs: in some cases this influence can trigger far-reaching dangerous consequences, writes medikforum.
The drink is dangerous drugs?
1. Alcohol
Its use increases the acidity in the stomach, and as a result of the splitting of drugs may accelerate. The response of the body when it can be unpredictable. The hardest hit in this case falls on the liver.
2. Grapefruit juice
This drink CYP3A4 enzyme blocks synthesis, which is responsible for absorption of drugs in the gastrointestinal tract. In other words, the juice just makes drugs useful not operating. Grapefruit juice neutralizes the effect of contraceptives, antihistamines, anticonvulsants, painkillers, drugs for lowering cholesterol, antidepressants.
3. Coffee
This drink is rapidly excreted antibiotics that at times reduces their effectiveness. Coffee in company with analgesic - infernal mixture: this combination seriously increases the likelihood of toxic effects of medicines, particularly dangerous for the liver, kidney and heart.
4. Tea
The substance tannin in tea composition has the ability to bind iron. For this reason, the tea - a drink, it is not suitable for zapivki medicines for iron deficiency anemia. Besides tea is not combined with drugs prescribed for the treatment of disorders of the nervous system.
5. aeration
The abundance of sugar and carbon dioxide in the soda cause fermentation. The effect of drugs can slow down how much, and on the contrary, appear in too heavily.
6. Mineral water
Mineral water - drink alkaline, ie, reduces the acidity of gastric juice. So, the drug will be slowly split and part does not come out lessons from the stomach.
