Tuesday, August 5, 2014

The Food Conflicting with Drugs (与药物相克的食物)


 



Some food and medicine will complement each other, while some will restrain each other, and even produce a chemical reaction resulting in harmful substances. Therefore, if you are taking certain medications, be sure to pay attention to your diet.

1, Conflict between Aspirin and Alcohol
Alcohol in the body is first oxidized to acetaldehyde, then to acetic acid, and aspirin would prevent oxidation of acetaldehyde into acetic acid, resulting in accumulation of acetaldehyde, aggravating symptoms such as fever and body aches, as well as easily causing liver damage.

2, Conflict between Berberine and Tea
Tea contains about 10% tannin, easily decomposed into tannic acid among which the berberine alkaloid will precipitate, reducing its efficacy. Therefore, berberine cannot be taken 2 hours before or after drinking tea.

3, Conflict between Ibuprofen and Coffee or Cola
Ibuprofen (Fenbid) may incur gastric irritation, and the caffeine in coffee and the cocaine in cola will stimulate gastric acid secretion, increasing gastric side effects of ibuprofen, and even induce bleeding and gastric perforation.

4, Conflict between an Antibiotic and Milk or Juices
Do not take antibiotics two hours after drinking milk or juices, because milk will reduce antibiotic activity, so that efficacy cannot be fully achieved; while juice (especially of fresh fruits) are rich in acid, which will accelerate the dissolution of antibiotics, not only reducing the efficacy, but also increasing possible side effects.

5, Conflict between Calcium and Spinach
Spinach contains large amounts of potassium oxalate. After electrolytic precipitation the oxalate ions will precipitate calcium ions, interfering with the absorption of calcium, and easily generating calcium oxalate stones. Therfore, do not eat spinach 2 hours before or after serving calcium. Alternatively, boil the spinach before you take it.

6, Conflict between Anti-allergy Medications and Cheese or Meat
Refrain from eating cheese, meat and other foods rich in histidine while taking allergy medications, because histidine may be converted into histamine in the body, and allergy medications suppress the decomposition of histamine, causing histamine accumulation and inducing dizziness, headache, palpitation and other symptoms.

7, Conflict between Diarrhea Medicine and Milk
You cannot serve antidiarrheal with milk because milk not only reduces the efficacy of diarrhea medicine, but also easily aggravates diarrhea as milk contains lactose.

8, Conflict between Diuretics and Bananas or Oranges
When taking diuretics, potassium will be retained in the blood. Therefore, if you take diuretics together with the potassium-rich bananas, oranges, there will be excess potassium accumulation, easily inducing complications of the heart, blood pressure areas.

9, Conflict between Vitamin C and Shrimps
You cannot eat shrimps 2 hours before or after taking Vitamin C, because the copper in shrimps will oxidize Vitamin C, making it ineffective. The pentavalent arsenic in shrimps may easily react with Vitamin C, generating the toxic "trivalent arsenic".

10, Conflict between Antihypertensive Drugs and Grapefruit Juice
One should not drink grapefruit juice when taking antihypertensive, because thenaringenin in grapefruit juice can affect the liver function of an enzyme, and this enzyme is related to the metabolism induced by antihypertensive drugs, likely causing a high drug concentration in the blood and increasing side effects.

                                            (Source: http://www.goinpet.com/fuyao026/)



        有些食物与药一起食用会相辅相成,有些则会相抑相克,甚至会产生化学反应,产生对人体有害的物质,假如你正在服用某种药物,一定要注意你的饮食。

  1、阿司匹林与酒冲突
  酒在体内先被氧化成乙醛,然后成为乙酸,而阿司匹林会妨碍乙醛氧化成乙酸,造成体内乙醛蓄积,加重发热和全身疼痛等症状,还容易引起肝损伤。
  2、黄连素与茶冲突。
  茶水含有约10%的鞣质,在体内易被分解成鞣酸,而鞣酸会沉淀黄连素中的生物碱,降低其药效。因此,服用黄连素前后2小时内不能饮茶。
  3、布洛芬与咖啡、可乐冲突。
  布洛芬(芬必得)对胃黏膜有刺激,咖啡中的咖啡因和可乐中的古柯碱则会刺激胃酸分泌,加重布洛芬对胃黏膜的副作用,甚至诱发胃出血、胃穿孔。
  4、抗生素与牛奶、果汁冲突。
  服用抗生素前后2小时不要饮用牛奶或果汁,因为牛奶会降低抗生素活性,使药效无法充分发挥;而果汁(尤其是新鲜果汁)富含的果酸会加速抗生素溶解,不仅降低药效,还可能增加毒副作用。
  5、钙片与菠菜冲突。
  菠菜含有大量草酸钾,进入体内后电解的草酸根离子会沉淀钙离子,妨碍人体吸收钙,还容易生成草酸钙结石。服钙片前后2小时内不要进食菠菜,或将菠菜先煮一下再食用。
  6、抗过敏药与奶酪、肉制品冲突。
  服用抗过敏药期间忌食奶酪、肉制品等富含组氨酸的食物。因为组氨酸在体内会转化为组织胺,而抗过敏药抑制组织胺分解,造成组织胺蓄积,诱发头晕、头痛、心慌等不适症状。
  7、止泻药与牛奶冲突。
  服止泻药不能饮用牛奶,因为牛奶不仅降低止泻药的药效,其含有的乳糖还容易加重腹泻。
  8、利尿剂与香蕉、橘子冲突。
  服利尿剂期间,钾会在血液中滞留,如果食用富含钾的香蕉、橘子,体内钾蓄积过量,易诱发心脏、血压方面的并发症。
  9、维生素C与虾冲突。
  服用维生素C前后2小时内不能吃虾,因为虾中的铜会氧化维生素C,使其失去药效。虾中的五价砷易与维生素C发生反应,生成具有毒性的“三价砷”。
  10、降压药与西柚汁冲突。
  服降压药时不能饮用西柚汁,因为西柚汁的柚皮素会影响肝脏某种酶的功能,而这种酶和降压药的代谢有关,容易造成血液中药物浓度过高,增加副作用。

                                        (来源:http://www.goinpet.com/fuyao026/)