Why shouldn't one eat/drink dairy products while taking antibiotics?

Answer 1

wow, you got some crazy anwers to this question. the correct answer is that the following antibiotics should not be taken within at least 2 hours before or after (more with some specific antibiotics) ingesting foods that have high amounts of the metal cations calcium, aluminum, magnesium, iron, and or zinc. this would include dairy products high in calcium, multivitamins, magnesium, aluminum, and or calcium based antacids, and certain nutritional supplements... a chemical reaction (chelation) occurs in the gastrointestinal tract and the antibiotic can not be absorbed into the blood stream, which is necessary for it to work. the tetracyclines (tetracycline, minocycline, and doxycycline), and the fluoroquinolones (Cipro/ciprofloxacin, Levaquin/levofloxacin, Avelox/moxifloxacin, ofloxacin, and norfloxacin) show the most interactions. some studies have shown the macrolides erythromycin and Zithromax/azithromycin to interact with the metal ions but it is most likely not significant and the other macrolide Biaxin/clarithromycin can be taken with or without any foods.

Answer 2

Levaquin And Dairy

Answer 3

Dairy products interfere with the absorption of the antibiotics and should not be taken with milk products. Milk can be drunk two hours before taking the medication or one hour after.

Answer 4

Beneventor is correct with his facts. Just one little tweak to his answer:

"No drinking milk or yogurt 1 hr. before or 2 hrs. after taking azithromycin - and to be sure the azithromycin is at its peak blood plasma level - it's even better to take the milk/yogurt at the halfway point of taking the dosage. For instance: I take my dosage of azithromycin (which is taken once a day (or every 24 hrs) - take the dose at 6:00 a.m. - 12 hrs. later at 6:00 p.m. I can have yogurt or milk - then wait 12 more hours - take my next dosage at 6:00 a.m. the next day - wait 12 hrs. - have yogurt/milk . You get the idea. This way, you get the maximum effect of the antibiotic. So you can have your antibiotic and eat your yogurt too.

Answer 5

A veggie is a plant or part of a grow used as food

Answer 6

Both are good for you, each fruit/vegetable has different vitamins. Thus as more variety, as better. Vegetables have generally less sugar than fruits.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

That doesn't apply to all antibiotics as far as I'm concerned.

Answer 9

AFAIK, the only relevant antibiotics, where consumption of dairy products is thought to be a problem, are the tetracyclines. These days, the warning stickers attached by pharmacists (here in Australia) seem to mention only avoidance of calcium supplements; not dairy. I guess the levels of calcium in normal dairy products is not high enough to worry the modern experts.

See for example:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&rls=RNWE%2CRNWE%3A2004-20%2CRNWE%3Aen&q=tetracyclines+milk+%22dairy+products%22&btnG=Search

eg:

http://72.14.235.104/search?q=cache:hNKuxgK1JdgJ:www.physicsforums.com/archive/index.php/t-77234.html+tetracyclines+milk+%22dairy+products%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=5


eg:

"Absorption of tetracycline class drugs takes place mainly in the stomach and upper small intestine. Calcium, as well as food and dairy products containing high concentrations of calcium, may decrease the absorption of tetracyclines due to chelate formation in the gut."

Answer 10

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Not with all antibiotics.I think it's right mostly with tetracyclines. Generally,dairy products interact negatively with some drugs because of the calcium content(some other mineral ions).Calcium chelates=binds the active component of the drug rendering it useless-sometimes harmful.