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Vitamin C is an essential substance for the body, has the effect of increasing resistance. However, not everyone knows how to use vitamin C properly, especially because vitamin C is an acid, so it can cause interactions with some antibiotics.1. The relationship between vitamin C and antibiotics
Vitamin C is an essential nutrient for the body that cannot be synthesized by the body. This vitamin is an acid, unstable, easily soluble in water, so it does not accumulate in the body. Vitamin C helps the body to increase resistance, stabilize blood vessels, fight aging, improve skin and hair, when vitamin C is deficient, the body will decrease its resistance to infection, so we need to supplement. vitamin C every day. The main source of vitamin C for the body is from the diet, from vegetables (cauliflower, cabbage, bell peppers, broccoli, sweet potatoes, potatoes...), from fruits (oranges). , tangerine, grapefruit, guava, grape, kiwi, peach, pear, apple...). In addition, some people use vitamin C supplements through supplements.Antibiotics are synthetic or semi-synthetic compounds that help kill bacteria or inhibit the growth of bacteria when the body has an infection. Antibiotics are used in case of bacterial infection or to prevent the risk of infection in subjects with disease where the risk of bacterial superinfection is high.
Beta lactam antibiotics are not stable in acidic media. Under the action of acids such as vitamin C and some other acids, the betalactam ring will be destroyed, causing the drug's effect to be lost. Therefore, if we use at the same time or too close together foods or drugs containing vitamin C along with beta-lactam antibiotics such as penicillin, ampicillin, amoxicillin, augmentin (amoxicillin, combined with clavulanic acid) , unacyl, cloxacillin, oxacillin... will cause a decrease in the dose of this group of antibiotics absorbed through the gastrointestinal tract. The result is a decrease in the effectiveness of the drug.
Currently, facing a very high risk of antibiotic resistance, it is very important to use antibiotics correctly. In particular, not taking antibiotics and acidic substances such as vitamin C at the same time is recommended to avoid reducing the effectiveness of the drug, causing insufficient drug dosage, giving bacteria the opportunity to change causing resistance. medicine.
Dùng cùng lúc kháng sinh và vitamin C không được khuyến cáo sử dụng
2. What should be noted when using vitamin C and antibiotics?
When taking antibiotics, especially beta-lactam antibiotics, pay attention not to use fruit juices, sour drinks or eat oranges, tangerines and fruits that contain a lot of vitamin C.
When suffering from infectious diseases, it is also recommended to supplement with substances containing a lot of vitamin C to help increase resistance and restore the body. However, it is recommended to space out the time of taking antibiotics and vitamin C. Do not use them at the same time or too close together to avoid vitamin C losing the effect of the drug.
Many people often have the habit of taking any medicine and then continue to take the effervescent C tablet or use the water of the effervescent C tablet to take other drugs, including antibiotics. However, we need to be aware that this is an incorrect way of taking the drug, leading to drug interactions between antibiotics and vitamin C, or between other drugs with vitamin C, causing decreased effectiveness or adverse reactions to the body. body. Medicines should be taken with filtered or boiled water to avoid drug interactions with compounds in other types of water.
Thus, antibiotics and vitamin C interact with each other to reduce the effect of some antibiotics, thereby increasing the risk of drug-resistant bacteria.
Best to ensure safety, before taking any antibiotic you should consult your doctor, pharmacist. Taking the right medicine as prescribed always brings high efficiency and good for health.
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