Do we have the right to swallow the pills with a sip of coffee?
According to this study, this is a very wrong habit, which can harm our health.
Often we are so busy with thousands of things to do that it happens that we use coffee (or even coffee with milk) to take pills and pills, before we go to the office or to our activities. Or for some, coffee acts as a real ‘reminder’ to remind you to take a certain medicine, which is consequently associated with the time of taking the coffee.
However, taking pills with a sip of coffee is not really healthy: experts tend to discourage this very bad habit, which can have very negative effects on our health. In general, drinking coffee along with taking a medicine is not good for you: this happens because drinking coffee can amplify the effects of a medicine or, conversely, hinder its absorption.
Here are the drugs that are most affected by caffeine intake:
Thyroid Medications: These are medicines (mainly in the form of tablets or alcohol-based drops) that should be taken in the morning as soon as you wake up, on an empty stomach. Doctors also recommend fasting for half an hour after taking them, to allow absorption by the body. - but many people can not be so patient or do not have all this time, and so end up eating breakfast (maybe only with coffee) too early.
Medications for osteoporosis. If taken together with coffee, their full effectiveness is lost.
Medications for acid reflux: Those suffering from reflux and stomach acid should avoid coffee despite: the caffeine contained in this drink is a stimulant that can cause or worsen the phenomena of acidity or gastroesophageal reflux, As with thyroid medications, it is also good to take medications on an empty stomach to combat reflux.
Medications for high blood pressure: Caffeine has a strong diuretic power and in combination with medications for lowering blood pressure (which often have diuretic effects) can lead to an exacerbation of the need to go to the toilet, with dehydration potential of the body.
Medications for attention deficit disorder: If you are already taking sedatives, to limit hyperactivity, impulsivity or to reduce distraction, it is best not to combine them with coffee consumption, which can cancel out the effects, given its power irritating
Flu Medications: Some of them are also stimulants and taking them with caffeine can make us particularly nervous or irritable, preventing us from resting when we need to.
In short, when we know we need to take some medicine, let's pay attention to it and stop drinking coffee for a few hours ..and so, our health will benefit!
