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| Thread ID: 68842 | 2006-05-12 09:10:00 | Can i drink while taking antibiotics? | Jimmy D (2061) | PC World Chat |
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| 454435 | 2006-05-14 23:56:00 | Ahhhhrrrggghhh....SurferJoe, I was counting on a few laughs from those sites but now I see they are SurferJoe 'specials'... Oh well, good try... It was the wrong link; www.louisck.com |
Rob99 (151) | ||
| 454436 | 2006-05-15 00:57:00 | I'm surprised your doc is prescribing abs for just a sore throat . I thought these days everyone was aware that taking ab's for minor ailments considerably reduced their efficacy when needed for major infections . Strep throats require antibiotics but the ordinary kind doesn't . also, antibiotics are stupid, if it was up to me, id only allow them to people that REALLY needed them, i mean REALLY . antibiotics shouldnt be taken for a sore throat, 99 . 9% chance it will fix its self, just not as quickly . . That is a rather dangerous attitude . You are more qualified than a doctor to say whether you need antibiotics or not? Sure, antibiotics are not required for "normal" sore throats but if a doctor says you have a strep throat and prescribes antibiotics for it you would be silly not to take them . Lack of treatment - or not finishing the prescribed course of antibiotics - puts you at risk for other health problems, such as rheumatic fever which can cause permanent damage to the heart, scarlet fever, blood infections, or kidney disease . If you have a bad sore throat that lasts more than three days or so you really should see a doctor . Last year when my son, who never complains about being sick, said that he had had a very sore throat for four days and felt terrible, I got him to the doctor quick smart . She said he had quinsy and prescribed antibiotics . Just as she was about to send us home he frightened the life out of me by actually collapsing in the doctor's surgery . The doctor immediately booked him into hospital where he stayed for three days while they treated him with IV antibiotics for the quinsy and also a drip for dehydration because the sore throat had made him very reluctant to drink fluids . I was told that if he hadn't been seen to when he did he could very well have died, it was that serious . the only people i know that dont know **** about antibiotics and dont care about the long term effects are women . You must know some pretty stupid women then . :rolleyes: |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 454437 | 2006-05-15 03:04:00 | It was the wrong link; www.louisck.com That is just great. :D I'm going to email it around my jokes enthusiasts. A snippet: "The first step in preparation, is to tell the patient your intention to remove their appendix. If the patient knows your plans, it will be far easier to gain their cooperation. In the case that you have not met the patient, it may be suitable to say “Hello, my name is (your name) and I am going to take your appendix out of you. What is your name?”. (NOTE: It is normal for a patient to experience some psychological discomfort or “worry” when told of the impending removal. This is best alleviated by using the phrase “Now, now. I know best.” Comforting the patient prior to the removal will make it easier for them to hold still during the procedure, resulting in less blood escaping their bodies due to gravity and “The Hole” (To be discussed in the next chapter entitled “the Hole”)" |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 454438 | 2006-05-17 03:04:00 | lol sorry guys, i forgot all about this post! anyway i asked around a bit, did a bit of research and came to a conclusion that it's probably ok. About the only taking antibiotics when you need to thing is quite relevant, it's not so bad in new zealand but over sea's you dont even need a perscription to get antibiotics and people just go and buy them when they're sick, so if it's a virus then antibiotics are going to do shizer! all that will happen is the next time you actually NEED antibiotics they will be less effective or wont work at all. Anyway the reason my doctor gave me antibiotics was that apparently when you have a sore throat or the particular sore throat i have is if it gets worse it can cause the body to produce certain poisons that can lead to a few nasty things so to be on the safe side she gave me antibiotics, plus i will do anything she says because she's hot! oh and i did have a few beers and i felt fine but after i was peer pressured into shotting absenth that kinda burned my throat and made it a little sore but probably killed anything that was there, lack of sleep probably didn't help but.. now i feel fine :-D thanks all :thumbs: |
Jimmy D (2061) | ||
| 454439 | 2006-05-17 03:34:00 | Providing you are standing on one leg,I think it is all right to do so. I seem to remember telling my first girlfriend that. She didnn't believe me tho!!! Wise girl. PJ :blush: :blush: Hmm I always thought the standing on one leg thing was to prevent pregnancy |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 454440 | 2006-05-17 06:50:00 | Take rum for the sore throat and the question becomes academic. | Twelvevolts (5457) | ||
| 454441 | 2006-05-17 07:20:00 | Hmm I always thought the standing on one leg thing was to prevent pregnancy It works for that also. By now he will be fully recovered. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 454442 | 2006-05-17 07:40:00 | For the "last word"? on this I quote: www.abc.net.au The VD Clinics of the 1950s and 1960s gave the somber and serious advice that alcohol should absolutely not be used while taking penicillin. But there were no significant chemical interactions between penicillin and alcohol. The real reason that this advice was given was for moral reasons, not pharmacological reasons. The medicos of the day were worried that alcohol would reduce the inhibitions of the sufferers, and that, while under the influence, they might get a little "frisky" and pass on their infection to another person, before the penicillin had a chance to cure the sexually transmitted diseases. That's how the mythconception that alcohol should never be taken with antibiotics arose. Even so, it's well known that alcohol can interact quite nastily with a small number of modern drugs such as tinidazole (Fasigyn) and metronidazole (Flagyl), potentially causing nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, headaches, fast heart rate and flushing. And alcohol can reduce the absorption of other antibiotics such as the doxycyclines and tetracyclines. But these few interactions are well known to both medical doctors and pharmacists. But I cannot speak from experience, I will leave that to Cicero et al. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 454443 | 2006-05-17 08:58:00 | But I cannot speak from experience, I will leave that to Cicero et al. Quite right GF,best to leave it with those who have experience. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 454444 | 2006-05-17 21:33:00 | I had to take metronidazole after having my wisdom teeth removed and the dentist said not to touch even a drop of alcohol or I would be violently ill. Apparently he had tried it himself just to see what would happen and the result was not good. :xmouth: | Sb0h (3744) | ||
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