For those who follow more treatments, they must pay attention to nutrition, because there can be a correlation between drugs and food. Just think, for example, that a grapefruit juice can interfere with the availability in the blood of some medicines, increasing their effect.
From grapefruit to coffee
Grapefruit juice it can interfere with some benzodiazepines, used in drugs for anxiety, or for drugs of the family of calcium channel blockers that can be used in drugs for the control of blood pressure.
Similarly, there are studies that show, albeit in very rare cases, that garlic can increase the action of medicines that affect clotting and therefore potentially increase the risk of bleeding.
Who drinks often latte o eat a lot of cheese, you should be careful if you are on certain antibiotics for skin or upper respiratory infections, some osteoporosis medications or laxatives.
The caffeine contained in coffee should be taken in more moderation if you are taking a cure with antibiotics that are part of the category of quinolones, used in the treatment of cystitis.
Finally for those who love English tea, it would be better not to overdo it if the body is low in iron and you are following a treatment with drugs that are intended to supplement the deficiencies of the mineral.
These are just examples, but it is important to keep in mind that there may be an interaction between drugs and food. For this, on a case-by-case basis, it is good to ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice.
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