can I have a glass of wine while on antibiotics.?
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Yes, you can drink/mix alcohol with antibiotics.  The only thing unadviseable is that you cannot mix the medication with milk or any type of antacid (ex. Tums, Rolaids, etc.).  These can all counteract the effects of the medication.  But alcohol will not.  It's just a practical and typical rule for all pharmacists to deter drinking while taking medications.  Especially if this is the first time you've ever had this one before.  Certain antibiotics, and I believe it is the Tetracycline, recommend for you to stay out of direct sunlight.  So, I would worry more about the sun than a glass of wine with dinner.  It won't hurt you.
692935
Drinking too much wine.
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Yes, he can have a drink or two. \n\nModerate consumption will not hurt the healing process.
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That's what my doctor has always told me, but thanks to your question I just did a little research and it seems that is only true for certain medications, such as anti-fungals.\n\nHere is a reference from June of 2004:\n\nhttp://www.antibioticresistance.org.uk/ARFAQs.nsf/0/C2E63418D2370AED80256EBA004D9B3D?OpenDocument\nDespite a commonly held belief that antibiotics and alcohol don't mix, it is only necessary to avoid drinking alcohol when taking some types of antibiotics. These include metronidazole, cephamandole and oral ketoconazole. See the following recommendations from GP notebook for more details. You should check with your doctor or pharmacist when you are given your prescription.\n\nThe famous Dr. Andrew Weil has this to say:\n\nhttp://www.drweil.com/u/QA/QA326593/\n\n Do Alcohol and Antibiotics Mix?\n\nDoes drinking while taking antibiotics lessen the effect of the medication?\n\nA widespread myth holds that you shouldn't drink alcohol while taking antibiotics, but in fact, drinking doesn't lessen the effects of the drugs. However, alcohol can lower your general energy and delay your recovery so it is best to minimize drinking until you've finished the prescribed course of antibiotic treatment. (Beyond that, chronic liver damage from excessive alcohol consumption can affect the metabolism and toxicity of antibiotics.)\n\nThere are other precautions you should take when on antibiotics. Antibiotics not only kill harmful bacteria that are making you sick, they also destroy the beneficial flora in your gut and can promote the development of resistant organisms in your body. To restore the helpful organisms, be sure to take supplemental acidophilus while you're on antibiotics. Acidophilus is the general name for dried or liquid cultures of the living lactobacillus bacteria that aid digestion. Always check the expiration date to help ensure that the acidophilus product you choose is still viable. Take one tablespoon of the liquid culture advertisement\n \nor one to two capsules after meals, unless the label directs otherwise. I recommend taking acidophilus to restore "friendly" cultures even when on antibiotics for just a few days. And I particularly recommend products containing lactobacillus GG, a strain proven to survive passage through the strong acid in the stomach. (Visit Culterelle for more information: http://www.culturelle.com/)
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It's OK, but not advised.  The more doses you miss, the more likely you are going to develop a resistant organism and you'll have to take a much stronger antibiotic.  Make sure you finish all the medicine you were prescribed.
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NO.  only after hours when the bacteria from the air grows in the wine,  when opening a bottle of wine it is best to let it 'breathe' to get the best flavor, breathing refers to 'off gasing' some of the fermentation gases.
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No. It may make the antibiotic ineffective. Many do.\nAlcohol-Medication Interactions : \n Alcohol Alert From NIAAA Antibiotics are used to treat infectious diseases. In combination with acute alcohol consumption, some antibiotics may cause nausea, vomiting, headache, and possibly convulsions; among these antibiotics are furazolidone (Furoxone), griseofulvin (Grisactin and others), metronidazole (Flagyl), and the antimalarial quinacrine (Atabrine) (7). Isoniazid and rifampin are used together to treat tuberculosis, a disease especially problematic among the elderly (12) and among homeless alcoholics (13). Acute alcohol consumption decreases the availability of isoniazid in the bloodstream, whereas chronic alcohol use decreases the availability of rifampin. In each case, the effectiveness of the medication may be reduced (7).How Alcohol and Drugs Interact \n\nTo exert its desired effect, a drug generally must travel through the bloodstream to its site of action, where it produces some change in an organ or tissue. The drug's effects then diminish as it is processed (metabolized) by enzymes and eliminated from the body. Alcohol behaves similarly, traveling through the bloodstream, acting upon the brain to cause intoxication, and finally being metabolized and eliminated, principally by the liver. The extent to which an administered dose of a drug reaches its site of action may be termed its availability. Alcohol can influence the effectiveness of a drug by altering its availability. Typical alcohol-drug interactions include the following (7): First, an acute dose of alcohol (a single drink or several drinks over several hours) may inhibit a drug's metabolism by competing with the drug for the same set of metabolizing enzymes. This interaction prolongs and enhances the drug's availability, potentially increasing the patient's risk of experiencing harmful side effects from the drug. Second, in contrast, chronic (long-term) alcohol ingestion may activate drug-metabolizing enzymes, thus decreasing the drug's availability and diminishing its effects. After these enzymes have been activated, they remain so even in the absence of alcohol, affecting the metabolism of certain drugs for several weeks after cessation of drinking (8). Thus, a recently abstinent chronic drinker may need higher doses of medications than those required by nondrinkers to achieve therapeutic levels of certain drugs. Third, enzymes activated by chronic alcohol consumption transform some drugs into toxic chemicals that can damage the liver or other organs. Fourth, alcohol can magnify the inhibitory effects of sedative and narcotic drugs at their sites of action in the brain. To add to the complexity of these interactions, some drugs affect the metabolism of alcohol, thus altering its potential for intoxication and the adverse effects associated with alcohol consumption (7).
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Do a miracle.\nYou could try changing wine into water, that's not too difficult. You just need to drink a bottle infront of a witness then urinate it all out into a bucket - hey presto. A miracle.\n\nThen you can name your day.
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wine, anything with yeast (bread, pizza dough), beer...!
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most antibiotics become less effective or ineffective when you drink.  I wouldn't do it myself.  Usually, when you fill a prescription like this, it has a warning label that you should not drink alcohol with this product.  Check the package.
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i would  have to say since you have been on a antibiotic it is good to always make sure you are drinking enough water' this may help to dilute the medication that is  still in your system' i hope this helps you can also check out a drug and medication  sight on the net'' they may be able to give you some advice
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You don't treat a cold with antibiotics. Please, don't put your health in the hands of an amateur forum. Respect your mind and body. Consult your doctor. (I am a physician myself and this is the best advice I can possibly give you.)
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There MIGHT be some issues with say, stress on the liver, if you're asking it to deal with alcohol and some antibiotics at the same time.  Some antibiotics are quite rough on our bodies.\n\nThere MIGHT be a loss of effectiveness if you're drinking enough (volume and frequency) to depress your immune system.\n\nWhen I was an undergrad, we asked the microbiology-immunology-pharmacology professor about it and he didn't seem to think it was a huge deal.  He pointed out that you'll probably end up excreting more of the antibiotics in your urine due to the increase in volume.\n\nI've also seen people drink while taking antibiotics and not seem to suffer any immediate ill effects.\n\nHowever, it's probably worth it to just not drink alcohol for the 2 weeks or whatever.
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Antibiotics kill the natural bacteria ("flora") in the gut that help you digest the foods you eat.  So, anything you eat or drink could potentially upset your stomach.  Also, Omnicef is partially broken down in the liver, as is alcohol.  That means that you will likely feel the effects of the alcohol after consuming less than usual.  From personal experience, the only negative effects I have had from mixing alcohol and antibiotics is getting drunk on less.
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I would be inclined to say no simply because I have borderline LOW blood pressure, and red wine is one of the things that has been recommended to me to raise it.
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Alcohol does reduce the efficacy of antibiotics read the leaflet that comes with the packet.
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Antibiotics, including Sulfa, which you are taking can affect your sense of taste while taking them.  You sense of taste will return when you are done with the medication.\n\nThis is not an allergy, rather a common side effect.  You do not gain an "immunity" to antibiotics.  It might be possible after taking several prescriptions for infections...probably not completing the prescription...that the bacteria mutate and become resistant to the antibiotic, thereby rendering it useless.