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health advisory Hospital Doctor Yu 2007-11-8 19:08:58

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wow, you got some crazy anwers to this question. the correct answer is that the following antibiotics should not be taken within at least 2 hours before or after (more with some specific antibiotics) ingesting foods that have high amounts of the metal cations calcium, aluminum, magnesium, iron, and or zinc. this would include dairy products high in calcium, multivitamins, magnesium, aluminum, and or calcium based antacids, and certain nutritional supplements. a chemical reaction (chelation) occurs in the gastrointestinal tract and the antibiotic can not be absorbed into the blood stream, which is necessary for it to work. the tetracyclines (tetracycline, minocycline, and doxycycline), and the fluoroquinolones (Cipro/ciprofloxacin, Levaquin/levofloxacin, Avelox/moxifloxacin, ofloxacin, and norfloxacin) show the most interactions. some studies have shown the macrolides erythromycin and Zithromax/azithromycin to interact with the metal ions but it is most likely not significant and the other macrolide Biaxin/clarithromycin can be taken with or without any foods.

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I don't know about dairy products but I do know you should not drink alcohol or eat grapefruit when taking antibiotics..

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Because in some dairy products there are living bacteria which are beneficial to our digestive systems, but can kill antibiotics.

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Dairy products interfere with the absorption of the antibiotics and should not be taken with milk products. Milk can be drunk two hours before taking the medication or one hour after.

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Perhaps because there is an interaction between the specific antibiotic, and your dairy product? contraindications will be listed for any antibiotic. More importantlly, dont take our word for it.

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With most antibiotics I know about, certain milk products are almost essential, usually.