And does it really matter what you do?
2007-01-13 10:19:31 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Because medications are synthetic and most vitamin/minerals are synthetic and can instigate stomach upset.
The body only recognizes what is natural and will metabolize plant and animal based foods naturally with no incident.
There are research pharmacologists who have caught onto the vitamin/mineral issue and discovered how to create food based vitamin/minerals so that they can be taken on an empty stomach, but they are expensive.
2007-01-13 10:24:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They tell you to take it before or after food because food can have effects on the med. or vit. your taking. Food can absorb the potency of the medicine making it less effective. also there could be side effects associated with what ever your taking. The vits. are a different story. They all have different uses like your B's help digest food, fiber cleans out your system. So you would want to take b before you eat to get it into your blood stream to help turn the food into energy faster instead of being digest with your food. hope this helps :)
2007-01-13 10:30:30 · answer #2 · answered by Scot 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think, and I am not a medical proffesional, it depends on the medicine and the meal. It probably has to do with the absorption of the medicine into the blood stream.
2007-01-13 10:27:32 · answer #3 · answered by di12381 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it depends on the vitamin/medication. I was always told they work faster and better with food and water.Here's a link that can help.
2007-01-13 10:28:12 · answer #4 · answered by MangaJunkie4Life^^ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it helps the immune system good for digestive system ,sometimes we dont have a balanced diet so when we take vitamin the vitamin we dont have is obtained.But do not take vitamins as substitute for food
2007-01-13 10:24:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because some are absorbed better with food and some better on an empty stomach.
2007-01-13 10:31:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's because some can irritate an empty stomach
2007-01-13 11:29:28 · answer #7 · answered by Bernie c 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cos some upset your stomache with food others upset your stomache without food
2007-01-13 11:17:35 · answer #8 · answered by sheepy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i just pop um wen i remember god knows if it makes a difference at least i take um thats wot i think
2007-01-13 10:24:13 · answer #9 · answered by Jo C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DIFFERENT MEDICATION REACTS DIFFERENTLY .ON EMPTY STOMACHS OR FULL ONES.
2007-01-13 10:24:52 · answer #10 · answered by aunty m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋