Drinking alcohol doesn't bring the effectiveness of most antibiotics down. Nevertheless, alcohol disadvantageously affects the gastric mucosa, liver and reins what can intermediately lead to changes in the metabolism of many medicines including antibiotics.
'Excitation of liver enzymes as well as renal excretion, caused by alcohol, may speed up removal of medicaments what pares down its efficacy. What is more, alcoholic drinks bring about intensification of side effects of taking antibiotics, such as heartburn, stomachaches, nausea or sleepiness. In some cases there can appear a disulfiram effect that is an allergy to alcohol', says Dr Paweł Grzesiowski from the Institute of Infection Prophylaxis.
The expert adds, 'Symptoms are the same as these visible at a person who has an esperal in the form of an implant. After consumption even of small amounts of alcohol when taking antibiotics there may also occur fierce growth of blood pressure, acceleration of heartbeat, hot flush, nausea, vomit, dyspnoea and excessive sweating.'
It is worth emphasizing that the reaction can appear after any amount of alcohol, even so small as this concluded in drugs or the mouthwash.
To sum up, during treatment with antibiotics people ought to avoid drinking alcohol. Vodka, wine and beer should be also omitted some time after the treatment, since the last of medicaments can linger in human organism even three days after its discontinuation.
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