Sunday, January 18, 2009

WHEN FOODS AND DRINKS BECOMES DANGEROUS

Drugs interaction with foods and drinks we take has for some time being a sort of concern for scientist. Natural foods that are meant to nourish our body could turn out to be trouble seeking for where to happen. It is imperative to know the possible interaction between the foods and drinks we take and our present medication in order to prevent complication. Your doctor or a little research on your own could save you dozens of drugs running down your oesophagus, seeking to make your body an outlet to a pharmaceutical store.

It is known that regularly consuming a diet high in fat while taking anti-inflammatory and arthritis medication can cause kidney damage and leave the patient feeling drowsy and sedated. This calls for a perfect reconciliation between the foods and drinks you take and drugs. A drug or drugs meant for good could actually become toxic to your body. Ignorance has never been an excuse to cause and effect.

Drugs like anti-infections, anti-inflammatory, cardiovascular agents, central nervous system agents, estrogens, gastrointestinal agents, erectile dysfunction drugs, anti-hypertension drugs, immunosupressants, sedatives like midazolan and diazapan show interaction with grapes, limes, pumellos and Seville oranges, citrus products and wines of these components. This interaction increases the concentration of the drugs in the bloodstreams and enhances their potency, which can result in toxicity.

Grapefruit on its own is packed with vitamin C, beta-carotene which converts into vitamin A and helps protect against infection keeping the body young and healthy. Taking this along with certain drugs could mean something else.

Milk does not mix with with laxative containing bisacodyl ( correctol and dulcolax) . for people who are asthmatic, caffeinated beverages and asthma drugs should not be taken together. It could result in excess excitability.

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