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What to eat and what not to eat when you are on antibiotics

Eating the right foods while having your prescribed antibiotics helps to reap its benefits. However, if you end up eating the wrong foods while on antibiotics, you might have to deal with its wrath.

By: Debjani Arora   | | Published: August 29, 2018 7:36 pm
Tags: Antibiotic drug  Antibiotics  Diet foods  Eating healthy  
Foods to eat when on antibiotics
Eat right when o antibiotics. © Shutterstock

Being on antibiotics is never going to be fun, some are known to bog you down make you fatigued and lethargic. The stronger they are the more torment they can induce on you. Well, we are not saying that you should stop taking your antibiotics if you feel uncomfortable. In fact, you should continue with your course until the end to benefit from the medication. Antibiotics are prescribed to fight bacterial infections in the body. So, they are necessary. But coupling these medications with the right foods can help to ward off their side-effects and deal with the illness better. Remember eating the wrong kinds of foods along with antibiotics can make the effects worse. So, if you are wondering what kinds of food you should be eating when on antibiotics, here goes the list: Also Read - Antibiotic resistance looms large; New class of drugs may help fight the challenge

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Probiotics: Load up on them. Too many antibiotics can disrupt your gut flora the outcome of which could be diarrhoea. Probiotics in your diet can help to restore the balance of the gut bacteria and boost the production of good bacteria. This will help the body to recover from the bacterial attack and restore the body s immune system to ward off the illness. Also Read - Foods to avoid if you're taking antibiotics

Foods rich in vitamin K: A vitamin K deficiency is rare as apart from being in abundance in leafy green vegetables, your gut also makes this vitamin. However, when you are on antibiotics it can change the gut environment and lead to a dip in vitamin K. Lack of this vitamin can lead to internal bleeding from organs as vitamin K is needed for blood coagulation. So eating foods rich in vitamin K while on antibiotics will help to keep your blood density intact without making it diluted. Foods that are rich in Vitamin K are green leafy vegetables, such as spinach, kale, broccoli, and lettuce, vegetable oils, figs, meat, cheese and soybeans.

Eat a balanced diet: While the antibiotics are on their cleansing spree fighting the bacterial invasion that gave you an illness they could trigger a yeast infection too as they alter the flora in the gut leading to stomach upsets. In women, it could lead to vaginal yeast infection. It also lowers vitamin B levels in the body. So, eating a balanced diet with lots of vegetables and fruits can help the body to recover from the side-effects.

Foods you should avoid

Here is the list of foods that you should avoid:

  • Processed foods, ketchup, citrus fruits like lemon, oranges, strawberries should be avoided as they can hamper absorption of the antibiotics in the blood.
  • Apart from probiotics or yoghurt, other dairy products like the citrus fruits prevent absorption of the antibiotics.
  • High fibre foods which slow down the absorption of the medication.

Published : August 29, 2018 7:36 pm
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