02:44 PM Friday, September 08, 2023
Books – Muhammad Amin
Some people resort to taking painkillers when they feel pain, or suffer from any symptom or disease that causes discomfort.
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In the following lines, Al-Consulto reviews the extent to which foods cause analgesics to be ineffective.
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Do foods nullify the effect of painkillers?
Dr. Sherif Hetta, a consultant in public health and preventive medicine, said that there is no type of food or drink that causes the ineffectiveness of painkillers or medications at all, explaining that they are specifically prepared to work by a specific mechanism in the body, which is not affected by food and drink.
He stressed the necessity of not taking painkillers on an empty stomach at all, and that they must be taken after eating, to avoid inflammation of the stomach wall, or ulcers and severe pain in the stomach and digestive system.
For his part, Dr. Muhammad Al-Manisi, a consultant internist and gastroenterologist, said that analgesics, whether capsules, effervescents, or injections, cause great harm to the health and ability of the digestive system, and taking them repeatedly causes diseases other than intestinal ulcers, the most prominent of which is the inability to hear. And high blood pressure, as well as kidney failure, explaining that the maximum possible period for taking painkillers is only one week, and it is under the instructions of the specialist doctor.
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Tips when taking painkillers
Al-Manisi provided a number of tips that should be followed when taking musk, which are:
– It is preferable to take the analgesic capsules while eating.
– Make sure to eat foods that act as a protective factor for the stomach wall, such as skim milk and fruits that contain dietary fiber.
– Drink licorice, as long as you do not drink it in excess, because it causes an increase in blood pressure in the body.
2023-09-08 11:47:54
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