Vancomycin Alcohol Interaction
Vancomycin Alcohol
Vancomycin is the generic name given to a family of drugs known as antibiotics which are used to fight susceptible bacteria in the body that cause serious infections and is used to treat infections of the intestines that cause colitis. This is an infection of the large intestine.
It is suggested no alcohol not even moderate drinking only while using this drug as the drug’s effectiveness may be decreased and the side effects may be increased.
At this time the medical community defines moderate consumption of alcohol as no more than two drinks per day and no more than 14 drinks per week. If anything more than that it is considered an unhealthy dependency on alcohol that may have adverse social, family and health consequences.
If a person drinks only once or twice a week but drinks on the same days each week and more than two drinks this is considered as an alcohol dependency.
If a person binge drinks at any time during the week this is also considered as alcoholism.
Some consider alcoholism as a disease while others consider it an addiction which is the result of personal choice and character fault. This school of thought blames the alcoholism on life style choices.
Personally I consider alcoholism a genetic tendency as I have seen families of alcoholics even when they live far apart. These unfortunate people are probably dependent on alcohol from the first drink.
When alcohol interacts with prescription or over the counter drugs it usually results in negative health effects most especially liver damage as the main organ affected.
Before using this drug advise your doctor if you are allergic to any other drug or substance, if you are using dietary or herbal supplements, are pregnant, plan to be or are breastfeeding, have a history of kidney or liver disease, hearing problems or an intestinal order such as inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis.
Side Effects
Less serious side effects are dizzy, nausea, back pain, muscle pain or tightness. If these occur call your physician for advice.
Serious side effects are severe allergic reactions such as hives difficult breathing, tight chest, swelling of the mouth, face, lips or tongue, hearing loss, ringing in ears, changes in urination or not at all, fever, chills, body aches, flu symptoms, lightheaded, faint, skin rash, redness, bruising, severe tingling, numbness, pain, muscle weakness, severe stomach pain, diarrhea that is watery or bloody.If these occur get emergency medical help.
This site serves as an information source only and does not dispense medical advice or any other kind of advice. If you are seeking medical advice you are advised to consult your own physician.
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