Everyone knows that it is forbidden to combine alcohol and antibiotics, but few people know when alcohol can be drunk after antibiotics. It is not clear how many days to wait after the last pill of the drug. Many more wonder what will happen if you miss a couple of glasses during the treatment period or immediately after it ends. With these questions, we will try to solve it, for which initially you will need to familiarize yourself with the effect that alcohol and antibiotics have on the body.
Treatment and contraindications of alcohol.
Antibiotics are not only very effective drugs, but also dangerous. Its reception must necessarily be agreed with the attending physician. The main indicator of the need for its use is the presence of a bacterial infection, which the body cannot cope with on its own.
If a specialist has prescribed antibiotics for you, during the period of such treatment, you must adhere to some rules:
- Strictly adhere to the time and time of taking the drug, which will maintain a constant concentration of certain substances in the blood.
- The doctor must determine the length of time it takes to take the medication. Usually the course does not exceed 2 weeks, and some drugs are enough to use for 3 days.
- It is recommended to drink the antibiotic with clean non-carbonated water.
- During the period of treatment, you must adhere to proper nutrition. From the diet, you need to exclude fatty foods and, of course, the intake of alcohol, even in small amounts.
The last rule should be especially taken into account, in particular with regard to not drinking. In addition, it is forbidden to consume alcohol immediately and after a treatment for a specific period of time. But why shouldn't alcohol be consumed after a course of antibiotics? When ethanol and its constituent substances enter the body, they break down into small elements, transforming into simple compounds. And some of the molecules in the alcoholic beverage will start to match up with the molecules in the drugs, which can lead to serious malfunction in the body.
It has been repeatedly shown that after drinking alcohol, the effectiveness of antibacterial drugs is significantly reduced. In addition, such a mixture will give a great load to the liver, which responds unfavorably not only to the work of this organ, but also to the state of the body in general. Drinking alcohol after antibiotics or during the course of treatment can lead to an unpredictable reaction of the systems and organs.
Possible consequences
As already noted, drinking alcohol together or immediately after taking antibacterial drugs affects the entire body, not limited to its individual area, so 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, an acute form of allergy may appear.
- A great danger when you drink medication is the exacerbation of intoxication and hangover. Later, the usual amount of drink can cause a loss of control. At the same time, there is a risk of mental deviation as a result.
- Alcohol after taking antibiotics significantly reduces the medicinal effect of the latter, which may lead to the need to repeat the course of treatment or increase the dose of drugs, which will also adversely affect the body. In addition, an increase in the dose of the drugs helps to reduce their effect in the future and, therefore, the adaptation of the infection to the drug. The infection with the weakening of the antibiotic has time to become stronger and resistant to it. Therefore, after a course of antibiotics, the infection will reappear over time and stronger medications will be needed to clear it.
- Additionally, possible consequences include traditional symptoms such as: headaches, nausea, mental confusion, liver damage, and dizziness.
All of the above consequences can be avoided if you know when you can drink alcohol after an antibiotic.
What deadlines must you meet?
There is no exact statement on 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 must be determined by the doctor. As a general 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 is restored. However, these are general recommendations, it all depends on the characteristics of the organism.
If the patient has chronic kidney or liver disease, the time after how long it is possible to drink alcohol slightly increases. And to avoid mistakes, it is better to consult a specialist in this matter. 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 therefore do not carry anything useful to the body, and even more so during the period of its weakening.
At present, the main contraindications on whether it is possible to drink alcohol during the period of antibiotic treatment were studied, as well as the general terms on alcohol withdrawal, which must be adhered to.
Observing these recommendations and rules, it will turn out not only 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 it is also forbidden to drink antibiotics without a prescription.