subject: The Wrong Eating Ways Can Decrease the Drug Effect [print this page] The Wrong Eating Ways Can Decrease the Drug Effect
When people get sick, it is important to suit the remedy to the case. However, even if people choose suitable drugs or medicines, the wrong eating ways can seriously affect the drug effect. The wrong eating ways mainly include improper time, improper water and so on. The first wrong point refers to the improper time. Many people are not quite clear about the exact time of taking medicines. They usually take medicines before or after dinner according to the instruction. In fact, the ante cibum means half to one hour before dinner, and limosis means two to four hours after dinner. Generally speaking, people should take medicines two or three times a day. If the frequency is three times a day, people should take drugs every 8 hours, and if the frequency is two times a day, people should take drugs every 12 hours. According to the normal work and rest habits, people can take medicines at 7 a.m., 2 to 3 p.m. and 10 p.m. or 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. The second wrong point refers to the improper style. Some people like to divide a tablet into two halves or dissolve the tablet in water. The medical experts advise that the tablet can not be divided into several parts to eat if there are some marks of controlled release and so on. The best way to judge whether the tablet can be divided is to read the instruction carefully. The unreasonable separation can destroy the unique design of the drugs, accelerate the release of the medical compositions and affect the drug effect. The third wrong point refers to the improper water. Some people like to use fruit juice, milk or tea to send the medicines into their bodies. However, the compositions contained in these drinks can react with those contained in medicines to decrease the drug effect. For example, the tannic acid contained in tea can react with the protein and metal ions contained in drugs to destroy the normal effect of the drugs. The medical research even proves that fruit juice can react with 50 kinds of medicines. Warm boiled water is the best tool for people to take medicines. The fourth wrong point refers to the improper dietary collocations. Unsuitable foods can affect the drug effect. For example, when people supplement iron for themselves, they should decrease the intake of fried food and dessert. The oily fat can resist the secretion of gastric acid and decrease the absorption of iron for the stomach and intestines. When people take hypotensive drugs, the foods containing high content of salt should be avoided. Therefore, before people take drugs, they should read the instruction carefully to set up a kind of proper diet.
