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Soccerman2134: 3 months ago via iPhone

Why is it bad to take medicine on an empty stomach?

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leone23: 3 months ago

The medicine won't work, you need to have energy to asorb it and make it be effective. (I think, but not all the time).

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iNaZzy: 3 months ago

Not all meds.. I have some pills I have to take on a empty stomach.

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MrJohnWayne: 3 months ago

I do too ! Some say with a meal and some say before a meal ! I just take them all and eat something about a half hour later !

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iNaZzy: 3 months ago

Lol :D

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theCreepinyourcloset: 3 months ago via Android | Last edited at 7:39AM on 2/17/2013

sone meds have to be absorbed at a certain rate, and having food in your stomach will induce quicker digestion, where the meds will be absorbed into the blood stream at its effective rate

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tonifitch: 3 months ago

Not all meds call for that, but the way the med enters your blood stream can cause you to be nauseous or have a headache if med is taken on an empty stomach.Always check before taking a new med..

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MrJohnWayne: 3 months ago

Morning Nice Lady ! You're right ! Some of mine say : Don't eat for at least an hour and some say take with a meal ! So, I take them all and then eat breakfast a half hour later ! Close enough !

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tonifitch: 3 months ago

Heyyy my Italian buddy lol early morning to you:)
I take them both ways...Both ways work lol How you doing?

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MrJohnWayne: 3 months ago

Just fine ! We got rain and cold coming on Thursday ! It's been sunny and 70 degrees out !!! Guess I have to cut the lawns Monday and Tueday ! But I met my new next door neighbor and he has a 12 and 13 year old kids ! Hope one is a boy and would like to make some extra money cutting lawns ! Have my fingers crossed !

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tonifitch: 3 months ago

oh oh oh you have help on the way yayyyyyyyy lol
Money will get you a lot..lol
It snowed again in NC..

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tonifitch: 3 months ago

I am going to send you a short video of my youngest granddaughter...5 she will be 6 this month.She made her first basket but you have to see what she does when she gets the ball..She is headed for the wrong net till the ref directs back to her side hahahaha..should give you a chuckle..You can hear her family yelling THROW THE BALL hahaha

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MrJohnWayne: 3 months ago

You people on the East Coast have been hit hard this year ! I'm sure the West will make up for it in fires ! My son in Wyoming called and said his work truck was frozen to the ground with ice !

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tonifitch: 3 months ago

Holy moly .that is cold!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fires not good.I think it is God's way of refreshing nature..Know what I mean?

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alyssah143: 3 months ago via iPhone

The meds won't work

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capcon: 3 months ago

Not all medicine needs to be taken on an empty stomach. Some however, like the kind you are obviously referring to require something already in the stomach to help aid in the absorption of the medicine or to help protect the lining of the stomach from irritation caused by properties in the medicine.

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ThePieCat41: 3 months ago

Not all have to, but most do because you need energy. Healthy foods conserve energy, so that would work best. Mostly fruits, salads.

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AnimeFTW123: 3 months ago via iPhone

That's only antibiotic

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Estelle08: 3 months ago

Some medications need to be absorbed gradually, so if you take it without any food in there it will get absorbed all at once, and leave your system all at once. Having the food there to mix it with ensures that it gets absorbed little by little.
Also, some meds are harsh on your stomach, and taking them without food as a buffer can cause pain and sometimes ulcers.
Usually it has more to do with the absorption rate though.

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fritzmerde: 3 months ago

Some meds. are rougher on the stomach lining, causing pain, or being sent back up. So by eating you're essentially blocking the meds from irritating your stomach, and the acids are doing their thing already by the time the pill hits your stomach, many can just be taking with a nice milk coating and many you can take without worrying about eatting

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MrJohnWayne: 3 months ago

Yeah , my dang Thyroid pills say to take them and not eat for an hour . The rest say with a meal ! So I take them all , wait a half hour and then eat breakfast ! Good enough for the girls I go with !

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Suzie17: 3 months ago via iPhone

Some say take with food or milk. Some say take on empty stomach. All meds are different. Follow directions given because they know what's best for maximum benefit of the medication.

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maryanxoxo: 3 months ago

The medicine won't work then it will actually make you feel more sick then u were because you didn't eat any food and you're not getting the nutrients you need from it and the food actually helps u and the taste won't be as bad if u eat the food with it or before it!

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