Is this related to the fact that some drugs absorb from the stomach and some from the intestine? Note: I believe that's a fact. :)
2006-08-28 04:48:38 · 21 answers · asked by thinkidiots 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
When you eat a meal, your gastic secretions and gastric mobiliy increases, so that you can digest that meal. Peristalsis (motility of the colon or gut) also occurs, which is the process by which food is digested within the digestive tract. The drug will get absorbed with the food.
To my knowledge, the gastric acids prevent any drug or food from being absorbed through the stomach lining itself. The only way I believe this could happen is if there was some sort of impairment in the lining of the stomach, such as a gastric ulcer.
2006-08-28 16:35:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Food in the stomach when taking some drugs ,helps the compounds break down better without the stomach acid in high levels.mixed with high levels of stomach acid alot of drugs produce more acid thus you get nauseated,so there are a few reasons to eat before you take most drugs.Thyroid medications however require an empty stomach as do many others
2006-08-29 04:43:31 · answer #2 · answered by sandy v 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the reason to take some drugs with food is that without something in the stomach the drug may cause nausea. Vomiting it back out wouldn't be helpful would it? It might also be to protect the stomach from adverse affects of the drug. I'm not at all sure this is factual, but its my best guess.
2006-08-29 09:38:09 · answer #3 · answered by Chris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of the time, it is to prevent stomach irritation. Also,food can often slow the process of the stomach entering, but it may also affect absorption of the drug you're taking by binding with it, by decreasing access to absorption sites, by altering the rate at which it dissolves, or by changing the stomach's pH balance. Therefore, it is important to know whether to take a drug on an empty stomach or with a meal.
2006-08-29 02:14:50 · answer #4 · answered by Answer King 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Liquid medication is faster absorbed. Medicine mixing in with the food probably gets picked up in the digestion track to be absorbed by the body.
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2006-08-29 02:42:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A combination of factors goes into play here; oil-based drugs, stomach irritants, increased metabolism, etc., all determine why some drugs absorb faster with food.
2006-08-28 10:54:12 · answer #6 · answered by FourHead 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having something in your stomach keeps your digestive tract busy(slows up the process) allowing the drug to have enough time in the stomach to be absorbed completely before it can pass through.
2006-08-28 10:53:11 · answer #7 · answered by Pundit Bandit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think any pill or oral medication absorbs better when taken with food. The pill moves through the digestive system with the food. The digestive system is where your body absorbs what it needs (or doesn't need!!)
I always heard to even take a vitamin with some food, or you are just creating very nutrient rich pee. Really....
2006-08-29 11:14:22 · answer #8 · answered by cypress9silver 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drugs that need food for absorbtion are usually oil based. Since oils don't mix with water, the drugs need oils to attach to. That oil has to be found in food.
This is like asking why some meds require a ton of water with the dosage. Those are water based and need the extra water to dissolve.
2006-08-28 06:22:40 · answer #9 · answered by coolmom 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you're right. It may also be that digestive acids dissolve some drugs faster than others, and those acids are present in larger amounts when there is food in the stomach.
2006-08-28 06:57:25 · answer #10 · answered by yahoohoo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋