2006-09-05 07:03:43 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Look at it this way:
Say you have a small bowl of jello and a very large bowl of jello, both just mixed and ready to gel. You want to put fruit in both bowls. If you use the same amount of fruit in both bowls, the larger bowl will have less fruit per unit of serving than the smaller one. Thus the effect of the size container (body) affects the concentration or dispersment of the fruit (medicine). To equally affect both bowls you must compensate for the size of the bowls/amount of jello. In the same way, to have a good affect on the body sometimes the a medicine has to be adjusted for the size of the person.
2006-09-05 07:17:52 · answer #1 · answered by mailatac 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The body weight of a person can sometimes prevent the proper absorption of certain medications. It can also mean that certain medications may need to be given higher or lower doses depending on a persons weight. Only on doctors advice of course.
2006-09-05 14:14:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the smaller the person is the more concentrated the effect will be, due to having less body mass for absorption
2006-09-05 14:11:21 · answer #3 · answered by Daddybear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a person is overweight, then generally their metabolism will be slower. This will effect how quickly the medicine is absorbed into the bloodstream.
2006-09-05 14:11:20 · answer #4 · answered by Michael 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's more area for the medicine to work on, it gets diluted by the greater quantity of blood in a heavier person thus they will require a higher dosage
2006-09-05 14:06:12 · answer #5 · answered by emily_jane2379 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
oky it goz on like this. it will take a long time for their medication to reach the right nerves that need to be stable for them to get well. in that way making the mediacation to react in the opposite way so lose weight or it will take long for you to be well when ur sick.
how is that one. keep it real............
2006-09-05 19:22:48 · answer #6 · answered by The Love Hormone 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the more of you there is, the more medication you need to take to go around!
2006-09-05 14:09:09 · answer #7 · answered by fifs_c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it also depends on the type of medication and what it is being used for!?
2006-09-05 14:11:48 · answer #8 · answered by jessica_mornington 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask your doctor
2006-09-07 02:08:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋