Master Li went to the pharmacy to buy a bottle of painkillers because of his headache, and due to impatience, he swallowed two tablets of medicine while driving, and he felt that the esophagus was very uncomfortable. At night, he felt stuffiness in his chest, pain, and pain in swallowing. The next morning, he couldn't even drink the porridge and rushed to the hospital. The doctor examined it and diagnosed it as esophagitis.
Many doctors have confirmed that dry swallowing drugs have many hazards, such as slow onset of drugs, damage to the esophagus, causing nausea, vomiting, easy to attract suffocation by mistake, damage to the kidneys, etc.
In life, most of the time the behavior of "dry swallowing" pills is not advisable, so, take medicine and drink water, will you really drink? Let's learn together, so that you will be less into the pit~
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="10" > drink more water when taking medicine! Is it good to drink more water? </h1>
Not! Different drugs have different requirements for the amount of water they drink.
Generally, when taking the drug, the amount of water should be enough to swallow the drug, most tablets 150-200ml of water can be, capsules about 200 ~ 300ml of water.
Drinking more water during medication does not mean drinking more water only when taking the drug, but refers to at least 1500ml a day, with the purpose of reducing drug side effects and promoting efficacy, such as quinolones (such as ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin), sulfonamides (such as compound sulfamethoxazole tablets also known as co-trimoxazole tablets), antiviral drugs (such as acyclovir, famciclovir), antitumor drugs (methotrexate, cyclophosphamide).
Anti-gout drugs that promote uric acid excretion (such as benzbromomarone) will increase the concentration of uric acid in the urine after taking it, and it is easy to form uric acid crystals. If you drink enough water when taking these drugs, or even swallow dryly, it is likely to affect the excretion of the drug and damage the kidneys.
Therefore, when taking this drug, you need to drink as much water as possible to promote uric acid and drug excretion.
Drinking less water refers to taking about 50ml of water, and should not drink water again within half an hour, in order to avoid affecting the efficacy of the drug, such as gastric mucosal protectors (such as sucralfate, aluminum magnesium carbonate, bismuth potassium citrate), antidiarrheal montmorillonite powder
Warm tips: people with serious heart disease, kidney disease have strict requirements for drinking water, because drinking too much water will increase the burden on the heart and kidneys, how to drink water, how much water to drink, please consult a doctor, do not decide for yourself.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="96" > too late to pour water, replace it with tea and cola</h1>
Not advisable! General drugs to choose warm boiled water to take the best, close to the normal human oral temperature of 36.2 ° C ~ 37.2 ° C can be, should not be replaced by a variety of alcohol, drinks, the reasons are as follows:
"Cephalosporin with wine, eat and go", do not use alcohol to take drugs, especially the following 7 drugs:
Cephalosporins + alcohol = poisons; sleeping pills + wine = a human life; painkillers + alcohol = gastrointestinal bleeding; antihypertensive drugs + alcohol = hypotensive shock; hypoglycemic shock ; antidepressants + alcohol = aggravation of the disease, increase in blood pressure; arthritis drugs + alcohol = gastric ulcer, liver damage.
Grapefruit juice and cola grapefruit juice should not be used to take medicine Grapefruit juice will interact with some antihypertensive drugs and antianginal drugs, which greatly increases the bioavailability and blood concentration of the drug, and may be life-threatening in severe cases.
Ibuprofen stimulates the gastric mucosa, and cocaine in cola stimulates gastric acid secretion, aggravates the side effects of ibuprofen on the gastric mucosa, and even induces gastric bleeding and gastric perforation.
When taking medicines, it is not advisable to use coffee, green tea, cocoa, etc., coffee, green tea, cocoa and other drinks contain caffeine, which will hinder the excretion of uric acid, and taking it with antiuric acid drugs will reduce the efficacy, and ibuprofen will be taken with them at the same time, which will aggravate the gastrointestinal reaction.
The rich calcium in milk is easy to combine with some antibiotics and become a substance that is difficult to absorb, so that you can eat it for free, so milk is not necessarily suitable.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="97" > drink water first, or take medicine first? </h1>
Whether it is "take medicine first" or "drink water first", it is not accurate. But in most cases, it is advisable to drink a sip of water to moisten the throat before taking the drug to prevent the tablets from sticking to the side wall, and then drink the right amount of water when taking the drug, such as capsules.
However, syrup generally recommends taking the drug for half an hour before drinking water to avoid the destruction of the protective film formed by cough syrup on the surface of the pharyngeal mask.
Oral collapse tablets can quickly disintegrate in the mouth, the effect is fast, it is not advisable to drink water when taking, otherwise it will affect the role of the drug, and it is necessary to wait until the oral collapse tablets are completely decomposed before drinking water.
Different drugs, the timing requirements for drinking water are also different, and it still needs specific drug analysis.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="99" > sitting and drinking water is the best way to take medicine? </h1>
wrong! Most medications should be taken standing
When standing, the esophagus naturally droops, which is conducive to the drug sliding down to the stomach, and the posture is the most scientific. At the same time, do not lie down immediately after taking the drug, at least appropriately move for 5 to 10 minutes to avoid the drug staying in the esophagus, it is best to walk around for 30 minutes.
Special medications that can be taken sitting or lying down
Sublingual lozenges of nitroglycerin for angina should be taken in a semi-recumbent position. If taken while standing, there may be dizziness and fainting due to orthostatic hypotension caused by the dilation of blood vessels by the drug; if the drug is taken with the drug, the heart position is low, and the blood return can increase the burden on the heart.
If you take antihypertensive drugs such as piperazosin or trazosin for the first time, you should take it upright and lie down immediately after taking it with sufficient water to avoid a decrease in blood pressure or dizziness and fall after the drug takes effect.
Drugs for the prostate, such as trazosin and doxazosin, need to be taken lying down, as they may cause orthostatic hypotension, especially sudden syncope or vertigo on the first dose.
In summary, the drinking skills when taking medicines are very exquisite, the drug instructions usually have detailed notes, before taking medicines, you should read carefully, carefully implement, it is necessary to know that the amount of "water" is closely related to the efficacy of the drug, and must not be sloppy.
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