"The key is not drastically change your diet when taking certain drugs, but ask your doctor about potential interactions that may occur," said Dr. Jane Adler, professor of pharmacology at the University of Central Lancashire.
Dr Alder will explain some of the foods that should not be combined with certain medications because it can make the drug become useless or even harmful, namely:
Fruit juice
Grapefruit contains a compound called furanokumarin that can prevent an enzyme in the intestine to keep foreign objects stay out, so it does not work optimally. This condition will make more drug is absorbed, so its effectiveness can be 2-3 times more than the recommended dosage.
Should not mix grapefruit juice with drugs to treat abnormal heart rhythms, antidepressants, antihistamines (allergy medications), statin and anti-seizure medication. While cranberry juice and pomegranate juice can slow the heart rate to break the blood-thinning drugs and the antidepressant drugs can cause a decrease in drug effectiveness.
Dairy foods
Calcium in milk can bind tetrasiklik and minosiklik of antibiotics. If the content of this antibiotic combined with minerals will make it not dissolve in the intestine so it is not absorbed by the body. Eating a pint of milk can reduce the effectiveness of antibiotics by 80 percent. Calcium can also interfere with absorption of drugs for osteoporosis. Avoid drinking milk within 2 hours before taking medication.
Food fermentation
Fermented foods like cheese containing tyramine in high concentrations can cause a 'cheese syndrome'. Tyramine will react with antidepressants called monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) by preventing the enzymes that function to digest the compound. This condition will result in a dangerous high blood pressure.
Roast
People with asthma should avoid the roast because the content of carbon can form compounds that prevent asthma medication with teofilinn work optimally. In addition, this carbon can also trigger asthma attacks despite taking the drug.
Greens
most green vegetables including spinach, cabbage and green teas contain high levels of vitamin K and can trigger blood clotting. If taken with blood-thinning drug would make it useless.
Fiber foods
Foods high in fiber can slow the spread of many drugs including digoxin which is used to regulate an irregular heartbeat, diabetes drug metformin and prevents absorption of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs. But that does not mean fiber foods should be eliminated from the diet, but avoid taking them within 2 hours before taking medication.
