While taking any kind of medicines including painkillers, you should take special care of some things. Some information is given behind all the medicines available in the market, which people usually forget to read. The information given on the back of the medicines tells how you should take them. Along with this, it is also told that which medicine should be taken on an empty stomach and which after eating.
Usually, while giving medicine, chemists tell that you have to eat it with water or eat it with something else, most people eat medicine with water. But there are some people who take medicine with whatever they want.
Experts believe that there are some drinks with which any kind of medicines should not be consumed. By doing this, the time for the medicine to dissolve increases and the body is not able to absorb the medicine properly. A study published in the Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal has explained the effects of taking medicines with famous drinks.
What are the disadvantages of taking medicine with drink:-
1. Coffee :-
It is known to all that consuming caffeine along with medicine has a bad effect on your health. It has been told in the study that by eating medicine with any hot drink like coffee, it takes more time to dissolve. Means by taking medicine with coffee or any hot drink, you will not be able to get its full benefit.
2. Orange juice:-
People often consume orange juice while having breakfast. At the same time, some people take medicine along with it. But it has been found in the study that eating medicine with orange juice increases its time to dissolve, as well as eating medicine with vitamin C can cause many other disadvantages. In such a situation, it is important that you do not consume Vitamin C drinks along with the medicine.
3. Coca-Cola:-
Coca-Cola is a very famous drink. In summer, people often like to drink cold cola-cola to quench their thirst. But if you eat your medicine with Coca-Cola, then tell that doing so can be harmful for you. Due to this, it takes a long time for the medicine to dissolve.
4. Energy drinks:-
Consuming energy drinks to eat medicine is considered very bad. It increases the time for the drug to dissolve. Along with this, the effect of medicine in the body is not done properly.
5. Buttermilk:-
If you consume medicine with buttermilk or milk then it is considered very bad. Buttermilk affects the absorption and breakdown of medicines. In such a situation, patients are advised to drink only water while taking the medicine.
