im talking about all kinds of pills: for headaches, cramps, pain, toothaches, *the* pill?
2007-06-28 16:21:14 · 7 answers · asked by ♥PurePoison♥ 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Some pills should be taken on an empty stomach. Read the instructions.
2007-06-28 16:23:26 · answer #1 · answered by la buena bruja 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certain medicines need an empty stomach. Tetracycline reacts with milk products and becomes inert, for example. Other medicines upset the stomach if you do not eat something with them. Medications vary in absorption rates depending on whether you have food in your stomach or not, and some cannot be absorbed if no food is present.
If directions for medicine are food specific, it is a good idea to follow them.
2007-06-28 23:29:07 · answer #2 · answered by Raf 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some medicine doesn't matter..Some of it,if you take it on an empty stomach, will make you nauseus or even give you cramps. It is just for your own ease.
2007-06-28 23:26:51 · answer #3 · answered by Ava 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those that say to be taken with food is stated so that any residual is diluted when it passes throught the kidneys and liver, where in a pure form would cause damage.
2007-06-28 23:26:14 · answer #4 · answered by andyjh_uk 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if it's true for all of them, but some, like painkillers, can eat away at the lining of you stomach and that's why they are supposed to be taken with food or water.
2007-06-28 23:25:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anne R 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, if it the only thing in your stomach and it begins to dissolve, it could cause an ulcer or nausea because you don't have anything else in your stomach.
2007-06-28 23:24:22 · answer #6 · answered by kattsmeow 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because some of the time it won't digest properly
2007-06-28 23:25:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋