I am on antibiotics for a UTI, can I drink alcohol? Someone told me no, and I have also heard that you can. What is safe?
2007-05-23 08:41:38 · 4 answers · asked by Lauren W 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
No you should not take antibiotics and drink alcohol because it will make the antibiotic in effective and useless. I think it's because the antibiotic interacts with the alcohol. But anyway if your going to drink then don't bother to take the antibiotic because it's a waste of time.
2007-05-23 08:51:34 · answer #1 · answered by purplepeace59 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
alcohol will decrease the effectiveness of the antibiotic by as much as 75%, roughly the same as not taking the med at all.
2007-05-23 15:52:44 · answer #2 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually if you are not supposed to drink with a med it says so on the bottle. To be really sure call the pharmacist where you had your script filled they are experts, and I am not.
2007-05-23 15:46:48 · answer #3 · answered by Willy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no no no. Did that once and had the worst upset stomach you can imagine. Plus, it seemed to cut the efficiency of the meds. So I wouldnt advise it.
2007-05-23 15:51:11 · answer #4 · answered by :) 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋