Watch out for grapefruit, or broccoli: How many other foods, they can prevent the effect of drugs. Those who take several medications daily, or should have to know besides the general side effects and interactions of the drug with food. Because many drugs currently available drugs are included, which react with various foods and it can lead to unwanted side effects.
Antibiotics: Not with cheese or Coke:
Dr. Friedrich Douwes, an internist in Bad Aibling, warns his patients not to drink coffee or cola when they have to take antibiotics. “The caffeine may be enhanced in combination with antibiotics cause agitation, palpitations and insomnia,” said the doctor. “Certain antibiotics such as tetracycline go, also with calcium, connect. This means that the active ingredients of the antibiotic no longer pass through the intestinal wall and so can not be absorbed into the blood”. Calcium-containing foods such as milk, cottage cheese, yogurt and cheese so slow from the drug’s effectiveness. They should be eaten two hours before and not after taking the antibiotics.
There are medications that are incompatible with grapefruit or juice should be taken. “These funds belong to lower blood pressure, medicines for allergies such as antihistamines and sleeping pills,” Dr. Douwes. “Anyone taking any of these medications should abstain from grapefruit!” Citrus fruit can namely the reduction of inhibiting agents, which intensifies the effect. “When antihypertensive agents may be to an extreme drop in blood pressure, heart palpitations and dizziness, with antihistamines to liver dysfunction and even lead to cardiac arrhythmias. When sleep medications can occur consciousness and disorientation”.
Prevent the absorption of dietary fiber:
Anyone who enjoys purchasing fiber-rich foods should not be surprised if painkillers such as ibuprofen do not work properly. Because the fiber delay or even prevent, that the pain killers are absorbed in the small intestine. Antidepressants react with cheese, salami, wine, pineapple or sauerkraut. “These foods contain tyramine and protein”, says Dr. Douwes. “In combination with antidepressants, they often lead to increased blood pressure, headaches and even life-threatening hypertensive crisis and cerebral hemorrhage”.
Vegetables can react with blood thinners:
Vitamin K-containing vegetables such as broccoli, lettuce, spinach and beans may reduce the effect of blood thinning agents (eg Macumar). The same applies to vitamin K in food supplements. The result: It can form dangerous blood clots, potentially leading to thrombosis or a stroke.
Often there are only a few details you need to pay attention to the patient when taking medication. “So nothing stands in the way of recovery, but they should always be obtained from your physician or pharmacist”, recommends the expert. This also applies to non-prescription medicines. “Fundamentally, however, applies to all medications that they should not be taken with alcohol”, said the internist.
