Can you drink alcohol while taking ciprofloxacin?

Posted:: 8 Sep 2012 by jameskeiger
Topics:: ciprofloxacin, alcohol

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8 Sep 2012

Yes, the only food type substance you need to stay away from is ones containing calcium such as milk, yogurt or antacids like Rolaids, Tums or Maalox. Calcium-containing products should not be taken within 6 hours before or 2 hours after taking the cipro.

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Paige78

8 Sep 2012

This is an antibiotic. I'm not a nurse, or a doctor, but it's my understanding that drinking while taking an antibiotic causes the medication to become much less effective. Maybe it's different for this one, but I don't think so.

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kaismama

8 Sep 2012

Cipro has enough side effects without adding alcohol to it. I'm having a major problem with all of the questions about drinking with medications. It is NEVER ok to drink with medications. Its also totally unecessary to push your luck with doing it.

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HeadStarter

8 Sep 2012

Hi jameskeiger - welcome to DC and I hope you find what you are looking for in the way of supportive answers and a friendly environment in which to seek help. I wanted to add also for the future when posting questions it helps to post as "conversational" so that we can interact more with you. Posting "direct" means we can only reply once. Now about that CIPRO... as kaismama has pointed out... the side effects of this particular antibiotic are very severe. Also, because it is one of the strongest antibiotics out there (same one used to treat anthrax) to treat bacterial infections... drinking alcohol, too, can lead to having other health issues like thrush and yeast infections. It literally kills ALL of the bacteria... the good ones we are supposed to have along with the bad ones you are being treated for. Drinking during the course of this treatment just is beyond unwise.

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