Title: Foods to Avoid When Taking Antibiotics | Livestrong.com
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Foods to Avoid When Taking Antibiotics
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Food Drug Interactions on Antibiotics
Foods to Eat With Antibiotics
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According to the Mayo Clinic staff, many supplements (most of which are ignored by doctors when they're prescribing, based on false assumptions of their safety) interfere with the effectiveness of common heart medications, like the blood thinner Warfarin. If you regularly consume dietary supplements, play it safe by avoiding danshen, licorice, St. John's wort, coenzyme Q-10, evening primrose, garlic, ginseng, saw palmetto, hawthorn and ginkgo biloba, as all of these impact the effectiveness of antibiotics, and can lead to an increased risk of bleeding, low blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, and more. Advertisement
In addition to avoiding herbal supplements (or, at very least, being aware of their side effects), people taking antibiotics should avoid using alcohol. According to James M. Steckelberg, MD, from the Mayo Clinic, consuming alcohol while taking an antibiotic prescription can lead to symptoms of dizziness, drowsiness and nausea, and can reduce the speed at which you recover from the underlying illness. Foods to Eat With Antibiotics
If you often experience nausea when taking antibiotics, consider strengthening your gut's microbiome with healthy bacteria obtained through probiotics, prebiotics and fermented foods. Drinks such as kombucha (e.g., Health-Ade Kombucha) and all sorts of yogurts (e.g., Stonyfield Organic Probiotic Yogurt Smoothies) are great options. While there is no research backing the claims that these foods help with antibiotic-related nausea, The American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) says it can't hurt. After all, if you consume antibiotics, they're designed to destroy the bad bacteria in your gut. This often takes a lot of the good bacteria with it. Replenishing it with healthy yogurts and drinks is a simple home remedy worth trying to see if it helps in your case.